PlantFactory is a free application for creating and exporting realistic 3D vegetation. It allows users to design everything from simple grass to hero-trees through a flexible system that supports hand-drawing, assembly of building blocks, or full procedural node-based graphs.
The software also includes advanced features like precise wind and breeze animation, high-fidelity geometry and material generation for plants, and a strong export pipeline (OBJ/FBX and DCC plugins for major host applications) making it well-suited for use in CG, VFX, architecture and gaming workflows.
Active development of PlantFactory has been officially discontinued, however the software is offered as a free perpetual version. This version does not require online activation and will never expire. Users are explicitly allowed to use PlantFactory for commercial projects.
The installer for PlantFactory also includes integration plugins for various compatible host applications, such as Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Maxon Cinema 4D, Lightwave, and Unreal Engine.
Blender Addon
There is no official Blender addon for Plant Factory. A connection to Blender can be established using standard 3d formats like FBX. However, if you need a streamlined Blender integration, the “Pf2B - Plantfactory To Blender” addon (paid) enables the direct import of plants created in PlantFactory by e-on software into Blender.
