Fx Mode has release GrowInfinite, a collection of 37 HDAs for creating tree and plant growth simulations in Houdini. Features include the ability to grow plants from scratch with controls for:
- Branch density and rotation and scale using a single keyframe on growth
- Growth based bend, noise, and gravity controls with constant point number from start to finish and retime options
- Gravity control from base or tip, force created from parent directions, and lots of gravity styles
- Local and global twist deformer
- Growth based displacement and UVs
- Produce colours by length, growth, UV, depth, etc, and use colour to drive forces like gravity, noise, bend, displacement and even the next branch level’s size and rotation at will
- Growth can finish on any desired shape
- Can be used to create lots of fractal styles, not just for trees
- Instance friendly leaves and bark growth tools for huge trees and high poly situations
GrowInfinite is offered for subscription at $20 per month, $110 for 6 months or $200 for a year. A perpetual license is also available for $500. Find out more on Gumroad and watch a demo and tutorial on Vimeo.
