by antoine bagattini·Simulation
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Earns its place in the superhive library by pairing an animated Simulation Mode with a three-mode procedural generator, backed by over 300 assets and 70 preset species.
Baga Ivy Simulation & Generator is a Blender addon for creating ivy through two approaches: an animated Simulation Mode and a procedural generator. Simulation Mode generates organic, animated growth that you direct by drawing on your mesh, controlling where the ivy grows, how much it spreads, its foliage, and its animation. You can bake the full simulation at once or refine it step-by-step, and Auto-Bake handles everything when you want quick results. Bake range is flexible, so you can speed up, slow down, or loop the growth animation.
The procedural generator offers three modes: Fast for covering large areas with a vast amount of ivy, Accurate for ivy that spreads and adapts to the surface with an automatic network of branches, and Precision for drawing branch by branch. The BagaIvy library holds over 300 assets and 70 preset species, each with its own settings, and integrates with Blender's asset browser.
Assets use quad topology for subdivision and minimal alpha, with true-to-life species representation. The addon is compatible with both EEVEE and Cycles, and materials work with BagaPie's Node To Panel.
Baga Ivy Simulation & Generator is best for blender artists building ivy and vegetation, from background coverage to hero assets, who want both animated growth and procedural control.
Baga Ivy Simulation & Generator is completely free to download and use.
Baga Ivy Simulation (V3) supports Blender 4.3 and later. If you already own BagaIvy V1 or V2, those earlier versions remain available for Blender 3.5 and up. Keep in mind that growth animation is only available in Simulation Mode, so if that capability matters to you, you'll want the version that includes it. The addon is built to work with both EEVEE and Cycles render engines, and its assets use quad topology for subdivision and minimal alpha for efficient rendering.
Baga Ivy lets you convert your ivy into editable meshes, where you can delete or move parts as you like. However, the addon includes no export options of its own. Also note that when you convert to mesh, only the wind animation is preserved, so the simulation growth animation is lost in the process. Effectors in Procedural Mode and the Cut tool in Simulation Mode give you ways to remove specific leaves or branches without applying the ivy first.
Baga Ivy includes a Proxy System that replaces high-poly assets with lightweight proxies to boost viewport performance. In Simulation Mode, the Bake All feature bakes the entire ivy with its growth and wind animations, which significantly improves viewport speed. In Procedural Mode, automatic bounding box generation for foliage and separate resolution settings for viewport and render help maintain performance. These tools let you keep scenes responsive whether you're covering large areas or working on detailed hero assets.
Baga Ivy is listed as free here in the catalog. It ships under a dual-license structure covering Royalty Free and GPL terms. For the current licensing details and to confirm what's included, check the developer's page. The addon spans both the Simulation and procedural workflows, and its assets integrate with Blender's asset browser so you can pick any of the included assets directly.
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