MAX Plugins.de News Archive

Archived Plugin News  –  September 2011
 

New Plugin: Import / Export

This plugin allows you to import resources from the game Metro 2033: Fear The Future.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v7.6.0 are:
- Adds support for gesture-based interaction
- Adds avatar support with full-body motion
- Adds support for the latest glasses-free technology
- Adds support for a wider range of internet browsers
- Increased support for motion tracking
- The workflow with EON Creator has been streamlined
- Adds support for EON Experience
- You can now get free .eoz Files at EON Experience


Plugin News: Grant Adams Max 2012 plugins updated

Grant Adam has uploaded new versions of all of the Max 2012 plugins I listed last week. The links below still all work, but the plugins all have now had deferred loading disabled to stop sporadic crashing.

So if you've already downloaded them, please download them again to get the fixed versions.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v1.2 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit)


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v2.3 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit)


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for Build 20110924 are:
- Fixes some bugs
- Adds support for V-Ray 2.0 SP1
- Adds BSDF Shaders (Lambert, Phong, Ashikhmin, Mirror, Architectural, Architectural Compatible)
- Adds mia_physical_sky phenomenon with 'physically scaled sun' options
- Updated the Sample Curve Algorithm for mental ray 3.9 + iRray 1.2

Shader Utilities Pro is available for Max 2009 to 2012 and costs €149. A demo version is available here.


New Plugin: Utilities

This is a clever scripted Render Pass manager for Max which is fast to setup, and almost identical to the Layer/Pass Control in Maya. It allows you to intuitively set different materials, object properties, light properties, render setup and more without duplicating objects. With one click you can render all of the passes at once.

Max Render Layer is available for Max 9 to 2012 and costs $.99. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Post FX

Changes for v1.2 are:
- Adds integrated workflow support for Thea render
- Adds image sequence support
- A new file format allows easier connection to third party software
- IntelliThread has been upgraded, making workflow smoother and faster
- Improved texture filtering
- The color picker is now applied to the objects in realtime
- Better lights support
- Improved viewport control
- Adds a supersampling feature
- Adds alpha support when saving
- The memory footprint has been improved
- Project loading is now faster
- Viewport resizing is now faster
- Samples are now included
- Adds a JPG quality selector when exporting to web
- Adds new versions of Max2Colimo and Modo2Colimo
- Fixes a few minor bugs

MOTIVA Colimo is available for Max 2008 to 2012 and costs €139. A demo version is available here.


Misc Update: Service Pack 2 for Max 2012 / Max Design 2012

Autodesk have released Service Pack 2 for Max 2012 and Max Design 2012.
Some of the things that have been fixed include:
- A load of CAT defects have been fixed
- A couple of curve editor and general animation bugs have been fixed
- Fixes a problem when using ProCutter through MAXScript
- CER (Customer Error Reports) now works properly with multi-threaded systems
- A number of fixes to FBX and FBX File Link
- Fixes a number of problems with iRay
- Fixes a load of problems with MassFX
- Fixes a minor problem with the Compact Material Editor
- Several fixes for the Nitrous viewport system
- Directional lights now cast correct shadows when set to 'Adv Raytraced Shadows'
- Fixes a program error with the Ribbon
- Fixes a problem with one of the sample files
- Fixes a couple of problems with 'Send To Mudbox' and 'Send To Softimage'
- Fixes a few problems with Unwrap UVW
- Fixes a number of Viewport bugs
- Fixes a program error in the Viewport Canvas

A full list of fixes can be found here (PDF).


Plugin Updates: More recompiles from Grant Adam

Grant Adam has recompiled a couple more of his plugins for use with Max 2012:

- BetterWind v1.02
- MultiIDMap2 v1.0

These are straight recompiles for both 32-bit and 64-bit Max 2012.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v1.3.1 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Adds support for Skylights
- Some minor bug-fixes


Plugin Update: Modelling / Animation

Changes for v1.4.0 are:
- I've got no idea, but if I find out I'll post it here

Hair Farm is available for Max 9 to 2012 and costs $699.95. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Connection

