Tag Archives: UnrealEngine

New Trees Thursday – 3 New UE4 Models on Our Store

We’re always adding new Unreal Engine 4 tree models to the SpeedTree Library, allowing UE4.3 or higher users to create even more varied environments.  See our three new models on sale at 33% off – for a limited time. Wheat SpeedTree package for Unreal Engine 4.3 or higher users added to our store.     […]

Unreal Engine 4.7 Makes Huge Forests Easier Than Ever

  In case you haven’t noticed, games and the tools used to make them are not getting any smaller. From upcoming games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which shows off a world size that is 20% larger than the thumb-numbing blissful world trek that was Skyrim, to Far Cry 4, which demonstrated that a linear […]

Indie Showcase-Koola and Adam Goodrich

Integration of SpeedTree into UE4 and Unity 5 has allowed thousands of developers to access the Academy Award winning tools used by AAA developers and major VFX studios and the results have been amazing.  We want to take a moment to highlight some of great work coming out of these communities and show off what […]

Collision Objects Galore! – Sample SpeedTrees Reworked

Thanks to a forum post from a vigilant Unity user we were made aware of a bit of a slip up on our part. We found that we shipped sample trees with far too many and incorrectly placed collision objects in the subscription SpeedTree Modeler. One of the models was even shifted after the collision […]

New Trees Thursday – 3 New UE4 Models on Our Store

We’re always adding new Unreal Engine 4 tree models to the SpeedTree Library, allowing UE4.3 or higher users to create even more varied environments.  See our three new models on sale at 33% off – for a limited time. Amur Cork SpeedTree package for Unreal Engine 4.3 or higher users added to our store.   […]

SpeedTree® Receives a Scientific and Technical Academy Award®

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has honored three of our own with a Scientific and Technical Academy Award! Read the official announcement from the Academy. The actual award was presented at a ceremony in Beverly Hills, CA on February 7, 2015, to the three developers of SpeedTree®: IDV co-founders Michael Sechrest and […]

New Trees Thursday – Free Christmas Tree & 5 New UE4 Models on Our Store

We’re always adding new Unreal Engine 4 tree models to the SpeedTree Library, allowing UE4.3 or higher users to create even more varied environments.  See our FREE Christmas tree and five new models on sale at 33% off – for a limited time. FREE Christmas Tree SpeedTree package for Unreal Engine 4.3 or higher users […]

Using SpeedTree to Match Concept Art (Time-Lapse Video)

In this 90-second video, we use the SpeedTree Modeler to create a tree from scratch, using concept art imported and placed directly in the scene. Textures and auxiliary scene meshes are pulled from our library, but everything else is created on-the-fly. All features shown, except seasonal change, are available in most versions of the SpeedTree […]

SpeedTree for UE4 Tree Sale Through October 31

4 Scary Trees, 7 New Trees, and Introducing: Tree Packs! SpeedTree for Unreal Engine 4 Subscription was launched on July 16, to much cheering and clapping of hands. Three months later, it’s time for us to give back. So we’re launching a sale of our four scariest models, seven newest models, and something we’ve never […]