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ForestPack is a premier scattering plugin for 3ds Max, designed to create expansive environments with unparalleled efficiency. Whether you're populating forests, urban landscapes, or intricate ground covers, ForestPack offers a robust set of tools to manage and render vast amounts of geometry seamlessly.
One of its standout features is the ability to handle scenes with hundreds of thousands of objects, each containing up to a million polygons, rendering them swiftly without compromising on quality. The plugin's fully parametric nature ensures non-destructive editing, allowing for instant design changes and iterative workflows.
The introduction of ForestIvy in version 9 has revolutionized the creation of climbing plants. With 30 high-quality presets and a super-fast multithreaded algorithm, artists can generate realistic ivy and other climbing vegetation effortlessly. The combination of hand-drawing capabilities and algorithmic growth offers both artistic control and realism.
ForestPack's integration with popular render engines like V-Ray, Corona, and Arnold ensures that your scenes are rendered accurately and efficiently. Features like Forest Maps allow for randomization of maps and tints, adding variety and realism to your renders. Additionally, the plugin supports scattering of non-geometric objects such as lights and VDB volumes, broadening its applicability.
With its intuitive interface, extensive library of presets, and powerful features, ForestPack stands as an essential tool for 3D artists aiming to create detailed and realistic environments.
Latest Features
| Surface XY and UV Mode Improvements | Enhanced support for Distribution Maps using multiple mapping channels, not limited to Map Channel 1. |
| Randomize Stacked and Separate Sub-Splines | Supports stacked splines and sub-spline separation for independent randomization within the Areas rollout. |
| Convert Geometry List to ForestSet Objects | New option allows moving items from the Geometry List into ForestSet objects for improved workflow integration. |
| New Rollouts Order | Reorganized UI layout groups the most important controls together for better usability. |
| Point-Cloud Mode Optimization | Uses fixed point density and updates GPU only when needed, increasing viewport performance. |
| Updated Library Browser | Improved thumbnail loading, faster multi-item handling, and new navigation icon for a better user experience. |
| Edge Mode for V-Ray Proxies | Improved edge handling for V-Ray proxies with full mesh preview support and recent V-Ray builds. |
| Improved Memory Management | Limits animated sample cache to 10GB, reducing memory load during long renders and animations. |
| Improved Camera Clipping | Enhanced stability and performance when using Display Max Items with camera clipping features. |
Features
| Parametric Modeling | Build complex geometry using a rule-based system for flexibility and reusability. |
| Node-Based Style Editor | Visual interface for defining object layout and behavior along paths or surfaces. |
| 1D and 2D Arrays | Distribute geometry in linear or grid patterns for walls, facades, and more. |
| Spline Operators | Precisely control how geometry is placed and aligned along splines. |
| Macro System | Create reusable graph components to streamline design and collaboration. |
| Proxy Cache | Bake geometry for optimized viewport performance without breaking instancing. |
| Render Engine Support | Integrates with V-Ray, Corona, Arnold, and other leading rendering solutions. |
| Adaptive Geometry | Automatically modifies geometry to fit curves, contours, and surface changes. |
| Material and UVW Mapping | Applies seamless texture mapping to complex geometry arrangements. |
| Banking and Deformation Controls | Adjust rotation, twist, and elevation along curves with precision controls. |
| Nested Generators | Create hierarchical systems by embedding one array within another. |
| Animation Support | Support for animated geometry to create dynamic parametric assets. |
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- Product Identifiers -
MPN: Forest Pack Pro (3yr)- Product Specifications -
Forest Pack
- Supported versions
- Autodesk 3ds Max 2019 to 2024
Due to Autodesk's licensing policy, Forest Pack is only able to officially support 3ds Max 2019 to 2024. The installer also includes versions of Forest Pack for 3ds Max 2013 to 2018 which should install and work as expected, but iToosoft is unable to test them. - Supported renderers
- Arnold 7.2 and greater. Please make sure the MaxToA plugin is up to date. You can download the most recent version from the Arnold Renderer website.
- V-Ray and V-Ray RT 2, 3, 4, 5, Next and 6 supported, For V-Ray 4, please ensure you are using V-Ray 4.3.
- Corona Renderer 1 and onwards
- Octane 1.x and onwards
- Redshift 2.x and onwards
- FStorm
- Final Render
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