Changes for v1.0151 are:
- tySplineMesher trails mode now supports per-segment material IDs for subsplines
- Fixes an issue where a flow with actor IK could be set to 'static', preventing updates
- Voronoi fracture particles now inherit the parent of their source particle
- Fixes a regression where PhysX sticky penetrations weren't working after the PhysX 5 update
- Fixes a rare issue in the Particle Physics operator if groups are set and no particles match
- Fixes an issue where actor FBX bone matching wouldn't necessarily return expected results
- Fixes motion inheritance not working in the Position Object operator's 'closest point' mode
- Fixes an issue where mesh velocity calculations weren't correct in the Position Object operator

tyFlow Pro is available for Max 2018 to 2023 and costs $495. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v6.0 are:
- Node based system with more than 140 ready to use nodes
- Particles with groups, clusters and custom channels
- Easy post processing of particle caches (retiming, attribute changes, geometry replacement, etc.)
- Progressive geometry fragmentation at face/polygon level
- Voronoi fragmentation
- Rope simulation
- Cloth dynamics with plastic deformations and tear
- Soft body dynamics with plastic deformations
- Inflatable soft body
- Rigid body dynamics (PhysX)
- Swarm - Collective behavior simulation
- Character animation control, event driven animation playback with smooth animation blending
- Voxel grids - loading, per-voxel manipulation, caching and direct rendering
- Custom Voxel grid forces
- FumeFX caches loading, processing and re-caching
- Node based access to FumeFX simulation process and voxels
- Direct node-based addition of sources and collision objects to FumeFX simulation
- Direct pressure addition to FumeFX simulation for better explosion control
- Extensive integration with the Arnold renderer
- New ISurf particle mesher with direct Arnold motion blur support
- New FumeFX Pyro Vorticity
- New FumeFX adaptive grid control

FumeFX is available for Max 2019 to 2023 and costs $365 per year. For a limited time you can get a license for $295 per year. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v2.30.01 are:
- Adds the ability to create new Materials from bitmaps using the new Textures category
- Adds the ability to sort all directories by name using the treeview menu item 'Sort By Name'
- Adds the ability to clear Gallery for items in selected directories
- Adds the ability to hide Categories
- Adds support for HiDPI screens
- Fixes an issue with generating a PDF on some systems
- Fixes an issue with reordering several directories at once using 'Move Above'/'Move Below'
- Fixes some minor issues with renaming multiple and single assets
- Fixes an issue with relinking relative paths to absolute in version 2.01.34
- Fixes an issue with display preview for some materials in the Asset Viewer
- Fixes an issue with drag&dropping materials to sub-material slots
- Fixes an issue with display preview thumbnails
- Fixes an issue with rendering previews for materials with missing assets using V-Ray
- Fixes a bug with running the plugin on some systems
- Fixes a bug with opening the treeview settings in version 2.01.20
- Fixes a minor issue with the Auto-Assign preview tool
- Fixes an issue with dragging materials to the Material Editor

Materials Manager is available for Max 2014 to 2023 and costs $28. A demo version is available here.

If you are a plugin developer with source code for plugins that you don't develop anymore, it would be great if you could get in touch with me. I would be glad to recompile as many old plugins as possible to stop them from disappearing for ever. Just mail me to let me know what sort of stuff you've got.

Dave

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