Maxscript 101 - Free Online Training

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2011-02-14 08:49

 

The creator of Maxscript (John Wainwright) has made his previously commercial training DVD available for free on Vimeo! It's broken up into easy to watch chunks and even though it's a bit dated it remains one of the best introductions to MAXScript available.

A sincere thanks from the ScriptSpot community to John Wainwright for releasing his incredibly valuable training series for free and to our very own "Garp" for putting in the time to get the video split into sections & uploaded. Thanks!

Call for Python tutorials

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2008-07-15 23:28

I've been seeing a lot of discussion about using Python with 3ds Max for quite a while now... I'd love to get some resources up describing Python - 3ds Max integration / workflow / processes. If you've got or would write a beginner tutorial or even an advanced tutorial, please share it with the community!

Some questions to get the ball rolling... What is Python? How does it compare to MAXScript? Why should someone use Python? Is Python best for end users or developers? How do you create a simple "hello world" Python script?

Quick Passes

Submitted by masquerade on Thu, 2008-04-10 06:41

 

Easy rendering of commonly used render passes for compositing.

Quick Passes support Default Scanline, Mental Ray Quicksilver and Vray renderers and Materials.

Quick Passes can render:

RenderMask

Submitted by Ivan Tepavicharov on Tue, 2009-02-03 05:29

Render luminance, RGB mask from selected objects. The script don't affect the scene materials, lights and render settings.

 v5.61     - Add function (in "LightMask") to keep existing VrayColorMapping and VrayPhysicalCamera parameters if necessary.
                - BugFixed in "LightMask"

Tutorial - http://www.vimeo.com/26107414

HCG Asset Browser PRO

Submitted by Chico Hermida on Mon, 2009-06-29 13:02

Ver 1.2 - Check the New Video

HCG Asset Browser now FREE!

Current version:1.2.4

Batch Camera Render

Submitted by sergo on Thu, 2009-02-12 03:29

You can also try new beta of Batch Camera Render 2 - multiple setting for one camera and new render submit procedure.

This script aims to replace standard 3dsmax's Batch Render and imitates Houdini Output Node workflow. Using it you can specify rendering parameters - frame size, frame number, output path - directly to camera object, so every camera in scene 'knows' what it intended to render. Additional functionality is Lighting Assignment - you can specify which light will be turn on or off for selected camera during the rendering.

This bug fixed - http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/batch-camera-render#comment-15090

upgrade to PARA 2.5...

Submitted by ali torabi on Sun, 2010-05-02 00:38

 Main interface:

 1. PARA works now on single object. you can use parametric controllers of PARA not only on arrays but also on single 3ds MAX entities .

2. Property list has been improved to show the structure of Parametric controllers and their relation with each other. click on filter key to see all controllers working on your objects and their hierarchy.   You can

FilePathFinder Pro & Light versions

Submitted by Track on Mon, 2009-06-15 07:19

Updated December 23  2011

FilePathFinder Medium and FilePathFinder-Light now is free for users of 3ds max 9SP2& 2008!

 FilepathFinder PRO v3.6.16


FilepathFinder it is a power tool for working with asset files in 3ds Max.
With FilepathFinder you can easy find, collect and sort asset files.
Utility supports XRefs of all types and processes all XRefs scenes linked to current.
Unlike all other such scripts, it really finds all resources (images, HDR-images, Proxy, IES-files, shaders).
FilePathFinder help you quick select objects in your scene or find desired materials and textures and placed they to Material Editor.
Also with this tool you can easy create or use existing materials and merge 3dmodels into your scene.

Update History:

FilepathFinder PRO v3.6.16

Bug fixes:

  • Fixes a bug with rendering of 3d models.
  • Fixes a bug with starting the "FilePathFinder PRO" on some computers.

Project Manager

Submitted by Track on Tue, 2010-09-14 08:37

 

 

Project Manager -the utility for cataloging and use 3d models,materials, IES,HDRI & etc..

It help you with cataloging and using in your projects of a bitmaps, library of models and materials, also IES and HDRI files.

For more convenient job with libraries all information is presented in the thumbnails view.

The utility supports the viewing of all image formats supported by 3ds Max(Such as HDRI,EXR,TGA,PSD and more).

Current version: 1.54.40

Project Manager v.1.54.40

    Modified features:
  • Adds ability to add description to multiple files.
  • Adds an icon to files  that contain a description.
    • Bug fixes:
  • Fixes a bug with rendering of 3d models.
  • Fixes a bug with starting the "Project Manager" on some computers.
  • Fixes issue with renaming file in PM Explorer.
Models
Materials
Textures
HDRI
IES
Asset Files

Render Optimizer

Submitted by hot chip on Fri, 2011-04-22 09:53

Hi Guys,

Welcome to Render Optimizer V1. Use this tool to activate the mental ray "secrets". Optimize your Renderings with new Light-Method, Sampling-Method and RAM-Managment. 

Render Optimizer Options

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