The Global Settings menu allows you to decide what kind of geometry is generated and how it is generated.

It allows you to make adjustments to the plant as a whole.

Global Settings

Object Type

There are four settings: Polygon Object (the default), Spline Object, Line, and Wireframe.

The four Object Type settings: Polygon Object, Line, Wireframe and Spline Object.

Polygon Object setting

A polygon object is generated for all layers of the plant.

Meshing Type

Set as Intersect, by default.

The alternative option is Joined.

This selection is only available in the Polygon Object setting.

Intersect

This is the fastest meshing mode.

Each layer (branch) is merely intersecting with the one before it.

Joined