MAX Plugins.de News Archive

Archived Plugin News  –  October 2014
 

Plugin Update: Renderers

Changes for v1.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012
- Adds an adjustable 'Softblanking' parameter
- Adds an adjustable 'Black Threshold' parameter

proTize max is available for Max 4 to 2012 and costs €1490.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v2.17 are:
- Adds basic support for composite layer maps


New Plugin: Modelling

This is a simple array modifier that works similar to the array functions in Max, but as a modifier. There are a few adjustments you can make to get some unique effects, and you can stack multiple array modifiers to get interesting results. There's a maximum of 1000 items per array, but adding multiple instances of this will increase your poly count substantially, so beware.

Array is available for Max 2015 and costs $1.


Plugin Update: Modelling / Texturing

Changes for v4.3.0 beta are:
- Adds new ForestLOD object to define levels of detail
- ForestLOD: visibility triggers by Distance to camera or Screen size
- ForestLOD: support for billboards and geometry
- ForestLOD: custom materials
- ForestLOD properties can be adjusted in Camera rollout
- Adds Areas->Limit by Surface Material ID
- Areas->Falloff Affect is split into Density and Scale values
- Forest Tools->Data exporter to XML files
- Adds General->Disable Pop-ups: turns off all suggestions and warning messages
- Geometry->Get Size from Library has been removed and enabled by default
- Geometry->Global Size parameters have been removed
- Geometry->Use Object Dimensions is replaced by local Scale parameter
- New Display->Proxy model: Arrow (non-symmetrical)
- Adds Display->Disable Object
- Forest Tools->Instantiate copies various properties from the source object
- Adds 16 new library presets: Gravel, including detail and large scale models
- Adds library materials for Corona Renderer
- Fixes an Exclude areas problem with Inverted Falloff Curves
- Fixes issues with Distribution->Diversity Map and UV Surfaces
- Fixes a rare problem related to missing Surfaces on load
- Fixes minor issues in MAXScript functions
- Fixes a potential crashing bug on Forest cloning
- Forest Color ignores status of Override checkbox when using Tint by Element
- Adds Undo support to Geometry->Copy/Paste operations

Forest Pack Pro is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs €190. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v1.1 are:
- Filtering has been turned off

Camera Z Depth is available for Max 2014 to 2015 and costs $5.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v7.7 are:
- Adds support for Max 2015

VR4MAX Generator is available for Max 2013 to 2015 and costs €1100. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v2.6.4 are:
- Adds support for Ogre3D 1.9
- Adds support in the OgreMax Technique for shadow caster/receiver materials
- Adds support for a second composite map texture map

OgreMax is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs $250. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Texturing

Changes for v3.0.1 are:
- Fixes a couple crashes with AMD cards

Bitmap2Material is available for Max 2012 to 2015 and costs $149. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Modelling

Changes for v2015 includee:
- Render billions of polygons easily thanks to lightning fast instancing
- Convert to native instances for rendering without Carbon Scatter
- Render with any renderer including GPU path-tracers
- Populate millions of instances per second
- Use PlantFactory models and customize them using the Plant Editor (Pro only)
- Interactive population: change a setting, Carbon Scatter repopulates in a blink
- Add/modify instances with your mouse using a large variety of brushes
- Populate in all directions around objects
- Animate instances (including wind in plants) with full de-phasing control
- Control placement, height, size, orientation etc. using bitmaps or procedural graphs
- Create populations with multiple layers and control how they influence each other
- Scatter inside/along curves, stack instances
- Ships with over 100 3D plant species and 130+ billboard trees

Carbon Scatter is available for Max 2011 to 2015 and costs $195. Carbon Scatter Pro with extra features costs $295. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Modifiers

Changes for v1.32 are:
- When using the 2015 Extension version, Vertex and Edge Crease are now enabled by default
- Fixes a crash when OpenSubDivMPS is instanced
- Fixes an issue that caused OpenSuvDiv to not update properly when using other modifiers


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v2.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2015


