Changes for v8.5.3 are:
- Fixes an issue in the MDispatcherAPI module that could cause a crash
- The new configurable progress bar styles have been propagated to the Console instances view
- The job override context menu now applies to multiple selections for any option
- You can now launch a node/dispatcher python script from mrtool or the MClientAPI
- The chunks view requeue counter can now be manually reset from the context menu
- The Dispatcher can now be configured to increase the chunk requeue counter on manual operations
- Job attributes can now be inspected from the console
- A new API call on the MInstanceAPI lets you send custom messages to the Dispatcher

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

Corona Material Presets Pro is a powerful material collection for Max and Corona Renderer. All textures used are seamless, and the package comes with a useful Material Library Manager.

Version 1.0 contains 538 Corona material presets and templates:
- Leather Materials (36)
- Ceramics Materials (62)
- Metal Materials (49)
- Concrete Materials (20)
- Stone Materials (14)
- Glass Materials (11)
- Interior Paint (80)
- Stucco / Plaster (50)
- Wood Materials (6)
- Fabric Materials (100)
- Plastic Materials (22)
- Mosaic Materials (34)
- Carpaint Materials (54)

Corona Material Presets Pro is available for Max 2013 to 2015 and costs €125.

I finally got the L-System plugin from the BlurBeta pack working in Max 2013 to 2015!

Thanks to a load of help from John Brandwood last year, and a load of time over the past few weeks, I got the plugin up and running again. I've also added a load more example files, and a material library with a selection of multi-sub materials that are used by some of the examples.

This commercial MAXScript contains all of the basic functions for positioning and interacting with the pivot in one small UI, and while simple, it can help cut down on the daily workload.

Pivot Manager is available for Max 2008 to 2015 and costs €4.99.

Changes for v1.0.1 are:
- The maximum value for floats is now 999999.0
- The default value for Dist in the Curved Building group is now dynamic

Fast Architecture is available for Max 2012 to 2015 and costs $25.

Changes for v6.6-3 are:
- checkDiskUsage.py is no longer missing from installation packages on Linux
- Adds 'worker_mode = desktop' or 'worker_mode = service' to print to the workerlog on startup
- Fixes 'IOError: [Errno 5] Input/output error' occurring when trying to print to stdout or stderr
- Fixes memusage datacollector sometimes returning agenda item name as a space
- Adds support for new 'exiting' state into data warehouse schema
- Adds support for C4D R16
- Fixes a 'regex_error' matching against an error message that precedes a retry operation
- Memory usage where the datacollector can't determine the agenda item's name is no longer reported
- Modified rpm spec file creating script to NOT assume .pyc/.pyo files for CentOS/RHEL 6.6 and above
- Fixes preemption code not working when running jobs have 'greedy' host.processors reservations
- Adds code to prevent more random worker crashes on Windows DU mode
- Adds SketchUp batch-render integration as an AppFinder job
- During path translation, converted paths are now double-quoted if they contain spaces

Qube! is available for Max 7 to 2015 and costs $3,500 for one supervisor, five workers, MySQL and subscription for one year. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v2.1.2 are:
- Fixes issues with material, multiple textures, UV sets and batch exports via MAXScript

AXE Pro is available for Max 7 to 2015 and costs from $70 to $180. A demo version is available here.

Corona is a high-performance (un)biased photorealistic renderer. The speed advantage is gained by using the Embree ray tracing kernels from Intel. It can use path tracing, irradiance maps, photon mapping and light cache, with the capability of mixing them using primary and secondary solvers. It is also an interactive renderer and uses 100% the same render engine as for the final frame, as well as supporting all of the final frame rendering features.

