Download key generator for SpeedTree 5.1
IDV released SpeedTree v5.0 in July 2009. v5.0 represents a "complete re-engineering" of the software, according to an IDV announcement in March 2009, and features a new set of components: SpeedTree Modeler (replacing SpeedTreeCAD) and SpeedTreeSDK (replacing SpeedTreeRT), as well as SpeedTree Compiler, which prepares SpeedTree files for real-time rendering. SpeedTree SDK is a software development kit written in C++ whose source code is available to licensees. It is intended to be fitted into a larger graphical engine, with the SpeedTree software handling the rendering of trees and foliage alone and the specific product's engine incorporating these into the larger environment. SpeedTree Modeler is a Windows-based specialized modeling tool created specifically for creating and editing foliage. SpeedTree Modeler permits specification of such variables as branch length, branching angles, bark texture and gravitational influence, and then generates a tree from that information in a variety of static mesh or real-time formats. Trees created in SpeedTree Modeler can be more or less detailed, and consequently can be used for either real-time or prerendered display. IDV no longer actively markets SpeedTreeMAX and SpeedTreeMAYA, plug-ins for the popular 3D Studio Max and Maya modeling programs. SpeedTree Cinema was launched by IDV in July 2009. This version of the software is based on the new modeling features of SpeedTree 5.0 and is meant for use in movies and other animations.