Green Ball - Artifical Topiary Ball Generator (10+ Variants)
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I get errors from other add-ons when Blender starts.
Messages about other add-ons (for example No module named 'bgl') come from add-ons that are not yet updated for your Blender version. They do not affect Green Ball.
Can I export a ball to another program?
Select the ball and use Object › Apply › Make Instances Real, then export. Balls have thousands of twigs, so the result is heavy.
Do I need the add-on to render the file on another computer or a render farm?
No. The node tree and the variants are saved in your .blend file. Without the add-on, balls render with full geometry (Renders: Low-Poly Far From Camera needs the add-on).
Can I use my own plants?
Not in this version. The add-on comes with 13 variants.
Why don't the colour sliders change the white flowers?
Flowers keep their colour by default. Turn on Also Tint Flowers to include them.
Can I turn off the flowers?
Yes. Set Flowers to 0 – or above 1 for a ball in full bloom.
My viewport is slow.
Use Low or Dummy preview (or All: Dummy) and keep Avoid Leaf Collisions off while you work. Renders still use full geometry. Moving the camera never recalculates a ball.
Leaves cut through each other in close-ups.
Turn on Avoid Leaf Collisions. Leaves of neighbouring twigs turn away from each other. It reduces overlapping a lot, but it is not a physics simulation, so a few leaves near the stems can still touch.
Something shows through between the leaves of a covered object.
Give the covered object a dark green material – it plays the role of the inner ball.
Can I cover a cone, a cube or my own model?
Yes. Select the mesh and click Cover Active Object, or switch an existing ball to Object and pick the mesh. The density matches the ball, and the foliage follows the object when you move or edit it.
Can I make a size that is not in the range?
Yes. Change Core Radius – the number of twigs grows or shrinks with the surface, so the ball stays as dense as the original.
Are the sizes real?
Yes. S, M and L have the radius and the number of twigs (and flowers) of the real products. The panel shows the outer diameter of each size.
Does it work in Cycles and EEVEE?
The add-on was tested with Cycles. The balls are ordinary instanced meshes with standard materials.
Which Blender versions are supported?
Blender 4.2 and newer. The add-on was tested in Blender 4.2, 4.5 and 5.2.
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| Blender Extension Compatible | Yes |
| Published | about 2 hours ago |
| Blender Version | 4.2 - 5.2 |
| Extension Type | Add-on |
| Render Engine Used | Cycles, Eevee |
| Misc Data | Textured |
| License | GPL |