Monday, February 3rd, 2025Posted by Jim ThackerCheck out the new features in the ForestPack 9.1 updateshtml PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"ForestIvy can now generate 3D ivy along conventional 3ds Max splines: just one of the changes made to ForestPacks accompanying ivy generator plugin in the recent ForestPack 9.1.x updates.Itoosoft has updated Forest Pack, its scattering plugin for 3ds Max.The Forest Pack 9.1 updates add new features to ForestIvy, the new accompanying plugin for generating 3D ivy, including the option to grow ivy without an underlying surface.The ultimate scattering tool for 3ds MaxDescribed by iToo as the ultimate scattering tool for 3ds Max, Forest Pack is designed to distribute objects across a scene: usually plant models, but also rocks, buildings or lights.The scattering process is fully parametric, and object distribution can also be controlled by image maps, splines or painting directly onto terrain geometry.Forest Pack can scatter both static and animated objects, with the option to randomise both texture maps and the time offset of animation cycles, or control them via image maps.Forest Pack 9.1 updates: new features in ForestIvyThe last major update to the software, Forest Pack 9.0, introduced ForestIvy, a new plugin for generating 3D ivy and other climbing plants.Users set the overall form of the ivy using a combination of manual and procedural workflow, drawing it directly onto surfaces, generating it automatically, or blending between the two.Since then, Itoosoft has updated ForestIvy steadily through a series of ForestPack 9.1 updates: the latest listed on the forum is ForestPack 9.1.7.(Full disclosure: it was actually released just before the New Year, but we only spotted it when Itoosoft mentioned it in its email newsletter.)New features include the option to generate ivy along a path, without the need for an underlying 3D surface, as shown in the image above.It is also possible to create or save paths as standard 3ds Max splines.There are also new Surface Offset and Check Ground Hit options, which shift the ivy away from an underlying surface, and flatten it along the ground, even without a ground object in place.ForestIvy is also now compatible with real-time ray tracer Chaos Vantage, and V-Ray 7, the latest version of the production renderer.Pricing and availabilityForest Pack 9.1.7 is compatible with 3ds Max 2019+ running on Windows 10+. You can find a list of compatible render engines here.New perpetual licences cost $275. There is also a free Lite edition. Its feature-limited, but can be used on commercial projects.Read an overview of the new features in ForestIvy on Itoosofts blogRead a full list of new features in Forest Pack 9.1.x on Itoosofts forumHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Latest NewsCheck out the new features in the ForestPack 9.1 updatesLatest updates to the 3ds Max scattering plugin add new options to control the form of plants generated by 3D ivy generator ForestIvy.Monday, February 3rd, 2025See five great VFX breakdowns from the 2025 V-Ray showreelSee breakdowns of five key movies, TV series, cinematics and animated shorts created in V-Ray from Chaos's latest showreel.Monday, February 3rd, 2025Tutorial: Creating a Character for Games - Vol. 1Master industry-standard workflows for sculpting AAA game characters with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial series.Monday, February 3rd, 2025How Vine FX created a parasitic underwater forest for The RigDiscover how the VFX studio used procedural growth simulation to create the environment for Amazon Prime Video's supernatural thriller.Friday, January 31st, 2025Boris FX releases Optics 2025Photoshop plugin and standalone app for applying cinematic looks to still images gets AI mask generation, Looks and new Particle Brushes.Friday, January 31st, 2025Thinkinetic releases Pulldownit 6 for MayaDestruction plugin for games and VFX gets a new Edge Fracture Tool, and improvements to clustering and simulation performance.Thursday, January 30th, 2025More NewsAdobe launches unmetered access to Substance 3D AssetsAdobe releases Photoshop 26.3Check out free Android and iOS 3D scanning app RealityScan 1.6Free tool: Animation Render Time Estimator for BlenderChaos releases V-Ray 7 for HoudiniChaos releases V-Ray 7 for MayaAdobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.19Red9 ProPack gets new tools created for Sonic the Hedgehog 3JangaFX teases IlluGenCheck out the new features due in EmberGen 2.0Tutorial: Creating Runtime Cinematics in Unreal Engine 5PhotoLine 25 now reads Cryptomatte dataOlder Posts