A number of new features and improvements have been added to the final v1.0 release including:
- Interactive rendering supporting virtually all materials, maps, geometry, and Corona features
- UHD cache: new biased caching solution
- SSS and volumetric scattering capability
- GGX microfacet BRDF model for easily creating realistic metal materials
- Reworked UI dialogs
- CoronaMultiMap texture for easy randomization of colors and texmaps with instances
- Improved Blend material support
- CoronaScatter can now control density/scaling with maps, option to remove instance collisions
- ShadowCatcher adds more texture inputs, bump mapping, light illuminators, more reflection controls
- Uninstaller and Licensing server included in the installer
- Displacement parsing is now multithreaded
- Heavy instancing is now processed more efficiently
- Faster scene parsing
- Saving big renders is now about 50% faster
- Direct light sampling has been reworked and is now more efficient
- Sampling of dim reflections on diffuse/refractive surfaces has been improved
- HDRI-only lit scenes rendering is now 5% faster
- New material energy conservation mode, closer to Mental Ray and V-Ray models
- Adds time estimation and better progress bar when using progressive rendering
- Adds two sided emission to Corona lights
- Reworked CoronaCameraMod to make it more usable and less confusing
- Separate category for Corona maps and materials in the list of all maps/materials
- New 'Add sky' button in CoronaSun saves some clicking when setting up sun/sky environment
- Photographic exposure can now also be adjusted in real time
- Improved UI of CoronaSolid texmap (now named CoronaColor)
- CoronaMix now works with bump mapping
- Renamed some Corona maps to make the naming consistent
- Renamed most Corona MAXScript parameters to make them consistent
- Render settings no longer need to be closed when changing Corona parameters via MAXScript
- Top/Bottom and Doublesided standard materials are now supported
- Adds direction offsets to CoronaAO
- Ctrl+ / Ctrl- now zooms in/out in Corona VFB
- Adds support for disabling 'Display maps as 2D'

Corona Renderer is available for Max 2011 to 2015 and normally costs €24.99 per month or €548 for a permanent license. For a limited time you can get a license for €19.99 per month or €448 for a permanent license. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.4.04.130.1252 are:
- Fixes offrange animation
- Fixes animated color values
- Fixes proxy creation, which was broken under certain conditions
- Adds support for HDRLight Studio in Max 2015
- A load of general Thea updates (details here)

Thea for 3dsMax is available for Max 2009 to 2015 and normally costs €395. For a limited time you can purchase a license for €320. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.6.2 are:
- Updates the include files to allow for a smaller minimum zero parallax distance
- Installer updates
- Various Maya updates

Changes for v1.5 are:
- Fixes the mirror tool in the pose manager

XRay CAT Survival Toolkit is available for Max 2009 to 2015 and costs $49.99.

Changes for v2.4.4 beta are:
- Adds support for V-Ray 3.1 (previous versions were compiled with V-Ray 3.0)
- Fixes the Value of Random node being generated before evaluating its exported parameters
- Fixes missing .tga textures in library materials

RailClone Pro is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs €200 A demo version is available here.

Fast Architecture is a commercial MAXScript for creating city backgrounds.
Features include:

- Create full modern building structures
- All parameters can be changed and shown in real time
- Every part of the building has its own material ID
- Apply up to 6 different material ID's to glass windows
- Create buildings with curved facades
- Major parts of the building have an optimization option to decrease mesh weight

Fast Architecture is available for Max 2012 to 2015 and costs $25.

This is a new version of the abcimport shader that ships with mental ray for Max 2015.

The new features are:
- Adds support for hair import
- Adds support for Maya faceset materials
- Adds support for user data
- Adds subdivision control for hair, NURBS and SubD surfaces
- Fixes motion blur issues

Changes for v1.0.13 are:
- Improved field maple to make the tips of branches look better (Plants Kit Freebie)
- Improved help documents
- Enhanced material creation
- Faster and more reliable Plant Library Browser
- 3ds Max: Much more efficient rendering with many instances of Plant objects in V-Ray
- C4D: Adds support for Thea Render
- C4D: Various improvements for better performance of 'Save with Assets' function
- C4D: Laubwerk Plants now work more reliably with Team Render
- C4D: Fixes a problem with opening the Help on Mac OS X

Laubwerk Plants Kit 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are available for Max 2010 to 2015 and cost €149 each. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v3.3d are:
- Fixes a crash after loading a scene with jagginess applied
- Fixes a crash when hitting the play button from the toolbar when Pulldownit is inactive
- Fixes objects passing through the grid when scene scale is very large
- Fixes large chunks remaining static for first hit fracture bodies

Pull Down It Pro is available for Max 2012 to 2015 and costs €395. A demo version is available here.

