Changes for v1.9.0 beta are:
- New 'After Mesh Modifiers' feature can apply direction modifiers after mesh calculation
- You can now copy components as instances
- Adds a new 'Seed Offset' parameter for all direction modifications
- Adds a new option to disable all MetaMeshes in the Preference parameters
- Adds a new 'Stop stitching by Radius' feature for MetaMeshes
- Adds a new 'Angle Axis' parameter for the Leaves mesh
- You can now change the order of color components in the Vertex Color
- Adds the ability to apply one of several presets for any curve controls
- The HardBend modifier algorithm has been improved
- The pathname of the *.gfx file is now displayed in the UI
- Fixes some minor bugs

GrowFX is available for Max 9 to 2013 and costs $325. This beta version is for registered users only. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v0.6.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (64-bit only)

Changes for v1.0b are:
- Fixes a crash bug in Max 2012

I finally found the time to recompile a load of the Peter Watje plugins for Max 2013:

- BlobMesh v1.01a
- CAlpha v1.0
- Camera Map Animated v1.0
- Cellular 2D v1.0
- Chase Gravity v1.0
- CrossSection Object v1.3b
- Deflector+ v1.1
- GAlpha v1.0
- Interpolate Spline v1.1
- Linked XForm+ v0.5
- Mesh to Spline v0.4b
- Noise 2D v1.1b
- Object Combustion v1.1
- Object Deform v1.0a
- Object Texture v1.01a
- Particle Combustion v1.61
- Remove Dead UVs v1.0
- Reverse Spline v1.0
- See Buffer v1.0
- Texture Map Blender v1.02
- Vertex Combustion v1.1
- Wave 2D v1.0b

I'll try and get the rest of them done soon.

Changes for v2.9.11.0 include:
- Fixes a long-standing bug in the Max granny_skeleton extraction code
- Adds support for the Maya 2013.5 extension
- And much more... a full list of changes can be found here

Granny Exporter is available for Max 6 to 2013, and is part of the Granny Toolkit which costs $17,500

Changes for v1.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (64-bit only)

Changes for v1.14 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (64-bit only)

This plugin allows Max to import and export the Alembic file format, which is an open computer graphics interchange framework initially developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Industrial Light & Magic.

Changes for v3.17.15 are:
- Fixes minor bugs (PRT xml settings load)
- Recompiled with Optix 2.6. with support forGeForce 6XX Kepler cards
- Recompiled with Java JRE 1.7u9 to solve a critical security problem
- Recompiled with FBX 2013.3 to improve compatibility with some exporters

Changes for v7.5 include:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

VR4MAX is available for Max 6 to 2013 and costs €1100. A demo version is available here.

Changes for Build 1792 are:
- Bugfixes

Changes for v2.5.16 are:
- Adds 20 new wood (cork) materials
- Minor bug fixes

V-Ray Material Presets Pro is available for Max 2010 to 2013 and costs €110.

Changes for v3.5 include:
- Adds a boundless grid with complete control over boundaries
- Adds support for the Field3D file format
- Changing the Effector's name now automatically updates its name inside the FumeFX UI
- Adds 'Continue from cache' in a bigger grid
- Adds volume emission with Object Source
- Adds the MAXScript command ffxSilent, so no message boxes will show up
- Adds Multiple Scattering for the Preview Window
- Adds a Multiple Scattering option to cast and receive
- Adds the ability to imprint various info to the Preview Window output
- In the Obj/Src rollout you can now right click on object/src to select it
- Paths will now show inside the Asset Manager
- New 'Pin UI' option keeps the UI opened even if FumeFX is deselected
- Adds the Preview Window option 'Lock to Viewport'
- FumeFX Gravity parameter can now have negative values
- Adds a Sim Loop Mode option to reset the sim at the beginning of each loop
- Adds tooltips to output paths text boxes, so you can see very long paths
- Adds support for picking groups of nodes from the Scene Selection window
- Adds support for changing parameters for grouped FumeFX deflector objects

FumeFX is available for Max 2009 to 2013 and costs $845.

Changes for v1.0.73 are:
- PWrapper GPU now has support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

glu3D GPU Edition is available for Max 9 to 2013 and costs €595. A demo version is available here.

e-on software, inc. have announced that the pre-release version of their upcoming update Vue 11 xStream (scheduled for release November, 2012) is available to registered users with a maintenance contract.

