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Overview of ForestIvy

ForestIvy Plugin for 3ds Max The ForestIvy Plugin for 3ds Max enables the quick creation of ivy and climbing plants. It includes several high quality presets to get users up and running instantly. Its fast algorithm allows for real-time growth simulation, combining manual and automated growth for art-directable results that maintain realism. It's optimized for efficient rendering, making it simple to add swathes of detailed lifelike plants to any scene.

Main Features​

  • Includes a large library of presets featuring high-quality leaf scans thta provide excellent realism and detail.
  • Customizable Library Browser: Effortlessly manage and add your own presets with a simple click, improve efficiency and save your favorite plants with ease.
  • Revolutionary Multithreaded Algorithm: Experience super-fast growth simulations with instant feedback, eliminating wait times for procedural generation.
  • Hybrid Drawing and Growth Mechanism: Blend artistic hand-drawing control with algorithmic growth for unmatched realism and creativity in your plant designs.
  • Advanced Leaf Simulation Controls: Tailor growth patterns, heliotropism effects, and leaf size variations based on branch age to mimic natural growth behaviors accurately.
  • Multi-layered Growth Options: Add complexity with layers for leaves, flowers, and berries growing on stems, offering detailed customization of plant life.
  • Forest Color Integration: Randomize leaf textures seamlessly for diverse and lifelike vegetation.
  • Surface-independent Growth: Create bushes and basic shrubs without requiring a surface, offering rudimentary plant modeling.
  • User-friendly Interface for Custom Climbers: Intuitively design your own climbing plants with controls that are easy to master.
  • Gravity and Ground Culling Features: Create hanging plants and vines with realistic interactions with gravity and ground surfaces.
  • Optimized Rendering with Viewport and Render Time Instancing: Efficiently render hundreds of thousands of high-poly assets, thanks to advanced instancing capabilities.

User Interface​

The ForestIvy plugin comprises of the following 6 rollouts.