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Common cattail
(Typha latifolia)

Thypha latifolia, the common cattail, can grow up to 3 meters in height and is one of the most emblematic plants in the aquatic environment on the planet, along with the common reed. The common cattail is also present on all continents and in almost all climates except for the hottest ones. It is not found in brackish water either because it cannot withstand salt. Like Phragmites australis, it is an essential agent in the purification and oxygenation of aquatic environments.

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Compatibility

3D Studio Max Arnold Blender Cinema 4D Clarisse Lightwave Maya Nvidia Omniverse PlantFactory Redshift Renderman Terragen 4 Unity Unreal Engine VUE V-Ray

...and many more!

Specifications
Plant type
Height
Region
Climatic zone
Biomes
Hardiness zone
Grass
0.8 to 3 m meters
Africa
Asia
Europe
Oceania
North America
South America
Australia
Middle East
Subtropical
Cold temperate
Warm temperate
Mediterranean
Wetland
3 to 10
Included versions
Polygon count
Maturity
Health
Season
Presets
Published Parameters
High Detail (HD)
0.6 to 180k +/- 10%
60
22
Low Detail (LD)
0.5 to 55k +/- 10%
60
22
  • Included versions:
    • High Detail (HD)
    • Low Detail (LD)
  • HD version:
    • Polygon count: 0.6 to 180k +/- 10%
    • Maturity:
    • Health:
    • Season:
    • Presets: 60
    • Published Parameters: 22
  • LD version:
    • Polygon count: 0.5 to 55k +/- 10%
    • Maturity:
    • Health:
    • Season:
    • Presets: 60
    • Published Parameters: 22

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, Season) 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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