Key features of Vue 11 include faster rendering, illumination caching, terrain and EcoPainter improvements, 360° population, interactive EcoSystem population, as well as EcoParticles, e-on software's revolutionary approach to particles. Full details on the new features can be found here.

Changes for v1.02 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit only)
- Adds support for the PowerVR SDK v3.0

Changes for v1.08 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit only)
- Adds support for the PowerVR SDK v3.0

Changes for SR3.1 include:
- PoserFusion now supports Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Poser Pro is available for Max 2010 to 2013 and costs $499.99.

Darin Petersen has finished a rewrite of his QTip plugin for Max 2013, and is looking for beta testers to give it a thrashing before it goes on sale. If you are interested, you can find the details here.

Changes for v1.1.5 are:
- - Adds a new more stable serial system
- - Adds a new 'Animation' preset designed for FlyWiz and MOAWiz
- - Adds a new 'from scene' option in colormapping options
- - Fixes a gamma bug when using FlyWiz
- - Fixes a number of bugs in FlyWiz, which is now v1.6.6
- - Autosave works again
- - Render elements now save fine with Anim tools (and Max VFB)
- - ShareLC is working again
- - Many bug-fixes

SolidRocks is available for Max 9 to 2013 and normally costs €75. Until the 25th of October you can get it for €54. A demo version is available here.

This scripted plugin helps you to create stairs from 2D plans. It has options for the type of stair, handrails and step height.

Create Stairs is available for Max 2009 to 2013. At the moment there is no information on pricing. A demo version is available here.

This is a UVW modifier that works hand in hand with the spline-mapping tool inside of Max or with the 'SplineSegmentMapping' plugin from the same author. The modifier scales UVWs along a 'geometry spline', taking into consideration the shape of the object using cross-sections.

Changes for v1.0.72 are:
- Apart from PWrapper GPU being updated to v2.02, I don't know

There was some confusion about the last post about glu3D GPU, because although the plugin now works with Max 2013, the PWrapper GPU plugin only works up to Max 2012. I'm assuming that the PWrapper plugin will be sold separately at some time, but at the moment there is no information on the 3D Aliens website. In any case, you can download a demo version of PWrapper GPU from the demo link below.

glu3D GPU Edition is available for Max 9 to 2013 and costs €595. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v0.0.7 are:
- Fixes some skinning problems
- Adds support for new Pangya models

Changes for v5.03c are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Lasershow Converter MAX is available for Max 4 to 2013 and costs $1995.

Changes for v1.1 are:
- Fixes a problem with axis orientation of skeletons

ezCloth is a plugin for creating physics-based cloth animation which can easily build up cloth effects on existing skinned characters with just a few clicks. ezCloth simulates the bones, not the skinned mesh itself, and the collisions between skinned mesh and collision objects are resolved by adjusting the bone rotations to avoid interpenetration.

You can modify the material properties of cloth with a simple set of parameters and add wind fields to an ezCloth object for dynamic effects. ezCloth provides motion re-sampling, pose blending and smoothing filters for post-processing of the simulated results.

ezCloth is available for Max 2008 to 2013. At the moment there is no pricing information available. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.0 beta3.03 are:
- Apart from adding support for Max 2013, I don't know what's changed

OctaneRender for 3ds Max is available for Max 2010 to 2013 and costs $99. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.1.8 are:
- Adds support for V-Ray instance primitives
- Adds support for V-Ray Multiscatter
- Fixes a problem when activating with a serial containing a white space at the end

Color Extract is available for Max 2010 to 2013 and costs €29. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.5 are:
- Adds a new interface in multiple rollouts
- Adds a custom particles option
- Adds a Fragment Scale option
- Adds a particle visibility option

Changes for v1.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Changes for v1.1 are:
- Adds the MOA Wizard (Moving Objects Animation)
- Adds new DR and BB buttons for network rendering

SolidRocks is available for Max 9 to 2013 and normally costs €75. Until the 25th of October you can get it for €54. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v12.1.1 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Craft Director Studio is available for Max 6 to 2013 and prices range from $99 to $1199. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.1 are:
- Adds an installer
- Fixes a COM object error when adding a point, a route or both
- Fixes a loss of precision if system units are set to meters, feet or bigger
- Fixes point helpers being too large when system units are set to meters
- Fixes point target being too large when system units are set to meters
- Reset now defaults values to the current units
- Numeric steppers now support two digit float values
- Promenadd layers no longer remain active after closing Promenadd
- License activation on 32-bit Max no longer overwrites 64-bit licenses
- Compilation is now faster after rendering (less memory use, less disk access)