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v2.5 are:
- Adds new noise reduction filter
- Color correction interface parameters can now also be controlled by a slider
- User can now select where image title and render time are displayed
- When loading images into the VFB, Max native file-in gamma is now ignored
- VFB+ no longer fails to load if Photoshop is not found in the registry path
- You can now export to external applications if the history temp path is a drive root
- Command line arguments are now used when sending to external applications
- When rendering animation with automatic file output, the frame number is now appended correctly
- Photoshop no longer crashes when using 'Apply Mask' on VFB+ transparency masks
- Fixes paint issues when minimizing, restoring or resizing the VFB window
- Fixes 3D LUT when region settings don't use the '.' character as a decimal separator
- Fixes a paint issue with a row of pixels above the toolbar when 'Show UI' is enabled

VFB+ is available for Max 2009 to 2015 and costs $19. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v2.9.30.0 are:
- Uppercase distribution zips and folder names
- Use new stb_image.h
- GState can make instantaneous transitions set to Switch At Midpoint sample
- Adds ExampleSetVertFormat preprocessor command that works with morph targets
- Make it possible to unset <Anim. events> once it's been set
- Adds preprocessor command ResetAnimEvents to reset all animation events in a gsf
- Adds preprocessor command SortMorphTargets to sort the morph targets alphabetically
- Changed the common shared header from rrCore.h to radtypes.h
- Preprocessor now links with gstate.lib instead of building from gstate source
- Updates Granny Viewer to compile with new stb_image usage
- Removed float32 vertex format restriction for morph targets
- Fixes Animation Studio crash when loading morph data exported with 'extract mesh frame by frame'
- Fixes an Animation Studio crash when adding morph outputs to a node
- EarlyExit marks an animation/state machine/transition as early exiting from the current destination
- AnyTrans can mark an animation/state machine to allow a transition to it from any state
- Adds ws2_32.lib to granny viewer project generator source
- Fixes a compile error calling CompileAssert when using mod support
- Adds generation of Max 2015 and Maya 2015 visual studio projects
- AddSlotsForSource is now accessible from code
- Adds GetParameterOutputProperties function
- Write_raw_sidecar preprocessor commands are now more flexible
- Adds Edit_LoadLastFile function
- Adds more of the anim_studio source and the lua files to the anim_studio vcproj
- Mesh deformers can now have longer destination specs than source specs
- Fixes a problem in the rebind function of the animation set editor
- Undo history in Animation Studio is cleared when dragging a gsf onto it
- Remove restrictive texture size assert when printing last-loaded file with a long path

Granny Exporter is available for Max 2009 to 2015, and is part of the Granny Toolkit which costs $17,500.


Plugin Update: Renderers

Changes for v2.11.1a are:
- Adds static noise parameter for Direct Lighting and Path Tracing kernels
- Fixes render element clamp
- Adds render passes/elements
- Adds region render for production render
- Adds highlight compression option to the camera imager node
- Adds pins 'Hue', 'Saturation' and 'Contrast' to the color correction node
- Adds new noise texture node with 4 noise types (currently): Perlin, Turbulence, Circular and Chips
- Fixes hanging render kernels in some displacement cases
- Fixes hair normals

OctaneRender for 3ds Max is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs €459. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Particles

Changes for v6.0 include:
- Newly designed Shape Operator node generates iso-surface density representations of a particle cloud
- New MultiPhysics fluid solver for realistic simulation of water and incompressible flowing substances
- New real-time Analyzer tool tracks every development path of a complex simulation network
- The Generator node can now procedurally create a mesh snapshot of any amount of particles
- Distance-based TrailBorn creates complex structures based on procedural and particle modelling
- New ContactPoints Joint Creation Utility to enhance Joint creation combined with Physics simulation
- Enhanced GeomContact Operator procedurally positions outputs between selected points of objects
- New Physics Parameter Handling adds a new level of integrative multiphysics solvers
- New Spline Physics / Spline Modelling nodes enable quick succession procedural spline modelling