Changes for v6.5.0.9181 / 9182 include:
- Adds full integration and publishing of 3D HTML DITA Task documents
- Adds text formatting tools for text and notes
- Adds 3D tangent line editing to reduce/eliminate 2D vector line cleanup
- Adds support for Deep Vision format *.vds
- Deep Vision and Query for high performance visualization of massive 3D assemblies
- Deep Query operates on CAD models and metadata to quickly locate items of interest
- Adds support for the Visual Manufacturing workflow
- New manual explode tool for rapid creation of linear / spherical exploded animations and views
- Improvements to Assignment Layers
- Deep Exploration content authors can now collaborate with Deep View users
- CGM export has been optimized resulting in smaller vector files and fewer points to edit
- Active toolbars are now more easily identified
- Adds an HDR cloud rendering option using the Microsoft Azure cloud
- Adds MP4 export for video
- Renamed a number of import options in the Solidworks and Inventor readers
- CATIA5 reader has been updated to support R20 SP5
- Adds import options for representations and 2D sketch geometry to the CATIA5 reader
- Improved piping and tubing translation in the CATIA4 reader
- Adds import options for workspaces and double sided surfaces in CATIA4 files
- Removed 'Assembly' loading mode from CATIA4 files
- Adds 'Import Axis system' option to the CATIA4 format
- Improved the link between FDT and its associated geometry in the NX reader
- The NX reader now supports arrangements
- Adds support for NXV4.0A version along with NXV7.5
- Improved Solidworks configuration support
- Adds Solidworks 2011 support (both recommended and alternate readers)
- Adds support for SolidEdge ST3 (Synchronous Technology version 3)
- ProEngineer import now supports up to Wildfire 5
- Import option 'Import Inventor Solid' now supports part color
- Adds support for Inventor 2011
- Adds Neutral Assembly/Asset import option
- Adds support for Microstation V8I

Deep Exploration CAD Edition is available for Max 5 to 2012 and costs $2,995. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: MAXScript Extensions

Changes for v1.0.11220 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Many improvements to the IDE

Just in case you don't realise it from the name above, these are the new Blur plugins that add Python support in Max (among other things).


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v0.8.0.1792 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit only)


Plugin Update: Connection

Changes for 2012 include:
- Adds a real-time OpenGL scene preview
- Adds SSS (sub-surface scattering)
- Rendering performance improvements
- Adds weight map rigging, weight map auto-transfer and creation tools
- Adds new grouping objects
- Expanded context menus
- There is now a full scene category in the Library
- You can now multi-select drag and drop from the library
- Adds tablet support to the Morph tool
- Adds constraint channels and constraint objects
- Adds light casting objects
- New frame object camera and rotate object mode
- Full 64-bit on both Mac and Windows
- Faster dynamic hair
- Adds pre-render texture caching
- Adds support for Python 2.7
- Improved COLLADA support

Poser Pro is available for Max 2010 to 2012 and costs $399.99 at the moment. The regular price is $499.99.


Plugin Update: Texturing

Changes for v1.0d are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit)

RTTGroup is available for Max 6 to 2012 and costs €250. A demo version is available here.


Plugin News: New MeshSkin demo available

Morten Goder has released a new demo version of his upcoming skinning plugin MeshSkin.

Changes in v1.2 are:
- The trial version is now valid until the end of 2011
- There are no longer any functional restrictions
- The performance has been enhanced once again
- The Matrix3ForMeshSkin modifier has been enhanced to work with spline objects

There is no information on a release date or pricing at the moment.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v1.0.1 are:
- Adds anisotropic filtering option for exported textures
- Adds an export option for setting scale factor of self-illumination maps
- Per-vertex alpha values will be included when exporting vertex colors
- Faceted material setting is now exported
- Specular color is no longer incorrectly divided by 9.99
- The installer now detects Korean installations of Max
- Fixes runtime library linking issues
- Fixes an issue where bitmaps were being incorrectly cached


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for v4.20 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit)


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v0.8 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit)


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v0.0.6 are:
- The model is now rotated 90 degrees


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v1.0.0.134 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit)


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v5.0.0.134 beta are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit only)


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v6.x.72.0 are:
- Mapping channels are now identified and exported correctly


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v2.3.17 are:
- Adds support for the tint map if it contains a 'bitmap texture' as its submap
- Adds support for pulling from the mixer for more than just the biped mixer
- Modified bone attachment export: attached meshes can't have their own attachments
- Fixes a bug with meshes that have both Morpher and Skin/Physique modifiers

OgreMax is available for Max 8 to 2012 and costs $250. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v2.0.42 are:
- Changed the specular formula to additive instead of multiply
- Adds material validation
- Scene.visible now shows / hides the entire scene
- Adds Pivot3D enterDrag and exitDrag events
- Adds NormalMapFilter OBJECT_SPACE and WORLD_SPACE techniques
- Fixes bugs with mouse events when removing or disposing of objects
- Fixes a bug when removing the container before disposing of the scene
- Fixes some issues with specular and specular map filters
- Fixes a Collada loader bug with animations inside other animations
- Fixes issues with filterMode, wrapMode and mipMode during shader compilation
- Fixes issues with Pivot3DUtils.appendAnimations

Flare3D is available for Max 2009 to 2012 and costs $496. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Particles / Animation

Changes for v1.56 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Adds support for Nvidia PhysX plugin v2.61

RayFire Tool is available for Max 2009 to 2012 and costs $325. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Animation

Changes for v1.1.3 are:
- The Collision Brain System has been accelerated
- You can now enter the final duration of the animation in the timeline
- Improved the quality of animation and motion clip blending

Anima is available for Max 2008 to 2012 and costs $339. A demo version is available here.