Promenadd VIZ is available for Max 2009 to 2013 and normally costs $495. For a limited time you can purchase a license for $295. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.02 are:
- Adds a new licensing system which works a lot better
- Loading a terrain back in now keeps the material instead of removing it
- Location files now save and load correctly
- Adds a KML importer

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

Changes for v1.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Changes for v2.8 are:
- PARA 3D is now compatible with Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- PARA shape (beta) has been added to PARA 3D
- Controllers now show an error sign in filter mode
- Errors now display a message box showing all the problem controllers
- The Controller list now expands automatically when filter mode is active
- Adds a 'Save as' function to the controller library
- Adds an 'Override array corners' option in the Linear Controller
- Adds an 'Override Position' option in the Magnet controller
- The Surface controller has many new features (more details soon)
- The Curve controller can now test if a curve is concave or convex at a given position
- The Bitmap controller now supports vertex colors as input
- The Link controller now supports time delay for external links
- The Pattern controller now generates a list (multiple output)
- List controller now supports Min/Max and Total for 2-dimensional lists
- Control assignment has been improved
- Fixes a problem with the Interpolate controller
- The Random controller is now compatible with Max 2009
- Fixes an error when opening the Controller Output Preview roll-out
- Fixes selecting math/mix controllers with different numbers of variables
- You can now use List controllers as sub-controllers
- The Mesh controller now returns the indices of sub-objects in the proper order
- The Array Variable controller can now always use seconds/ticks and normalized time
- Multiple use of a single component no longer causes an error in the Math controller
- Fixes a problem assigning controllers to the control points of an FFD(Box) modifier
- The Variable override controller now works on the Surface controller

Parametric Array is available for Max 2009 to 2013 and costs $80. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.0.69 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Includes PWrapper GPU v2.01

glu3D GPU Edition is available for Max 9 to 2013 and costs €595. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v0.9.1.1 are:
- Fixes a bug in displacement map generation when gizmos overlap

AutoWrinkles is available for Max 2009 to 2013 and costs €50. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.3.16 are:
- Fix some registration problems introduced in the last release

NmoTion is available for Max 2010 to 2013 and costs €219. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.84 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

EPHERE Inc. have officially started beta-testing of their upcoming plugin Lab (formerly known as Cortex). Lab is a plugin modelling framework for Max which helps you extend interaction and author tools of your own. Full details and some explanatory videos can be found here.

Changes for v4.2 are:
- Adds general tweaks and fixes
- The MeshLOD reducer is now up to 300% faster
- Adds a new proprietary parameterizer as default (optional in 4.1)
- Adds skinning support when generating proxy meshes (ProxyLOD)

Simplygon is available for Max 2009 to 2013, and I don't know how much it costs. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.0 are:
- Adds 64-bit support

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

Changes for v2.0 are:
- Shatter it! now has 'Local Shatter', 'Wood Splinters Shatter' and a seed parameter
- Adds a jagginess deformer
- Adds a 'Grid as Ground' option
- Adds a 'Display Selected Only' option
- Sets multithreading for all cores available on the CPU
- Adds a 'Dynamic Quality' option box
- Adds 'Update Transform' for rigid bodies
- Fracture bodies can now activate at first hit
- Adds 'Force Secondary Cracks' controls
- Adds the ability to break stresses by force after frame
- Adds a 'Select Non-solid Objects' tool

Pull Down It Pro is available for Max 2010 to 2013 and costs €395. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.0.2 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Mighty Tiles is available for Max 2008 to 2013 and costs €180. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v2.6.1 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Minor bugfixes

SnowPrint is available for Max 2009 to 2013 and costs €22.

Changes for v1.0.1 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

SnowFlowPro is available for Max 2008 to 2013 and costs €120. A demo version is available here.

Terrain allows you to generate landscapes from real world elevation data with a couple of clicks. It makes use of DEM data that is available freely online, just set a latitude and longitude coordinate and it will automatically locate the right data, import it into Max and generate a mesh to your desired level of detail. The data is stored on your system so future alterations don't require data to be re-downloaded.

The plugin allows you to color your mesh based on height with a user customizable color table. The sea level can be changed and you have the option to cap the mesh. Another major feature is the ability to use Google Earth to generate textures for your terrains. You tell the plugin the resolution of the texture you want to apply to your terrain mesh and it will automatically produce the texture for you.

