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Free for perpetuity E-On Software's VUE, PlantFactory, and PlantCatalog

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E-On Software's creative software VUE, PlantFactory and the PlanCatalog are not being developed further, and Bentley has decided to make the software free in perpetuity (details on the web page).

No hoops to jump through - just agree to the terms and the software can be downloaded, installed and run. It can be used for commercial work too, but there are some restrictions on selling created catalog content - please read FAQ and T&C.

https://www.bentley.com/software/...downloads/

See wiki for details if you aren't familiar with their products. Here's E-On Software's YouTube channel [youtube.com] which has many videos including tutorials on how to use the software.
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Created 05-06-2024 at 07:42 AM by DealSpotting
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Last Edited by DealSpotting May 7, 2024 at 08:05 AM
Sadly all the product page links redirect to the sunset announcement so it's hard to find info on their web site now.

VUE can create virtual environments - realistic landscapes or fantasy environments like what you'd see in movies, music videos etc. Here are a few old showreels [youtube.com] still up on their YouTube channel.

PlantFactory allows creation of plants, trees etc. which can be placed in virtual environments. Here's a showreel [youtube.com] for that.

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05-07-2024 at 07:02 AM.
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thumbs down bc there isn't a clear idea what any of this software does
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05-07-2024 at 07:16 AM.
05-07-2024 at 07:16 AM.
Quote from fewlio :
thumbs down bc there isn't a clear idea what any of this software does

Holy crap that site is terrible i read through a lot of crap still doesn't tell you what the app is poster please explain what the software is used for
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05-07-2024 at 07:40 AM.
05-07-2024 at 07:40 AM.
Now only if Bentley can give us Microstation for free.
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05-07-2024 at 07:44 AM.

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05-07-2024 at 07:44 AM.
Quote from fewlio :
thumbs down bc there isn't a clear idea what any of this software does
it's not clear from their own site, but it's for cg landscapes
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05-07-2024 at 08:00 AM.

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Quote from fewlio :
thumbs down bc there isn't a clear idea what any of this software does
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Holy crap that site is terrible i read through a lot of crap still doesn't tell you what the app is poster please explain what the software is used for
Sadly all the product page links I had redirect to the sunset announcement. It's hard to find info on their web site now. VUE can create virtual environments - realistic landscapes, fantasy environments like what you'd see in movies, music videos etc.

Here are a few old showreels [youtube.com] still up on their YouTube channel.

PlantFactory allows creation of plants, trees etc. which can be placed in virtual environments. Here's a showreel [youtube.com] for that.

VUE + PlantFactory give a lot of control to generate your environment and is typically used by creatives, but given that it's free now it's accessible to everyone. Although GenerativeAI is making it much easier to generate images/videos for casual use instead of having to learn dedicated software.
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05-07-2024 at 09:30 AM.
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i was also initially confused at what this is used for, but then instead of bitching here, i used the same effort to open a webpage and type, but instead i used google

pretty nifty, op! haven't ever used this, but i do still remember microstation from back in my architecture school* days (when all the autocad licenses were in use on the "public" workstations), and using it to do sections for the laser cutters
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05-07-2024 at 11:41 AM.
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Quote from TakeMeToYourDealer :
Hmmm. Not sure I'll use this. Pass

Thanks for keeping us updated!
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05-07-2024 at 11:55 AM.
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Both links are broken, the download and the YouTube link
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Wow so that's how Avatar was made...
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05-07-2024 at 03:45 PM.
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I was confused because Vue is already free (referring to the wizard that generates JavaScript front-ends) but then I discovered that this seems to be different, less useful software.
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05-07-2024 at 04:30 PM.
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Quote from DealSpotting :
Sadly all the product page links I had redirect to the sunset announcement. It's hard to find info on their web site now. VUE can create virtual environments - realistic landscapes, fantasy environments like what you'd see in movies, music videos etc.

Here are a few old showreels [youtube.com] still up on their YouTube channel.

PlantFactory allows creation of plants, trees etc. which can be placed in virtual environments. Here's a showreel [youtube.com] for that.

VUE + PlantFactory give a lot of control to generate your environment and is typically used by creatives, but given that it's free now it's accessible to everyone. Although GenerativeAI is making it much easier to generate images/videos for casual use instead of having to learn dedicated software.

Reminds me of a software from the early PC days called Bryce 3D
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05-07-2024 at 05:41 PM.
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Quote from fewlio :
thumbs down bc there isn't a clear idea what any of this software does
If you don't know then you can either a) read about it on their page; b) Google it (novel idea); or c) decide you don't need it.

Slickdeals is really more intended to be a place where deals are posted, not to do all your research for you. Posts about knives and kitchenware aren't really there to describe what each piece does, it's just letting know so you can go get it if you want it.
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