Category Archives: Plug-ins & Scripts

preview ies files within 3ds max

Posted on 08/04/2007 by Spot

if you’re dealing with ies files (normally used in architectural visualization) a plugin called iesview comes to hand and at no cost: it interactively presents the ies information directly within 3ds max using maxscript.

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polyboost 3.0 released

Posted on 07/04/2007 by Spot

i didn’t think that polyboost can extend its massive feature set anymore – i was wrong. they just released a new version free to all existing users with some impressive helpers which are summarized in a short video. you …

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build a pipeline from photoshop to the material slots

Posted on 05/04/2007 by Spot

georg dümlein offers a production proven pipeline tool called psd2mat, which can be integrated within your 3dsmax workflow in a very easy way. basically it’s a converter of layered psd files into a scanline or vray material and named …

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convert your matlib to a html gallery

Posted on 30/03/2007 by Spot

that’s a good idea: generate a html gallery directly from your matlib with this handy script from brazelized. this weekend i’ll try to test it, i have my own matlibs which i  always wanted to present in an easy …

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evermotion reviews polyboost

Posted on 30/03/2007 by Spot

a lot of 3ds max users underestimate the power of polyboost. just check out the review of evermotion and be convinced that it’s definitely worth spending some spare money on a license on this fabulous modelling helper.

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surprise! the footools are back again!

Posted on 28/02/2007 by Spot

oh, what a surprise – the beloved footools are back and re-compiled for use in 3ds max 9. john burnett even made available the source code so it can be used for any future 3ds max version. thank you …

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animation preview stamper

Posted on 14/02/2007 by Spot

quite helpful script called preview stamper courtesy of veda3d to create animation previews which include additional information like camera view, frame number etc. i already blogged once about another script but this one integrates smoothly into 3ds max, too …

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must-have quicktools for 3ds max

Posted on 13/02/2007 by Spot

shannon dees distributes his quicktools for 3ds max on his website. those quicktools contain a lot of small and tiny time savers by defining some shortcuts to popular 3ds max functions: centering a pivot, hiding specific object types, opening …

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scriptspot relaunched!

Posted on 12/02/2007 by Spot

oh my god… the beloved scriptspot site has been relaunched and offers a bunch of new features. it’s now also open for other 3d packages, too, so not only 3ds max is supported but also packages like maya, …

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the wonderful scripts of paul neale

Posted on 04/02/2007 by Spot

how come i never mentioned the wonderful scripts of paul neale? they are sort of a standard for all character animation needs in 3ds max and a lot of tutorials, mentors etc. refer to them (e.g. pen attribute holder), …

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