Plugin News: 20% off Pulldownit Pro

Thinkinetic are offering a 20% discount on PullDownIt Pro for Max until November, meaning you only pay €236 for a single license instead of €295. More information can be found on the Thinkinetic website.


Plugin Update: Modelling / Texturing

Changes for v1.1.08c are:
- Fixes some MultiPainter bugs

MultiScatter is available for Max 2008 to 2012 and costs €200.


Plugin Update: Animation

Changes for v2012 are:
- The changelog for FaceFX Pro is here, I assume any changes to the Max plugin are also in the list

FaceFX Plugin is available for Max 2008 to 2012 and costs $199. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v2.0.41 are:
- Adds support for multiple scenes
- Adds automatic re-upload when context is lost
- Adds dispose() methods
- Adds download() methods
- Adds the flare3d version to the right click menu and Scene3D.showMenu property
- Adds a surface and material getter in ParticleEmitter3D
- Adds a Scene3D.enableUpdateAndRender boolean property
- Improved the resource uploading system
- Improved loading times
- Re-implemented all resource management
- Pivot3DUtils.appendAnimation now adds the file labels and offset
- Shader3D is now reusing internal filters when created with non filters
- Changed upload methods
- Removed context property from Pivot3D
- Removed context and library propertys from Device3D
- Replaced Device3D.nullTexture with Device3D.nullBitmapData
- Removed the Texture3D.sampler property for Texture3D filterMode, wrapMode and mipMode
- Fixes bugs in some skinned meshes and clones
- Fixes bugs with boundings and culling
- Fixes issues with some filters parameters
- Fixes some bugs with materials references in COLLADA loader
- Fixes issues with Scene3D pause and resume methods
- Fixes issues with wrong texture samplers

Flare3D is available for Max 2009 to 2012 and costs $496. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for Build 20110904 are:
- Minor bug-fixes

Photo Studio Pro is available for Max 2009 to 2012 and costs €199. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Texturing

Changes for v1.2.3 are:
- Miscellaneous bugfixes

3Point Shader is available for Max 9 to 2012 and costs $48. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v3.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Adds support for 32-bit (HDR) layered PSD files
- New MatteShooter technology allows you to extract mattes even faster
- Scene layers can now be exported as PSD layers
- New built-in customizable presets for V-Ray 2.0 and finalRender 3.5
- New 'Render Cut-outs' mode that cuts the render into pieces by ID's or layers
- Optimized Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects workflow
- New built-in options to control image resolution (DPI)
- V-Ray and general usability improvements

psd-manager is available for Max 9 to 2012 and costs €189. Upgrades from psd-manager 2 are available for €75. All customers that purchased psd-manager 2 on or after April 6th 2011 will receive this upgrade for free.


Plugin Updates: Recompiles from Grant Adam...

Grant Adam has recompiled a number of his plugins for use with Max 2012:

- Translucency Modifier v1.0
- ColorPolyByVerts v1.1c
- Map to Vertex Color v1.0
- Blur Vertex Color v1.0
- Propagate Soft Selection v1.0
- Tension Modifier v1.2
- Transmographier v1.1
- Spline Mesher v1.2

These are all straight recompiles except for Spline Mesher, which adds a new ribbon mode, and now also works on sub-splines.


Plugin Update: Import / Export

Changes for v2.3.16 are:
- Adds the native Max color picker
- Adds logic to ignore slider helpers on export
- Modified the default light type to be directional
- Modified material saving to add a carriage return and newline at the end of each line
- Fixes a bug with ogremax.GetVersion() returning unexpected results
- Fixes a bug with duplicate vertices not being detected properly
- Fixes a bug with meshes that have a Morpher modifier

OgreMax is available for Max 8 to 2012 and costs $250. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Lighting

Changes for v1.5 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- The 5 light types are now taken from HDR photos of real studio lights
- New 'Softbox Wrinkle' controls add imperfections to your softbox
- Adds gamma controls
- Adds support for V-Ray RT
- Adds a compact UI mode
- The render presets have been improved

Studio Light Rig is available for Max 2010 to 2012 and costs $195.


Plugin Update: Modelling / Texturing

Changes for v2.5 are:
- Optimized collision algorithm
- Extreme performance boost
- Better subframe sampling

SnowPrint is available for Max 2009 to 2012 and costs €22.


Plugin Update: Utilities

Changes for Build 20110829 are:
- Fixes a few bugs
- Updated the Sample Curve Algorithm to the new one in mental ray 3.9 and iRay 1.2

Shader Utilities Pro is available for Max 2009 to 2012 and costs €149. A demo version is available here.


Plugin Update: Materials

Changes for v2.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- New UI for improved ease of use
- Various tweaks and bug-fixes