This commercial MAXScript automatically finds and relinks new assets during the merge process. It searches for missing assets in the folders and subfolders closest to the merged file, and relinks anything it finds.

Merge and Relink is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs $4.50. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v2.11.00 are:
- Fixes issues with saving the materials with maps
- Fixes a bug with copying the materials between libraries in Max 2010-2012
- Fixes issues with placing bitmaps / materials into the material editor from the 'Asset Files' tab
- Fixes issues with renaming assets by mask on the 'Asset Files' tab
- Fixes some issues with the interface
- Fixes some minor issues with saving the models
- Fixes some minor issues with plugin hotkeys
- Fixes some minor issues with checking for updates
- Fixes an issue with setting thumbnail size when rendering the preview

Project Manager is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs $75. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v8.5.2 are:
- Fixes the elapsed status column in Console so it doesn't get reset on Dispatcher logout
- Directory usernames are now displayed with a (D) suffix
- The username picker in Console now lets you choose between regular or directory users
- Fixes an issue where job editing failed to remove disabled jobs attributes
- Fixes an issue that may cause the same chunk to be sent twice
- Fixes an issue that randomly generated spurious realtime logs contents
- You can now change the renderclient availability on monitor energy saving
- Fixes an issue in the image format selection in image slicing jobs
- Enhanced the Linux and Mac event pooling into the Dispatcher
- Enhanced the Console GUI update events to no longer freeze Console on slow machines
- You can now directly select the nodes working on a particular job
- Job progress is now visually configurable in the Console preferences
- You can now change additional job overrides without editing the job
- Fixes an issue in the MClientLib that reported a bad rights mask
- Fixes an issue in setPool and setExcludedPool that prevented mrtool from working properly
- Folders with one character length names are now supported

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

Changes for v0.2 Beta RC5 are:
- Adds support for Max 2014 and 2015

Changes for v3.50.08 are:
- Adds new Google Earth KMZ importer plugin
- Adds new UVMap export formats: JPG, PNG, PCX

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

Changes for v5.1 are:
- Adds support for Solidworks 2015

SolidWorks Importer is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs $150. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v2.4.3 beta are:
- Fixes Segment->Deform->Nest always being applied in V-Ray
- Improved handling of multi-threading
- Fixes a rare multi-threading crash under certain conditions
- Fixes rendering of RC objects with modifiers in Corona Renderer
- Several fixes to library styles

RailClone Pro is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs €200 A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.3 are:
- You can now create the next point at the desired distance in X or Y axis rotated at an arbitrary angle

miauu's Polyline is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs €15.

BlurDev have released a new version of their offline tool set including BlurDLX, Transform Cache, Blur RegEx, Blur Pointcache and their Python for Max.

I've got no idea what's been updated, if anyone knows please mail me and let me know, then I can update this post.

Changes for v2015.02.13 are:
- Adds support for Max 2015
- Fixes a crash in Krakatoa
- Viewport updates are now faster

Changes for v3.1.2.0 are:
- World units and percentage values are now used in most modifiers instead of generic values
- Move brush now behaves correctly in orthographic views
- Fixes a crash when changing 'Use Material ID' in Hair From Guides with heavy hair count in Nitrous
- Brushing guides in a scene with non-uniformly scaled objects no longer produces incorrect results
- Orientation change in hair from mesh strips now works
- Unhide All and Unfreeze All buttons now work in Edit Guides modifier
- Online documentation is now searchable

