The e-on software developed VUE, PlantFactory and PlantCatalog CG applications have just been made completely free. VUE is an application for creating virtual worlds and landscapes similar to Gaea or Terragen, while PlantFactory is more akin to SpeedTree. Owner Bentley Systems have decided to cease development on these applications and instead of dropping them completely it has been released for free for Windows and Mac users.
VUE 2023 and PlantFactory 2023 are the last official releases published by e-on software. When it was decided to discontinue development of the products, the VUE 2024 and PlantFactory 2024 releases were in their final stage of completion. This is why we’re continuing to offer both releases for download.
If you need a production-proven release, we suggest downloading the 2023 version of these products. If you want to use the new features in these products, we recommend installing the 2024 versions, which have lots of great new features and functionalities listed below. Please be aware that the 2024 release of both products are supplied “as is,” meaning as an unfinished beta version. While they are quite stable overall, you may experience a few bugs and the occasional crash.
In general, we recommend installing both versions of these products side-by-side into different folders. The plant archives from PlantCatalog work in both the 2023 and the 2024 versions without issues.
Total downloads for Windows — 38.5 GB
