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by vonnieda 226 days ago
What plant software is being shown in the animation at the top of the page? I've been hunting for something to simulate plant growth and that looks interesting!
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Thank you! The README in the repo was a real joy to read.
Relating it to the OP, github sometimes feels like the original world "wild" web.

Sure, wild in the confines of Microsoft's corporate landscape, but I find it more likely to come across something interesting and useful there than on a random blog. (Plus, no pop-ups, newsletter subscriptions, etc.)

Yeah it really is. A fantastic overview of where the project is, where is could go, and some humanity.
Others have already told you the name of the project, but if you happen to be on Arch, I have a PKGBUILD written for PlantStudio. I haven't published it to the AUR since I don't necessarily want to be the maintainer though. Shoot me an email (in my bio) if you're interested
PlantStudio from 1997-2001

https://www.kurtz-fernhout.com/PlantStudio/screens.htm

PlantStudio Botanical Illustration Software is a tool for creating 3D plant models and 2D illustrations. PlantStudio simulates herbaceous (non-woody) plants like wildflowers and cut flowers, vegetables, weeds, grasses, and herbs using a parameter-driven simulation of plant growth and structure.

Very cool! I immediately thought of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-system when I saw the original photo.
Some other links you might find interesting:

https://youtu.be/IU0cJaUqVM8 https://youtu.be/8YOpFsZsR9w