powerPlant Alternatives3D Modelers and other similar apps like powerPlant

powerPlant is described as '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' and is a 3D Modeler in the photos & graphics category. There are nine alternatives to powerPlant for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Cinema 4D apps. The best powerPlant alternative is ngPlant, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like powerPlant are SpeedTree, Arbaro, Plant Factory and Xfrog.

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  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.

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Windows
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    • BSD

    ngPlant VS powerPlant

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

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

    • ngPlant is Free and Open SourcepowerPlant is also Free and Open Source
  2. SpeedTree icon
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    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.

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    SpeedTree VS powerPlant

     
    • SpeedTree is the most popular Mac alternative to powerPlant.

    • SpeedTree is the most popular commercial alternative to powerPlant.

    • SpeedTree is Paid and ProprietarypowerPlant is Free and Open Source
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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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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Arbaro Features

    1.  Java based

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  4. Plant Factory icon
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    Professional 3D Computer Graphics software to create, animate and render realistic 3D worlds, landscapes and natural environments

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Plant Factory Features

    1.  Rendering

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  5. Xfrog icon
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    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...

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    • Cinema 4D
    • Autodesk Maya

    Xfrog Features

    1.  Procedural Modeling

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

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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.

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Windows

    Tree Studio Features

    1.  Drawing Tablet Support

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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.

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    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:

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    GroIMP Features

    1.  OPENGL

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