Bird's Nest spruce – PlantCatalog by e-on software

3D model of the Birds Nest spruce Picea abies 'Nidiformis'

Birds Nest spruce PlantCatalog by e-on software

3D model of the Birds Nest spruce Picea abies

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Birds Nest spruce PlantCatalog by e-on software

Birds Nest spruce
(Picea abies 'Nidiformis')

from northern and central Europe

Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’, the Bird’s Nest spruce, is one of the most popular dwarf varieties of Norway Spruce (Picea abies). It develops a flat and wide crown of 1.5 m in height and up to 2.5 meters in width with a “hole” in the middle, hence its name!

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Compatibility

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Plant type

Height

Region

Climatic zone

Biomes

Hardiness zone

Coniferous

0.3 to 0.8 meters

Europe

Cold temperate

Horticultural

2 to 7

Included versions

Polygon count

Maturity

Health

Season

Presets

Published Parameters

High Detail (HD)

9 to 150k +/- 10%

Low Detail (LD)

5 to 85k +/- 10%

Features

Included versions:
- High Detail (HD)
- Low Detail (LD)
HD version:
- Polygon count: 9 to 150k +/- 10%
- Maturity:
- Health:
- Season:
- Presets: 10
- Published Parameters: 5
LD version:
- Polygon count: 5 to 85k +/- 10%
- Maturity:
- Health:
- Season:
- Presets: 10
- Published Parameters: 5

Botanical information

Plant type:
- Coniferous
Height: 0.3 to 0.8 meters
Region:
- Europe
Climatic zone:
- Cold temperate
Biomes:
- Horticultural
Hardiness zone: 2 to 7

What's included

One procedural *.tpf file per included plant version (HD / LD) with infinite variations for use with VUE / PlantFactory and 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, Maya & Unreal Engine 4 & 5 with pre-built shaders for Arnold, Redshift, Renderman, Unreal Engine 4 & 5 & V-Ray^® (plugins for more applications are in development)

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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