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In this mode, PF2B connects Blender to a running instance of PlantFactory, enabling you to work on plant designs in PlantFactory and seamlessly import them into Blender for testing or use without needing to close PlantFactory.

• Start Bridge: launch the PF2B Bridge along with PlantFactory that lets you import plants from PlantFactory.

Once the bridge has started, the interface will look like this:

General Settings

At the top, the scene or plant name is displayed (shown as My Plant in the example).

• Import:
  • Current Plant
  • All Presets: Import all available preset variations for the selected plant. When enabled, the number of presets will be displayed below.
  • Quantity
• Seed:
  • Random: Generates a new seed for the import. NOTE: this updates the seed of your current plant.
  • Current: Keeps the current seed of your plant
  • Custom
• Import Plant: Starts importing the selected plant.

Bridge

Below the main PF2B panel is the Bridge panel, which displays information about the bridge status.

ConnectedDisconnectedDisconnected with PF running

• : Check Bridge status.
• Close Bridge: Closes the PF2B Bridge between Blender and PlantFactory. To import plants again, you will need to restart the bridge along with a new instance of PlantFactory.
• Close PlantFactory: Force close all PlantFactory instances.