Arbaro Alternatives

Arbaro is described as 'Implementation of the tree generating algorithm described in Jason Weber & Joseph Penn: "Creation and Rendering of Realistic Trees"' and is an app in the photos & graphics category. There are nine alternatives to Arbaro for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Cinema 4D apps. The best Arbaro alternative is ngPlant, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Arbaro are powerPlant, SpeedTree, Xfrog and Plant Factory.

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Arbaro alternatives are mainly 3D Modelers but may also be Digital Painting Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Arbaro.
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Arbaro is an implementation of the tree generating algorithm described in Jason Weber & Joseph Penn: "Creation and Rendering of Realistic Trees".

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Arbaro alternatives page was last updated May 14, 2021
  1. ngPlant icon
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    ngPlant is a plant modeling software package. ngPlant interactive tool can be used to create 3D models of different plants and trees. ngPlant software libraries can be used by developers in their 3D applications, or plant modeling plugins.

    9 ngPlant alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    ngPlant iconArbaro Icon

    ngPlant VS Arbaro

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    • ngPlant is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Arbaro.

    • ngPlant is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Arbaro.

    • ngPlant is Free and Open SourceArbaro is also Free and Open Source
  2. powerPlant icon
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    powerPlant is a plant modelling tool based on parametric plant descriptions, producing highly detailed models that can be exported to 3ds. Deriving similar plants is a matter of 1 click! Complete scenes can be composited with the integrated scene editor.

    9 powerPlant alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    powerPlant iconArbaro Icon

    powerPlant VS Arbaro

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    • powerPlant is the most popular Mac alternative to Arbaro.

    • powerPlant is Free and Open SourceArbaro is also Free and Open Source
  3. SpeedTree icon
     6 likes

    SpeedTree is a group of vegetation programming and modeling software products developed and sold by Interactive Data Visualization, Inc. (IDV) that generates virtual foliage for animations, architecture and in real time for video games and demanding real time simulations.

    11 SpeedTree alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    SpeedTree iconArbaro Icon

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    • SpeedTree is the most popular commercial alternative to Arbaro.

    • SpeedTree is Paid and ProprietaryArbaro is Free and Open Source
  4. Xfrog icon
     1 like

    Xfrog is a procedural organic 3D modeller that allows you to create and animate 3d trees, flowers, nature based special effects or architectural forms. Xfrog is available as a Mac OS, Windows, and Linux plug-in for Maya, Cinema 4D and as a standalone...

    9 Xfrog alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Cinema 4D
    • Autodesk Maya

    Xfrog Features

    1.  Procedural Modeling
    Xfrog iconArbaro Icon

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  5. Plant Factory icon
     2 likes

    Professional 3D Computer Graphics software to create, animate and render realistic 3D worlds, landscapes and natural environments

    9 Plant Factory alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Plant Factory Features

    1.  Rendering
    Plant Factory iconArbaro Icon

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  6. The Grove 3D icon
     2 likes

    Grow natural 3D trees for visualisation and film. Grow, bend, prune, interactively simulate the seasons year by year. Build highly detailed 3D models.

    11 The Grove 3D alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    The Grove 3D iconArbaro Icon

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  7. Tree Studio icon
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    Tree Studio is a product born from TwistedBrush Pro Studio but with a focus on 2D tree creation with a simpler, streamlined interface. Tree Studio has pairs of brushes for each tree type - one for the frame and one for the leaves.

    37 Tree Studio alternatives
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    • Windows

    Tree Studio Features

    1.  Drawing Tablet Support
    Tree Studio iconArbaro Icon

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    TreeGen consists in a platform indipendent Python script which should work as a plugin for Blender . Thanks to the graphical interface, it aims to create random trees and forests in a simple and alternative way to L-System.

    11 TreeGen alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Blender
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.12, released in March 2005, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

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    GroIMP (Growth Grammar-related Interactive Modelling Platform) is a 3D-modelling platform. As such, GroIMP contains features known from modelling software:

    9 GroIMP alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    GroIMP Features

    1.  OPENGL
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