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Dwarf periwinkle

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Dwarf periwinkle
(Vinca minor)

from central and southern Europe

Vinca minor, the dwarf periwinkle, is a small crawling subshrub which grows as dense colonies in underwood throughout forests in Europe and the North Middle East. It is also naturalized everywhere in North America. Highly regarded for its blue flowers and its ability to quickly grow as a dense carpets in the shade, the dwarf periwinkle is one of the mostly used ground covers for urban landscaping, especially in the shadow of big buildings.

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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
Perennial
0.13 to 0.18 meters
Asia
Europe
Subtropical
Cold temperate
Warm temperate
Mediterranean
Forest
3 to 9
Included versions
Polygon count
Maturity
Health
Season
Presets
Published Parameters
High Detail (HD)
0.5 to 25k +/- 10%
12
13
Low Detail (LD)
0.2 to 9k +/- 10%
12
13
Real-time (RT)
8 to 80k +/- 10%
3
2
  • Included versions:
    • High Detail (HD)
    • Low Detail (LD)
    • Real-time (RT)
  • HD version:
    • Polygon count: 0.5 to 25k +/- 10%
    • Maturity:
    • Health:
    • Season:
    • Presets: 12
    • Published Parameters: 13
  • LD version:
    • Polygon count: 0.2 to 9k +/- 10%
    • Maturity:
    • Health:
    • Season:
    • Presets: 12
    • Published Parameters: 13
  • RT version:
    • Polygon count: 8 to 80k +/- 0%
    • Maturity:
    • Health:
    • Season:
    • Presets: 3
    • Published Parameters: 2

What's included
  • One procedural *.tpf file per included plant version (HD / LD / RT) with infinite variations for use with VUE / PlantFactory and the PlantCatalog Exporter (see below)
  • Multiple parameters, shape presets and global settings (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 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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