Book Rigger

166 votes
Version: 
3.5
Date Updated: 
09/08/2025
Author Name: 
Arda Kutlu

Now Supports the Latest 3ds Max Versions with Improved features!

One-click page turns, ready to animate.

Make believable book and page animations in seconds. Book Rigger builds a full page-turn rig for any page count, gives you intuitive controls for flipping and shuffling, and supports single or double-sided materials. Drag, drop, rig, animate.

What’s new in 3.5

  • Compatible with the latest 3ds Max versions, fixing the old crash and freeze issues

  • Oldness attribute to add quick per-page noise for a used or vintage look

  • Reset to Defaults button to instantly restore clean settings

  • More animateable attributes such as Flex Crease Center/Area, Turn Crease Center, Land Crease Center/Area and Flex Angle

  • Optimised and easy-to-use expression-based page turn, shuffle and multiply functions.

What it does

  • Creates a complete, animator-friendly book rig in one click

  • Lets you flip, land, and shuffle pages with simple controls

  • Speeds up or slows down turns with a single multiplier

  • Assigns single or double-sided materials, including animated diffuse sequences

Key features

 

  • Any page count, built in a single click

  • Interactive controls for page curvature, turn, land, and shuffle

  • Global speed multiplier for timing tweaks

  • Material setup for single or double-sided pages

  • Diffuse textures can be driven by animated sequences

  • Quality-of-life tools: Oldness attribute and Reset to Defaults

Version Requirement: 
3ds Max 2026+
Video URL: 

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Natti's picture

Hi, thank-you for my

Hi,
thank-you for my reply......
can't wait for version 2.5.......
thank-you so much for all your hard work in advance,
Masquerade you rock !!!
and thanks epic1511 for your help !!

masquerade's picture

There were problems with the

There were problems with the image sequence option as you noticed. I actually fixed that along with a couple of bugs. Soon I will publish it as version 2.5

Thanks

epic1511's picture

hey natti, apparently,the

hey natti,

apparently,the back sequence isnt working there

i tried to assign back sequence but i couldn't..i think ur magazine has to be
only one page assigned each time u rig it(the page on the right-hand)

otherwise..debug the script and publish to help!

Natti's picture

please please could you

please please could you create a tutorial for image sequence materials,
as I am going round in circles trying to get my image sequence to work.
thank-you for all your hard work in advance.

Natti's picture

Hi and thanks for your reply,

Hi and thanks for your reply, :-)
I still am having trouble getting the materials to work,
should I load the first 2 images in my sequence as front and back materials and then load the sequence with the select sequence (Dif) button???
I am trying to create a magazine with images on both sides of the pages,
thanks again for this great script, your work is awesome.

masquerade's picture

I assume you are trying to

I assume you are trying to load a sequence. Dont select the ifl file. Select the first image of the sequence, and check the sequence checkbox at the bottom.

Natti's picture

Thanks, every time i try to

Thanks, every time i try to run IFL file I get Error unable to convert: undefined to type: Integer please help as I am new to scripts,

masquerade's picture

epic1511 and jais, You are

epic1511 and jais,
You are most welcome. Glad that you like it.

And Jais, that showreel is awesome. I really liked the concept.

jais's picture

Hey Arda! Thank you so much

Hey Arda!
Thank you so much for the effort.
It's guys like you that keep the internet awesome.
I made my class 1 reel on animation mentor with your script.
Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYxY-zPKU9g

epic1511's picture

super script...iam using it

super script...iam using it with my project

thanks arda!

cheers

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