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

Changes for v2.11.3 are:
- Enviroment variables using parameters which have not been set won't be applied anymore
- When editing a finished job using the RC, its status is no longer set to 'Unfinished'
- Environment variables where the value itself contained equal signs are now handled correctly
- When adding the CompileCommandLine function to a script, the correct phases are now added
- The MI_MAYA_BATCH_OPTIONS in Maya will now be set to apply the proper thread count to use
- Negative frame values in Max are now handled correctly
- Adds support for Sketchup 2015
- Errors about unfreed memory blocks in Blender are now being ignored

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

Changes for v2.5.12942.0 are:
- Updates for compatibility with Prepar3D v2.5

You can do it! VFX have released an alpha version of their distributed rendering system Nyx DBR. It works inside Max 2013 to 2015 with pretty much all commercially available renderers. One of it's major advantages besides ease of use is the fact that you can carry on working while you render.

There are two versions available, Standard (supports up to 10 nodes) and Plus (supports up to 100 nodes). Pricing is €99 for the Standard version and €179 for the Plus version. They are also offering 50 licenses to 'Early Adopters' at a reduced price of €89 (Standard) / €161 (Plus).

If you're interested in buying a license as an 'Early Adopter', contact them at info@ycdivfx.com as soon as possible because they have a 50 units limit for the Alpha stage.

On a related note, You can do it! VFX are putting together a list of 3ds Max-based studios around the world. If you want to put your studio on the map, head over here and add your studio to the list.

Changes for Build 1897 are:
- Fixes Infinity shader regressions

Changes for v2.6 are:
- Updates Visual Pivot Placer: you can now change the position of the pivot of a group

miauu's Script Pack Volume 1 is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs €12.

Changes for v1.36 are:
- Convert to Tiled EXR uses img2vrayexr to translate BitmapTextures to VRayHDRI (not in demo)
- Convert to Tiled TX uses maketx to translate BitmapTextures to VRayHDRI (not in demo)

Bitmap Tracking/Resizing is available for Max 2009 to 2015 and costs $9. A demo version is available here.

Thinkbox Software have started an open beta for their upcoming Deadline Cloud Wizard for Google Cloud Platform, which allows you to quickly scale up your Deadline 7 render farm by adding cloud-based resources via Google Cloud Platform.

Configuring cloud-based render farms can be complex and time-consuming, but the Deadline Cloud Wizard condenses the process into a one-time automated task that takes about 30 minutes to complete. Once in place, working with the cloud will operate as fast as Google Cloud Platform can spin up instances. As a special offer, Google Cloud Platform is providing a $500 credit for render resources to Deadline Cloud Wizard beta customers (available on a first come, first served basis).

Full information can be found here.

Art And Animation Studio are running a special Valentine's Day offer this week (February 9th to 16th) where for every license of FurryBall you buy, you will get a second license for free. All of the details can be found here.

FurryBall is available for Max 2013 to 2015 and costs €599. A demo version is available here.

The guys from You can do it! VFX have posted a teaser for the upcoming alpha release of Nyx DBR, a plugin for Max based on their Nyx Framework which allows fast iterations on renders without the hassle of network rendering while using your render farm in an interactive workflow.

Changes for v6.041 are:
- Animation ranges for a pass are now actively set on submission
- Fixes Vray Render Element auto pathing when not using 'enable auto path on submit'
- Fixes 'Control layers by head only' preference to do what it says it will

RPManager is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs $300. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v3.2.1 are:
- Engine: Depth Of Field default values have been updated
- Engine: Fixes terrain editing freezing the Map Editor
- Engine: Fixes Map Editor hidden layers not hiding directional light sources
- Exporter: Fixes inverted normals in Maya

This Clay template makes use of the new Template system introduced in Max 2015 Extension 2, and is set up for rendering out a 360° clay render of your model. There is more to it than just a simple AO override, and it comes with a 360 spin helper, the Clay shader and a lighting setup.

