Smarter Scattering, Realistic Ivy, and Faster Workflows

Forest Pack 9.3 is here and this update isn’t just about polishing workflows. It’s about pushing realism further, giving artists more control, and making everyday scattering tasks faster and more intuitive. Whether you’re a visualization pro, motion designer, or environment artist, this release introduces tools that will save you time while helping your work look more natural.

Let’s dive into what’s new.

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ForestIvy Gets Even More Realistic

The star of this release is ForestIvy, which continues to evolve into a highly convincing climbing plant system. Version 9.3 introduces improvements that bring vines to life in both stills and animations.

Procedural Wind Animation

For the first time, ForestIvy supports procedural wind animations. With just a few intuitive controls, you can give plants that subtle, natural sway:

• Master Switch: Enable or disable wind animation across the entire plant.
• Strength & Speed Controls: Set global motion intensity with ease.
• Per-Element Fine Tuning: Adjust leaves and branches separately. For example, keep stems steady while leaves flutter perfect for simulating a light breeze.

A Display rollout toggle even lets you preview wind effects directly in the viewport. It’s disabled by default to keep performance snappy, but switching it on provides instant, real-time feedback without waiting for test renders.

Leaf Animation Only

Branch Animation Oly

Branch and Leaf Animation

Improved Branch Modeling

Ivy is more than just movement; it’s structure. In 9.3, vines can now taper naturally toward their tips, avoiding the hose-like uniformity that used to break realism. With simple min/max settings, you can control the taper distance and shape.

New Branch Rotation parameters also help break up repetition, giving ivy more natural variation when climbing walls or wrapping around surfaces.

Tapered branches

Faster Baseline Editing

Need to adapt to client feedback? Baselines can now be extended interactively by painting, meaning you don’t have to redraw layouts from scratch. This makes it easier than ever to tweak ivy placement mid-project.

The result: ivy that sways believably, looks structurally correct, and adapts flexibly to revisions.

Extending Baselines

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Forest Scatter Enhancements

While ForestIvy takes center stage, Forest Scatter also gets meaningful upgrades in 9.3 that improve day-to-day workflows.

Grayscale Density Maps

Instead of treating distribution images as simple black-and-white masks, Forest Scatter now interprets them as gradated density maps. This means grayscale values can directly control scatter density giving you more nuanced results with the same maps.

More Intuitive Paint Tools

Painting and erasing scatter areas is now faster:

• Hold Ctrl to paint.
• Hold Alt to erase.

No more tool switching, just a smoother workflow.

Randomized Scaling by Area

One standout feature is the ability to randomize scale by area. This is incredibly useful for realism: you can make vegetation near edges or paths smaller while keeping dense clusters larger. It’s a simple way to mimic how nature or maintenance affects growth, all without creating multiple Forest Pack objects.

Stability & Quality of Life Fixes

Under the hood, Forest Scatter is more reliable than ever:

• Corona Interactive Rendering no longer causes unnecessary rebuilds.
• Collision checks are more stable with large distributions.
• Include/exclude falloffs work without interference.
• Preset libraries with empty geometry layers now load properly.

These fixes might not be flashy, but they add up to smoother, less frustrating production sessions.

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How to Get Forest Pack 9.3

Forest Pack 9.3 is available now for all users with an active Maintenance Plan. To get the update:

1. Log in to your User Panel.
2. Head to the My Products section.
3. Download and install the latest version.

If your plan has expired, you can renew at any time without penalty and unlock all the new features immediately.

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Upgrade to Forest Pack 9.3 Today

Forest Pack 9.3 continues iToo Software’s mission to make vegetation scattering more realistic, flexible, and production-friendly. With smarter Ivy, more powerful scatter controls, and streamlined workflows, this update is a must-have for artists working in architectural visualization, VFX, or any field that demands believable digital environments.

Upgrade to Forest Pack 9.3 today and bring a new level of realism and control to your projects.

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