Terrain is available for Max 2008 to 2012 and costs $199. A version for Max 2013 will be available soon. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.8 are:
- Adds 'Hidden Polys Manager', extending the built-in hide/unhide polygon functionality of Max

miauu's Script Pack is available for Max 9 to 2013 and costs €12.

Changes for v5.0.1 are:
- Minor fixes

Changes for v4.0.169 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Swift 3D MAX is available for Max 9 to 2013 and costs $295. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v2.2a are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Changes for v1.1.1 are:
- Adds support for Max 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

SliceRender is available for Max 2009 to 2013 and costs €12.99.

Changes for Build 1789 are:
- Bug-fixes

Next Limit are running an upgrade promotion on RealFlow and RealFlow Render Kit in preparation for the upcoming release of RealFlow 2013. They are offering 30% off RealFlow Standard and Node upgrades including a free upgrade to RealFlow 2013, as well as 30% off of new RealFlow Nodes and Render Kits.

Full details on the promotion can be found here.

Clouds2Max provides a simple solution for importing point clouds into the Max environment. It allows you to combine multiple point clouds in one environment, and creat your 3D environment from the laser scan data directly in the Max interface. Supported formats include .pts, .xyz, .ascii, .ptcb, .ctm and the new E57 standard.

This has been out for a few weeks now, but I seem to have missed it... Still, better late than never :o) Dave

Clouds2Max is available for Max 2010 to 2013 and costs $850. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.0 are:
- Adds a 10-day demo version

F9 Cam Spline is available for Max 2009 to 2012 and costs £3.50. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.01 are:
- Adds a visualize edge creases mode
- Fixes a bug that caused invisible faces to be displayed after being subdivided
- Fixes a typo in the UI: 'Linear' instead of 'Liniar'

TurboSmooth Pro is available for Max 9 to 2013 and costs €40.

Changes for v3.9.5 are:
- Improved scattering performance for very large distributions
- Failed loading of Library items no longer causes a plugin crash
- Fixes a potential instability issue in the Library Browser
- Fixes MAXScript functions returning the wrong size of the items
- Fixes surfaces not working with certain combinations of faces and mesh aspect ratio

Forest Pack Pro is available for Max 9 to 2013 and costs €180. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v2013.3 are:
- Custom string attribute data is now saved in the FBX file
- Fixes camera exporting issues with 2013.2 and Max 2012
- Custom unit setting is now preserved when importing FBX back

Changes for v6.0.0.29 are:
- Fixes a problem during executable generation
- Fixes a problem with gestures on touch screens
- Fixes a problem with video capture in executable mode

Nova Studio 2010 Ultimate is available for Max 7 to 2011 and costs €3490. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v10.1 are:
- Adds Auto Calculate feature for Polygon Cruncher for Max and Standalone
- Fixes a viewer crash if no OpenGL extension is available for the graphic card driver
- Progressive optimization is now always taken into account

Polygon Cruncher is available for Max 6 to 2013 and costs $129. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v2.0.3 are:
- The voxelization and upload-to-devices processes have been greatly improved
- Adds a switch in F10 to disable sub-framing and motion blur entirely
- Fixes a bug in the output power of ENV and BKG
- Adds faster support for multi-source PFlow objects
- Sub-framing now costs nothing in terms of memory usage and geometry processing time
- Fixes a bug in deformation motion blur for objects with multi sub-object materials
- RC Bitmap nodes no longer revert to the default checkerboard when being edited
- F10 now displays the version number of the product
- Render settings are now used instead of viewport settings where applicable
- The ActiveShade window is now branded
- The ActiveShade viewport is now much more stable
- Adds object moved/rotated notifications to the ActiveShade viewport
- Adds an RC LIVE tab in Customize -> Preferences
- You can now configure the number of passes for material shaderball previews
- You can now configure the quality of the ActiveShade control
- The ActiveShade control now respects the aspect ratio of the resolution
- The infotag entries in the ActiveShade menu now work
- ActiveShade navigation is now smoother

Max Live is available for Max 2010 to 2013 and costs €595.

TurboSmooth Pro is a modifier plugin based on the OpenSubdiv libraries from Pixar. It produces smooth semi-sharp creases on your models, unlike the ugly creases that the standard TurboSmooth produces. It also give you the ability to have linear UVs, which in some cases can help in the texturing pipeline.

TurboSmooth Pro is available for Max 9 to 2013 and costs €40.