AvizStudioTools - A2Dimage

Submitted by atanasbak on Tue, 2012-06-05 05:58

Version:

1.21

Date Updated:

06/20/2022

A2Dimage

A2Dimage is a scripted 3ds Max plug-in for adding simple 2D images with alpha channel to your 3ds Max scene. Script reads the height of the image from the end of the file name and on render generate automatically shadows based on alpha channel of the image. With this script you can render fast previews and final images with correct shadows in one pass without compositing all individual elements later.

Additional Info:

|New in version 1.21:

Free 15 Day Trial for the Pro version
Fixed "Rotate all to camera" option
Fixed UI alignment in create and modify
Fixed other small bugs

New in version 1.20:

Two new materials types
Additional shortcuts to change the file for the object
When using V-Ray DR, the shadows are generated correctly before the file is sent to other render nodes

New in version 1.15:

Option to search for missing bitmaps in the object’s material
Other small bug fixes

New in version 1.12:

Two new material options - Mental Ray & Maxwell
Relink Pro Tool - Relink A2Dimage from folder base on best match algorithm
Scatter Pro Tool - Scatter A2Dimage objects by replacing existing object. Watch video here
Convert Pro Tool - Convert A2Dimage objects and shadows in editable mesh

New in version 1.10:

Fix image preview in some versions of 3ds Max
Batch render with Vray now works. For other renderers see Camera Overwrite Pro Tool
New Pro Parameters and Tools:
- Color Multiply
- Viewport Preview
- Fast Shadow Cache
- Fast Shadow Calculation
- Camera Overwrite
- Relink A2Dimages

New in version 1.03:

Fix the orientation of A2Dimage objects in orthographic views

New in version 1.02:

Option for V-Ray materials
Disable Bitmaps Filtering
Reuse Scene Materials
Auto rotate to the camera in the viewport

Installation:

Download and unzip the desired version
From 3ds Max menu select: MaxScript> Run Script ...> AvizStudioTools_A2Dimage.mse
If you want to load the script automatically, copy the content of the archive in the 3ds Max root folder\scripts\startup\

Version Requirement:

3ds Max 7 or later

Video URL:

Links

Homepage URL:

http://www.avizstudio.com/tools/

Download URL:

http://www.avizstudio.com/tools/a2dimage/

Scripts

Comments

Submitted by 1rv on Mon, 2012-06-11 03:03.

something is wrong with gamma\RGB levels

1.The A2images objects look too dark in the render output (though the matslot and
viewport look overexposed).
Setting the RGB level at ~15 (adv. parameters) solves this problem, but creates
over-lighted areas around the object).
Could you fix it please?
( BTW I use 'linear gamma workflow':
In the Max preferences:
Gamma 2.2, input 2.2, output 1
Vray color mapping rollout: gamma set 2.2)
2. Could you please add 'don't generate vray GI' option?
P.S. Man this plugin is awesome! Huge thank you!

Submitted by atanasbak on Sun, 2012-06-10 23:44.

Thanks

Thanks for suggestions and comments.
To harumscarum: Thanks for your time end effort for writing this code. In the next version I'll try to add such functionality built-in the script.

www.avizstudio.com

Submitted by harumscarum on Wed, 2012-06-13 03:00.

camera (perspective) orientation

here is simple script to make A2Dimage objects always perpendicular to axis of view in viewport

would be great if it could be part of your tool (currently it must be in scripts/startup folder)

***********************************************************************
 
-- Author :  Чубе / http://3dcenter.ru/forum/index.php?showuser=17731 /
 
***********************************************************************
 
g_facingObjects = #()
 
fn GetZAngle obj target =
(
    mul = 1
    objpos = obj.pos
    objpos[3] = 0
    targetpos = target.pos
    targetpos[3] = 0
 
    if (cross (targetpos-objpos) [0,1,0] ) [3] > 0 do mul = -1
 
    mul * acos (dot (normalize (targetpos-objpos)) [0,1,0] )
)
 
fn CBFaceToView =
(
    if(g_facingObjects != undefined) then
    (
        animate off
        (
            ViewTM = inverse ( viewport.getTM() )
            for obj in g_facingObjects do
            if (isvalidnode obj) do
            (
                pos = obj.pos
                rot = angleaxis ( GetZAngle obj viewTM ) [0,0,1]
                obj.rotation = rot
                obj.pos = pos
            )
        )
    )
    else
    (
        unregisterRedrawViewsCallback CBFaceToView
    )
)

fn CBOnSceneNodeAdded =
(
    newNode = callbacks.notificationParam()
 
    if ((findString newNode.name "A2Dimage") == 1) do
    (
        appendifunique g_facingObjects newNode
 
        unregisterRedrawViewsCallback CBFaceToView
        registerRedrawViewsCallback CBFaceToView
    )
)
 
fn CBOnSceneNodeRenamed =
(
    nameSet = callbacks.notificationParam()
 
    if ((findString nameSet[2] "A2Dimage") == 1) then
    (
        appendifunique g_facingObjects nameSet[3]
 
        unregisterRedrawViewsCallback CBFaceToView
        registerRedrawViewsCallback CBFaceToView
    )
    else
    (
        itemID = finditem g_facingObjects nameSet[3]
        if itemID != 0 do
        (
            deleteItem g_facingObjects itemID
 
            unregisterRedrawViewsCallback CBFaceToView
            registerRedrawViewsCallback CBFaceToView
        )
    )
)
 
fn CBOnFileOpen =
(
    g_facingObjects = #()
 
    for obj in objects do
    (
        if ((findString obj.name "A2Dimage") == 1) do appendifunique g_facingObjects obj
    )
 
    if (g_facingObjects.count>0) do registerRedrawViewsCallback CBFaceToView
 
    callbacks.addScript #sceneNodeAdded "CBOnSceneNodeAdded()" id:#OnSceneNodeAdded
    callbacks.addScript #nodeNameSet "CBOnSceneNodeRenamed()" id:#CBOnSceneNodeRenamed
)
 
 
callbacks.addScript #filePostOpenProcess "CBOnFileOpen()" id:#OnFileOpen

Submitted by fajar on Fri, 2012-06-08 12:31.

+1 match to camera

+1 match to camera orientation....

Submitted by atanasbak on Fri, 2012-06-08 05:17.

Scene from demo video

Download the scene from A2Dimage demo video (high res shadows are built-in and can be rendered with standard version of the script).

www.avizstudio.com

Submitted by barigazy on Tue, 2012-06-05 06:55.

+1

Thanks for very useful script.

bga

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