SpeedTreeMAX. Features & Benefits.

Add Realism Without Unneeded Complexity

SpeedTree specializes in creating low to medium polygon count trees. Unlike similar products with trees that can start at 10,000 polygons and go up, the average SpeedTree has around 5,000 polygons. As such, you can create a lot more SpeedTrees in your scene. But don't let the lower polygon counts fool you, SpeedTrees are extremely realistic, and wind is fully supported to give your animations a realistic feel as well.

Save Time

Everything about SpeedTreeMAX is designed to be fast; from creating realistic trees, dense forests - even rendering. You'll save time in the design phase as well as rendering.

SpeedTree is Growing

With SpeedTreeMAX's library of pre-made plants and trees, you're sure to find exactly what you need. SpeedTree libraries are affordable too, with new species of trees costing less than $20 each.

Realtime Modeling Feedback

Watch your tree update in realtime as you adjust parameters.

SpeedWind

Tune and export SpeedWind (SpeedTree's run-time wind simulator) settings in the editing environment.

Branch and Leaf Pruning

Edit individual leaves and branches for total control over the finished model.

SpeedShadow

Allows opacity mapped leaves on SpeedTree models to cast correct shadows.

Multiple Levels of Detail

Model trees at the highest LOD and let SpeedTree generate lower LOD states all the way down to a billboard.

Customizable Roots

Now edit roots in the same way you edit branches.

Expansive Tree Libraries

Expand SpeedTree with libraries of prebuilt, realistic trees; more than 120 different species in all.

SpeedForest

Simply draw an area and populate it with trees at whatever density you want. SpeedTree will even follow the curvature of the terrain they are placed upon.

Quick Render Times

Render fully realistic trees in a fraction of the time it would take to render comparable trees using full geometry.

Classic Tree Model Library

More than 70 tree models representing 30 of the most popular tree species are included with SpeedTree.