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Norway spruce

Norway spruce
(Picea abies)

from Europe

Picea abies, the Norway spruce, is probably the most well-known spruce in the world. Native to Europe and West Asia, the Norway spruce is also one of the most important sources for timber worldwide in temperate to cold climates. It is appreciated for is hardiness and fast growth rate (it can commonly grow up to 40 meters in height). Picea abies is one of the oldest vegetation species known on earth, with a specimen in Fulufjället National Park, Sweden, estimated to be 9550 years old.

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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

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Specifications
Plant type
Height
Region
Climatic zone
Biomes
Hardiness zone
Included versions
Polygon count
Maturity
Health
Season
Presets
Published Parameters
High Detail (HD)
5 to 550k +/- 10%
43
26
Low Detail (LD)
4 to 360k +/- 10%
43
26
  • Included versions:
    • High Detail (HD)
    • Low Detail (LD)
  • HD version:
    • Polygon count: 5 to 550k +/- 10%
    • Maturity:
    • Health:
    • Season:
    • Presets: 43
    • Published Parameters: 26
  • LD version:
    • Polygon count: 4 to 360k +/- 10%
    • Maturity:
    • Health:
    • Season:
    • Presets: 43
    • Published Parameters: 26

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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More Information

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