I've also just added Templates to the Max 2015 database, as I assume that this won't be the only template being given away in the future.

Changes for v0.10 are:
- Focus is now on the new selection when right clicking on ID buttons
- Adds keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+A, Ctrl+D, Ctrl+I (select all, deselect, invert selection)
- Fixes 'Refresh All' function

Material ID Organizer is available for Max 2009 to 2015 and costs $4. A demo version is available here.

The Max2Babylon Exporter allows you to export models for use in Babylon.js, a complete JavaScript framework for building 3D games with HTML 5 and WebGL.

Changes for v1.1 are:
- Adds support for Max 2010 SP1
- Adds support for multi-material, skinned mesh import and export
- Fixes a problem with missing texcoords and vertex normals

You'll need to register for the Circle of Eight forum to use the download link.

LUXX Preview is a preview renderer that lets you generate animation previews with motion blur using the Nitrous viewport display driver, something that isn't possible using the standard Max preview system.

It's a combination of MAXScript and Python, the script controls all the settings and send out a bunch of temp in between frames to a preview folder where an external Python EXE collects the temp images and starts to do burn ins for text and multiplies tick frames to a final preview frame with motion blur.

Changes for v8.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 2015
- Drops support for Max 2013

XVL Converter is available for Max 2014 to 2015. Currently I have no information on pricing. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v2015.1.995639 are:
- Adds support for Max 2015
- Adds support for Maya 2015
- Adds support for Softimage 2015

Changes for v8.5.1 are:
- Fixes a critical issue with drive mappings on the Windows platform
- Log output is now flushed periodically to file

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

Changes for v1.5.8 are:
- Adds auto-update functionality to the full version
- Adds a supporting sample project
- Fixes a bug that affected the Max UI settings in some versions
- Fixes a problem with 'Generate targets' and undo
- Fixes preview and render output ID name
- Fixes animation archive edit tags
- Fixes a problem showing targets controller in the viewport
- Fixes a skin modifier problem in some versions
- Fixes the curve editor showing targets tracks
- Fixes 'Save animation preview', lock when camera exists

3dCutout is available for Max 2011 to 2015 and costs €200. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v16.038 are:
- Fixes a stability issue with Bodypaint 3D
- Fixes an issue with Raybrush rendering in conjunction with Bump and Reflectance channels

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

Changes for v2.0 are:
- Adds support for Max 9 to 2015

Thanks go to kotenpa for letting me have the source code to do the recompiles!

Changes for v0.51 are:
- Adds support for Max 9 to 2015

Thanks go to kotenpa for letting me have the source code to do the recompiles!

Changes for v1.33 are:
- Adds new 'Convert to Tiled EXR' function

Bitmap Tracking/Resizing is available for Max 2009 to 2015 and costs $9. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v12.62 are:
- Adds support for Sketchup 2015 to the 3DBrowser
- 3DBrowser mouse wheel actions now conform to conventions
- Fixes 3DBrowser sometimes freezing without reason
- Changing the current file in the 3D Module no longer leads to a crash
- Texture cutouts are now always shown correctly on patch meshes in the 3D Module
- Fixes a problem with 3ds export on objects with a mirrored matrix
- Polygon Cruncher no longer crashes when changing optimization selection
- Fixes exif data not synchronizing correctly with 3DBrowser metadata

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

Changes for v8.5.0 are:
- Adds new scriptable APIs for Console, Dispatcher and Renderclient
- Adds a new script editor window in Console
- Python output is now redirected to the Console script editor window
- Fixes an issue with user login detection on the Linux platform
- Fixes incorrect Python linkage in Linux that caused problems with the MTemplateAPI module
- Web server login now works when using LDAP imported users
- Modified the Cinema 4D template to specify multipass renders
- You can now select jobs summing their overall parent folders priorities
- Python based jobs and chunks dependencies check now available in the template class
- Adds idling scripting to the template class, for both Dispatcher and Renderclient
- Renderclient availability status can now be overridden in a template class function
- Fixes an issue with group rights settings serialization
- Adds support for additional openLDAP servers
- Fixes export of some environmental variables during pre and post actions
- Includes a new Houdini IFD rendering template
- Includes a new Houdini hrender rendering template
- Extends Modo template support to Mac OS X and Linux
- Includes a new Maya Redshift rendering template
- The Maya V-Ray template now supports progress reporting
- Fixes an issue with Maya templates not respecting overriden output folder
- Changes the way logs are collected, improving speed and process overhead

