Archive notice: This article was originally published on 17 February 2020. It has been translated from German and lightly edited for clarity while preserving its historical context.
Vegetation library and editor
e-on Software launched PlantCatalog as a subscription library and standalone vegetation editor for realtime applications, visualisation and VFX. The initial catalogue contained 60 species with controls for size, branches and population parameters.
Geometry and textures
Assets included rigs, UVs, UDIM support and displacement. Available mesh levels varied by species and included high-detail, low-detail and realtime LODs. Texture export supported third-party renderers.
Interchange
Exporter and importer plug-ins generated materials for DCCs and engines. Formats included OBJ, FBX, Alembic, C4D, 3DS and LWO. The vendor planned catalogue updates every three months. Subscription tiers and prices quoted in 2020 may no longer apply.
Test LOD transitions, rig behaviour, material conversion and texture paths in each target application before production deployment.
Further information: Visit the PlantCatalog page.