ThinkingParticles is available for Max 2013 to 2015 and is now only available as a subscription license which costs €540 per year. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v12.61 are:
- Fixes a problem with thumbnails display / file preview in 3D Browser
- Fixes a crash in 3D Browser Light when right clicking on a thumbnail in multi-folder mode
- Fixes a rare crash with certain types of traingulated polygons
- Fixes objects sometimes disappearing when opening the optimizer

3D Browser for 3D Users is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs $69. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v10.6 are:
- FBX 2015 has been integrated
- Improved DXF import (based on FBX SDK support and Mootools DXF import code)
- Improved C4D import (better instantiation support, better handling of shown/hidden flags)
- OBJ now exports the -d parameter in material file
- Fit on view feature has been improved to work whatever the window format
- Fixes a rare crash with certain types of traingulated polygons
- Fixes objects sometimes disappearing when opening the optimizer
- Fixes a problem with hierarchies in C4D
- Saving to DXF now works again

Polygon Cruncher is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs $129. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Modelling / Animation

Changes for v3.1.0.3 are:
- Remember button in Hair from Guides modifier now caches the hair when pressed
- Improved hair caching speed in the 'Hair from Guides' modifier
- Adds SetCacheRenderHairPositions and GetCacheRenderHairPositions MAXScript methods
- Fixes a crash in the 'Mesh from Strands' modifier
- Fixes the Gravity modifier animated force not working
- Adds 'OxSetDisplayRenderHairInViewports' MAXScript command
- Internal algorithm improvements

Ornatrix is available for Max 2009 to 2015 and costs $499. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Modelling

Changes for v1.64 are:
- Fixes a bug when using Material ID from Spline on an open spline
- Fixes Material IDs to honor the Lock All IDs setting mixed with Material ID from Spline

CorVex is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs $10.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v3.0.35 are:
- Adds the maxwellGetCorrelatedColor() MAXScript function
- Fixes maxwell MAXScript functions not working anymore
- Assistant materials now retain their name when converted to layered materials
- Adds Hair appearance to the material assistant
- The plugin no longer reserves a license when Max starts
- Fixes incorrect UVs when importing a mesh with multiple UV sets from an MXS file
- The flip flags on the global normal map of Maxwell materials now export correctly
- Fixes the wrong Nd for the ghost BSDF component created for MxLights
- The Maxwell object properties rollup for MxLight objects is no longer truncated
- Area light rectangles created by MxLight objects are now the right size
- Emitter textures (HDR and projected image) are now copied by Pack'n'Go
- Pack'n'go now exports asset files introduced with the new v3 features
- Fixes a MAXScript error when calling MaxwellRenderer()
- Assistant materials can now be cloned
- Maxwell material import and export functions can now be called from MAXScript
- Axis conversion is now applied to scatter values
- Converting assistant materials to layered materials no longer removes top level multi materials
- Fixes maxwell nodes not displaying in the viewport
- Fixes a crash in MxLight
- Displacement is no longer always exported as on
- Location settings are no longer disabled when the sun is turned off
- Fixes a MAXScript error when cameras contain newline characters

The Maxwell 3ds Max plugins come with Maxwell Render, which is available for Max 2011 to 2015 and costs €595. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Texturing

Changes for v5.7.2.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2015

PolygonMap is available for Max 2012 to 2015 and costs $50. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Modelling

Changes for v1.2.2.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2015

Uniform Spline is available for Max 2012 to 2015 and costs $40. A demo version is available here.


Site News: No updates next week...

I'll be away from the office and computers next week, so I won't be updating the site until the week after next. Keep sending any news items you might have, I'll catch up on everything when I get back.

Cheers, Dave


Plugin Update: Texturing

Changes for v3.50.05 are:
- Adds new Flip Handedness tool for scene

Ultimate Unwrap 3D is available for Max 4 to 2015 and costs $59.95. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Connection

Changes for v16.027 are:
- Bug-fixes

BodyPaint 3D is available for Max 2012 to 2015 and costs $995. A demo version is available here.