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

Changes for v2.3.3.0 are:
- Fixes an error when using the 'Curve editor...' option on an unselected scene node
- Fixes a Zookeeper startup error in Max 2015 SP3

Zookeeper is available for Max 2009 to 2015 and costs $249. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v2.8.5 alpha are:
- Library: Adds F3DLoader switchScene method
- Library: Input3D mouseXSpeed and mouseYSpeed are now updated when entering full screen mode
- Library: Fixes issues with StaticBatch3D not working properly in some surfaces
- Library: Fixes objects split in different surfaces not being rendered properly
- Library: Fixes a Physics issue with releasing materials from memory
- Library: Fixes a Physics issue when removing colliders
- Library: Physics - ray/mesh now returns mesh world space normal
- Library: Physics - sphere/box now return a contact when they are just intersecting
- IDE: Scene nodes now store all scene properties
- IDE: Fixes texture previews and thumbnails aspect ratio
- IDE: Fixes the Save As Project button in the Project panel
- IDE: Fixes surfaces sometimes showing triangles as -1
- IDE: Scene stats are now more accurate

Flare3D is available for Max 2009 to 2015 and costs $496. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.0.1357 are:
- Bug-fixes

Simplygon Cloud Pro is available for Max 2012 to 2015 and costs $100 per month or $1000 per year. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v1.2 are:
- Adds a UI to choose what to do when you want to finish drawing the spline
- New 'Start Attached Spline' option starts drawing a spline attached to the selected spline
- You can now enter 'u' to delete the last created knot (same as Alt+LMB click)
- You can now execute any hotkey that doesn't contain Ctrl, Shift or Alt
- New -FROM command lets you enter a temporary reference or base point

miauu's Polyline is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs €15.

Changes for v0.16 are:
- Improved UV Packing when using Auto Tiles

Multi-Tile UV Bake Tool is available for Max 9 to 2015 and costs $25. A demo version is available here.

This commercial MAXScript lets you quickly organize Mat ID's and VRay Effect ID's in the scene and create MultiMatteElements.

Features include:
- Sort materials list by Name, ID, Type or Material Editor Slot
- Multiselect and change ID
- Reset all MatID to 0
- Select on list by ID
- Select materials by scene objects
- Create / refresh MuliMatteElements
- Highlight buttons of used MatIDs and Vray Effect ID's
- and more to come...

Material ID Organizer is available for Max 2009 to 2015 and costs $4. A demo version is available here.

Changes for v9.0 are:
- Recompiled for Max 2013, 2014 and 2015
- Adds a selection of ASCII files for use with the plugin (Pantone C, RAL, HTML, FS595)

The link above is only for the Max 2015 version, you can get the plugin for Max 2013 and 2014 here.

Changes for v3.1.1.1 are:
- Edit guides gizmo guides are no longer displayed if there are no modifiers above the current one
- Major internal changes to brushing code, fixing several brushes and improving others
- Exposed GetControlPointPosition, MoveSelectedControlPoints, and DragBrush MAXScript functions
- Exposed ClearClusters() and GenerateClusters() MAXScript functions for Hair Clustering modifier
- Fixes patchy hair distribution due to a regression in the previous build

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

Changes for v2.10.36 are:
- Fixes some issues when the system uses text with size greater than 100%
- Fixes a conflict with an unknown plugin
- Fixes some issues with reading HDR images

Project Manager is available for Max 2010 to 2015 and costs $75. A demo version is available here.