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Saguaro cactus

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Saguaro cactus
(Carnegiea gigantea)

from Sonora Desert (USA, Mexico)

Carnegiea gigantea, the saguaro cactus is probably the most emblematic cactus species of the Western American deserts, even though it can only be found natively in South Arizona (USA) and North Sonora (Mexico). This giant cactus of 16 meters high usually grows into a candelabra form, giving a unique look to all desert scenes.

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Compatibility

3D Studio Max Arnold Blender Cinema 4D Clarisse Maya PlantFactory Unity VUE V-Ray

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Specifications
Plant type
Height
Region
Climatic zone
Biomes
Hardiness zone
Succulent
1 to 8 meters
North America
Tropical
Subtropical
Mediterranean
Desert
9 to 11
Included versions
Polygon count
Maturity
Health
Season
Presets
Published Parameters
High Detail (HD)
10 to 260k +/- 80%
30
11
Low Detail (LD)
1 to 55k +/- 80%
30
12
  • Included versions:
    • High Detail (HD)
    • Low Detail (LD)
  • HD version:
    • Polygon count: 10 to 260k +/- 80%
    • Maturity:
    • Health:
    • Season:
    • Presets: 30
    • Published Parameters: 11
  • LD version:
    • Polygon count: 1 to 55k +/- 80%
    • Maturity:
    • Health:
    • Season:
    • Presets: 30
    • Published Parameters: 12

What's included
  • One procedural *.tpf file per included plant version (HD / LD) with infinite variations for use with VUE / PlantFactory and the PlantCatalog Exporter (see below)
  • Multiple parameters, shape presets and global settings (Maturity, Health) for maximum customization
  • High quality smart materials that react to procedural parameters
  • Built-in wind animation, exportable* as rigged bones or point cloud animation
  • Free PlantCatalog Exporter software for exporting static or baked polygon meshes to a variety of formats:*
*.3DS
*.ABC
*.C4D
*.DAE
*.FBX
*.GOZ
*.LWO
*.OBJ
*.USDA / *.USDC / *.USDZ
  • Free integration plugins from PlantFactory for directly loading the procedural *.tpf file format into 3DS Max, Cinema 4D or Maya with pre-built shaders for Arnold & V-Ray® (plugins for more applications are in development)*

*These features do not apply to PlantCatalog Creator. Find out more about PlantCatalog vs. PlantCatalog Creator.

If you have a PlantFactory license, you can even open the *.tpf file and get full editable access to its internal node network.

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