Plugin News: Corona Renderer pricing revealed...

The Corona team have revealed their pricing plans for the upcoming release of Corona Renderer v1.0 for Max. There will be two purchase options: an SaaS (Software as a Service) option where you pay from month to month with no minimum length to the contract, and a Box option which is a perpetual license with reduced support.

The SaaS option will cost €24.99 a month (if you order during the first 30 days of sales, it will only cost €19.90 per month for the first year) and includes free upgrades, access to daily builds, 3 free render nodes, and the ability to cancel your subscription at any time.

The Box option will cost €449 (if you order during the first 30 days of sales, it will only cost €349) and includes the perpetual license, free upgrades for 90 days and 3 free render nodes. There will also be a subscription option to give access to daily builds and free updates for a year.

To ensure permanent access to files created using Corona Renderer even if you are not currently licensed, there will be a reduced-function free version made available.

Sales will start in November. There is no exact date set yet, as the team are trying to get some new features added before getting it out the door.

Features that will definitely be in Release 1 include:
- Full featured interactive rendering
- SSSR - Sub Surface Scattering Revolution
- GGX microfacet model
- New Corona Scatter
- New Blend material
- New UHD cache for animations
- Speed improvements of approximately 25%


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for Build 1883 are:
- Bug-fixes


Plugin Update: Modelling

Changes for v1.2 are:
- Fixes a bug

Live Measure Pro is available for Max 2009 to 2015 and costs €6.


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v12.6 are:
- Print Catalogue feature has been greatly improved
- New catalogue print templates are provided
- Print feature in the image viewer now respects alpha channels
- Print feature in the 3D viewer now prints a larger image in a better resolution
- WIA Import is now called Image Importation and adds support for WIA 1.0 and WIA 2.0
- FBX 2015 has been integrated
- Improved DXF import which is now based on FBX SDK support and Mootools DXF import code
- C4D import has been improved
- OBJ now exports the -d parameter in material file
- OBJ improvements when exporting to Max which considered materials as transparent
- Fit on view feature has been improved to work whatever the window format
- Improved PDF support
- Better support for 8 bit gray files with alpha channel
- Autocrop can now remove transparent background
- The 'Send by email' command now works
- Fixes a crash in C4D if part of the hierachy is missing with update mode
- Saving to DXF now works
- Fixes image printing not working depending on the saved preferences

3D Browser for 3D Users is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs $69. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v1.2.1 are:
- Adds support for Max 2015
- osg::Material attribute is now applied to Blend materials


Plugin Update: Renderers

Changes for SP1 are:
- Overall stability enhancements
- Memory optimisations
- Fixes a bug with Multi-Sub materials when MatIDs were greater than the amount of existing materials

moskitoRender is available for Max 2013 to 2015 and costs €295. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v2.4.11570.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2015
- Adds preliminary Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 (DK2) integration sample
- Adds SIMCONNECT_CAMERA_SENSOR_MODE to the C# SimConnect headers
- Fixes an issue with exported attach points being placed with the wrong orientation


Plugin Update: Controllers

Changes for v1.0.5 are:
- Fixes a bug related to copying keys


Plugin Update: Modelling

Changes for v2.1.1 are:
- Fixes a redraw bug that temporary aligned the object to Z axis when clicking the Apply button
- Fixes a redraw bug when dragging the confirmation dialog and 'Always Align to Z Axis' is checked

XFormer is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs $14.99. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Animation

Changes for v1.8 are:
- Reduced audio glitches at switching and 'non-stopping' audio during playback
- Fixes a bug where StateSets would not be activated on jump gap event
- Reduced a very small stutter during playback when switching cams
- Adds integration with VFB+ (v2.45 and above)
- ProSequencer will now close itself on Reset, New, File load etc.
- Made changes to autoset in/out points with 'Link selected cam' and 'Link from viewport'
- Beta: you can now copy/paste edits across Max sessions

ProSequencer is available for Max 2012 to 2015 and costs €10. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v8.2.0 are:
- From now on even minor upgrades require a new license with an active maintenance plan
- Fixes some issues on user folders not respecting permissions
- Redesigned CPU and RAM view to display usage related to the current batch render process tree
- Frame check and movie assembler parameters are now correctly hidden if unsupported
- Opening a log of an invalidated chunk window no longer crashes Console
- Fixes an issue with folders dependencies
- Fixes an issue with some actions sent by mrtool not reporting the correct error code
- The Maya integrated connector has gone into a complete review
- The movie assembler job submission can now override the default pause status
- A process execution failure no longer produces an invalid log on the next process spawn
- Fixes an issue with the mail sending procedure (you can now specify a different SMTP port)

Muster is available for Max 6 to 2015 and costs $85 per node. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Animation

Changes for v2.026 are:
- Fixes the traffic light crash

CityTraffic is available for Max 2008 to 2015 and costs €360. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v2.11.1 are:
- The submitter will now create separate jobs for each camera and layer
- Under Windows the submitter now stores its settings in the default User directory
- Fixes several bugs related to the new Layer and Camera standard parameters
- Fixes an issue in the Maya submitter script with newer V-Ray versions
- Fixes an issue in the Max submitter script with older Max versions (2012 and older)

RenderPal is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs €49 per node. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Modelling / Animation

Changes for v3.1.0.2 are:
- Fixes a licensing issue when the user doesn't own Ornatrix V2 as well
- Fixes a crash when using soft selection in Edit Guides modifier
- Fixes a crash when an error message box is displayed due to buffer overflow

Ornatrix is available for Max 2009 to 2015 and costs $499. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Animation

Changes for v1.7.1 are:
- Bug-fixes

Anima is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs €349. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Texturing

Changes for v1.068 are:
- Bug-fixes

VRayPattern is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs €150.


Plugin Update: Renderers

Changes for v2.10 are:
- Adds new sampling for Path Tracing and Direct Lighting kernels
- Adds coherent mode option for Path Tracing and Direct Lighting kernels
- Adds new Path Termination option
- Fixes incorrect orthogonal camera view
- Octane viewport option now uses production render resolution

OctaneRender for 3ds Max is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs €459. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Renderers

Changes for v3.00.08 are:
- V-Ray scene converter: Adds an option to convert standard cameras to V-RayPhysicalCamera
- V-Ray Quick Settings: Adds a preset delete button
- VRayDistanceTex: Replaces the texmap preview in the ME slot with a generic, faster rendering one
- VRayFastSSS2: Adds a color mode control
- VRayHairMtl: Adds a light_multiplier parameter
- VRayOSLMtl/VRayOSLTex: Adds support for tweak parameters tooltips display in ME
- VRayOSLMtl/VRayOSLTex: The default file extension is .osl
- VRayProxy: Adds support for UV channels with negative indices
- VRayBPTracer: Fixes a crash in a specific scene
- Fixes artifacts with irradiance map and area lights with 'Affect reflections' turned off
- V-Ray: Adds 'facesPerVoxel' and 'oneVoxelPerMesh' parameters to the .vrmesh exporter
- V-Ray: Fixes a crash when reading mip-map levels for non-square textures
- V-Ray: Fixes a crash when rendering geometry with incorrect faces
- V-Ray: Fixes a crash when rendering objects with Linked XForm and motion blur
- V-Ray: Fixes a crash when rendering with empty layer as render selection mask
- V-Ray: Fixes a crash switching RT to Production after changing VRayColor parameters
- V-Ray: Fixes a crash with XMesh having very large surface normals
- V-Ray: Fixes a random crash in scenes saved with region rendering enabled
- V-Ray: Fixes artifacts when rendering with mapped IOR
- V-Ray: Fixes memory allocation for non-tiled bitmaps
- V-Ray: Fixes a rare crash with progressive image sampling initialization
- V-Ray: Fixes a rare crash with progressive image sampling and noise threshold greater than 0.0
- V-Ray: Fixes Embree rendering on machines with lower versions of SSE support
- V-Ray: Fixes export of multiple splines to .vrmesh through MAXScript
- V-Ray: Optimized geometry traversing on multi-core machines
- V-Ray: Fixes 'No GI on other mattes' option
- V-Ray: Fixes 'Max ray intensity' not working for the first glossy reflection
- V-Ray: Fixes rendering of 'Matte for reflect/refraction' objects
- .vrscene exporter: Adds point cloud export parameters
- .vrscene exporter: Fixes animation settings persistence between export sessions
- .vrscene exporter: Frame range is now written into .vrscene files when exporting animations
- .vrscene exporter: The 'Strip paths' option now affects VRayProxy objects
- V-Ray RT: Fixes color mapping improperly applied twice when sub-pixel is enabled
- V-Ray RT: Animated 'focus distance' parameter is now exported
- V-Ray RT: Fixes 'Make V-Ray RT Animation Preview' to save images when rendering with VFB
- V-Ray RT: Fixes the On parameter support for Max lights
- V-Ray RT: Fixes rendering sequences through animated camera
- V-Ray RT GPU: Fixes a crash with animated meshes during ActiveShade session
- V-Ray RT GPU: Fixes a crash with animated proxies during ActiveShade session
- V-Ray RT GPU: Fixes a light bug when dynamic geometry moves during ActiveShade rendering
- V-Ray RT GPU: Fixes slow 'Compiling geometry' with Forest Pro
- V-Ray RT GPU: The 'Trace depth' parameter is no longer ignored
- V-Ray RT CPU: VRayFastSSS2/raytraced single scattering/direct light match the production renderer
- V-Ray Standalone: Fixes an issue with VFB history auto save option always being enabled
- V-Ray Quick settings: Fixes non-Quick Settings custom presets handling
- V-Ray VFB: Adds a #hide keyword to vfbControl() to close the VFB after executing a command
- V-Ray VFB: The bloom 'shape' parameter for the lens effects now accepts values larger than 40
- VRayClipper: Fixes include/exclude with grouped objects and hairs
- VRayFastSSS2: Fixes errors with raytraced multiple scattering / raytraced single scattering
- VRayHairFarmMod: Fixes a crash when rendering multiple hair instances
- VRayLight: Fixes artifacts occurring with irradiance map and 'Affect reflections' in certain situations
- VRayLightMeter: Fixes viewport representation in Max 2015
- VRayOrnatrixMod/VRayHairFarmMod: Fixes velocity render element
- VRayOSLMtl/VRayOSLTex: 'Open in External Editor' command now works for Max 2012 and previous
- VRayPhysicalCamera: Fixes undo of 'Guess vert/horiz tilt' buttons
- VRayProxy: Fixes artifacts when rendering with motion blur
- VRayStereoscopic: Render elements now output left and right channels through the Max framebuffer

V-Ray is available for Max 2011 to 2015 and costs $1040. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Modelling

Changes for v1.63 are:
- Adds new setting 'Reset Step Per Spline' for use with Step and Slope Increments
- Adds another Top/Bottom UV Scale option: 'Use Side UV Scale'
- Adds support for XRef materials in the functions to get bitmap dimensions
- Fixes the 'Get Properties from CorVex' function to collect some missing properties
- Fixes a bug in the 'Side 1 Material ID' setting in Wall mode

CorVex is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs $10.


Plugin Update: Post FX

Changes for v1.02 are:
- Improved licensing system to better detect error messages from intermediate devices

SpotMask is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs €99. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Texturing

Changes for v2.11 are:
- Fixes an issue where editable poly objects were sometimes unwrapped incorrectly
- Adds support for user-defined object property 'FlatironScale'
- Improved licensing system to better detect error messages from intermediate devices

Flatiron is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs €299. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Texturing

Changes for v3.02 are:
- Fixes an issue where editable poly objects were sometimes unwrapped incorrectly
- Improved licensing system to better detect error messages from intermediate devices

Unwrella is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs €149. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Texturing

Changes for v2.02 are:
- Improved licensing system to better detect error messages from intermediate devices

UV-Packer is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs €99. A demo version is available here.


New Plugin: Materials

PBRTK is a physically-based viewport shader which employs the popular metalness workflow for authoring physically-based content for next-gen game engines such as Unreal Engine 4.

It allows you to preview your game art right inside Max in a very close way to how it will appear in the final game engine, complete with albedo, metalness, ao, roughness, and normal maps, with support for diffuse and specular image-based lighting.


Plugin Update: Modifiers

Changes for v1.84 are:
- Adds support for Max 2015


Plugin Update: Modifiers

Changes for v2.53 are:
- Adds support for Max 2015


Plugin Update: Animation

Changes for v4.64 are:
- Adds support for dual quaternion skin blending
- Adds Quaternion Skin painting tools
- Fixes 2 issues with vertex selection and manipulation in certain Editable Poly objects
- Improves handling of MetaBone objects in Max 2015
- Minor user interface performance improvements

BonesPro is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs €299. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Texturing

Changes for v3.0 include:
- Completely rewritten extraction algorithms
- New lighting cancellation methods for clean, neutral diffuse textures
- Adds physically-based rendering channels based on accurate conversion algorithms

Bitmap2Material is available for Max 2012 to 2015 and costs $149. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Modelling

Changes for v3.0 are:
- Adds new script: Save/Load Sub-object selection

miauu's Script Pack Volume 2 is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs €17.


Plugin Update: Modelling / Animation

Changes for v3.1.0.1 include:
- Realistic Nitrous in-viewport hair display
- Robust hair modelling from polygonal mesh strips
- Quick and easy to use toolbar
- Many improvements to guide editing (new brushes, better combing, better selection controls, etc.)
- Numerous improvements to modifiers like surface comb, symmetry, length, and much more
- Overall tuning of parametric hair modelling workflow, UI and integration within Max
- Documentation rework including new tutorials, video content and MAXScript / SDK reference
- Significant new C++ / MAXScript SDK exposure to allow automation and extension of Ornatrix hair

Ornatrix is available for Max 2009 to 2015 and costs $499. Existing Ornatrix users receive a free upgrade if they have purchased Ornatrix v2 within the last 6 months. All other license owners will receive an automatic 50% discount until Novermber 1st and 25% off thereafter. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v2.11.0 are:
- Adds a completely new, universal graphical RenderPal V2 Submitter for Windows, Linux and MacOSX
- The PostRendering callback now has a status parameter
- Adds two new functions to the Python RenderSet class: GetJobID and GetChunkID
- The frame checker now extracts the frame number padding from the image filename
- The auto idle clients shutdown schedule now disables automatic shutdown
- Clients with no executable for a renderer set are now immediately unassigned from the job
- Clients of pools not selected for a renderer license no longer have a license
- Camera and Layer are now standard renderer parameters
- Net jobs with no clients or pools assigned are now shown as 'Unfinished'
- Updated the server to SQLite 3.8.6
- Minor improvements

RenderPal is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs €49 per node. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Modifiers

Changes for v1.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 to Max 2015


Plugin Update: Materials

Changes for v1.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 to Max 2015


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v1.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 to Max 2015


Plugin Update: Animation

Changes for v1.051 are:
- Corrects the names of the digit helpers
- Fixes 'restore the old name rig version' on the renameTool
- Fixes a critical bug with spine, neck and curves that caused a lag
- Fixes a bug with the feet in certain positions
- Getting ready to add Felix Joleanes' IKFK solver for the next update
- Adds a better footroll
- Adds help buttons

LH | Auto-Rig is available for Max 2011 to 2015 and costs €59.


Plugin Update: Modelling

Changes for v2.1 are:
- Adds an option to always align to the Z axis and avoid the aligning step
- All settings in the Axis tab are now saved when the tool is closed
- Updated the GUI
- Updated the Help file

XFormer is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs $14.99. A demo version is available here.