Project Manager

Project Manager - Asset Browser for 3ds Max

• Best tool for organizing any type of 3D files.
• Simple drag and drop for merging and assigning models, materials, textures, biped, IES lights and more.
• Interactive rendering previews for materials and IES files.
• Show native previews for 3ds Max files, HDRI & etc.
• Search files by tags and file-names.
• Missing external files management.
• Support to most used renderers like Vray, Corona, Octane, Mental Ray, Arnold & etc.

Changes for Project Manager v.2.80.61:

• Adds the ability to customize templates of Materials and Textures
• Adds support to VRscans Materials *
• Adds support to DarkTree Materials *
• Adds support to OSL Materials ( VRayOSLMtl ) *
• Adds support to GLSL Materials ( VRayGLSLMtl ) *
• Adds support to SiNi ProxSi
• Adds the ability to set custom path for cache folder
• Adds the ability for restore database from backups
• Adds 'Standard Surface' and 'Physical Material' to list of default templates for Materials
• Fixes an issue for 3Ds Max 2014 with dragging a material to Project Manager from Slate Material Editor
• Fixes an issue with fitting camera view to nodes when camera has invalid target
• Fixes the issue with rendering preview for Proxy in versions 2.70.25-2.70.37 using the Batch Render&Relink tool.
• Fixes the bug with filtering items in Demo mode
• Fixes the bug with rendering previews for models and materials in versions 2.70.25-2.70.37
• Fixes the bug with crash of 3Ds max when Corona interactive rendering is active
• Fixes a bug when working with Assets whose name begins with the symbol "$" ( Error message: "$directory not recognized")
• Fixes an issue with saving materials and models with maps.
• Fixes an issue with using the render settings from scene/studio in batch mode.
• Fixes an issue with redrawing some items after changing the thumbnails size for listview.
• Fixes an issue with network paths in Folder Browser dialog.
• Fixes an issue with preview for some SketchUp files.
• Fixes an issue with displaying asset files for xRef scenes.
• Fixes the bug with crashing the 3Ds Max when user try remove some links from scene.
• Fixes the rare bug what can occurs on closing the plugin.
• Fixes the issue with opening VrMat files with #Found status.
• Fixes the issue with found compatible renderer for some materials.
• Fixes the issue with saving Material Library after changing the path to VrMat file.

Update History for all versions.

Models	Materials	Textures
HDRI	IES	Asset Files

Quick Start Frequently Asked Questions

Main Features

• Simple adding the models, materials, textures and IES into the scene
• Cataloging libraries of models, materials, textures and IES
• Sync database on network. [*new]
• Full support to all types of Drag&Drop (Cataloging, merging, apply materials & etc.)
• Displays thumbnails for Bitmaps, 3d models, Proxy, IES, Material Libraries and other file-types (include formats HDR, EXR, PSD and other)
• Interactive rendering preview for materials and IES [*new]
• Ability to exclude from Merging unwanted objects
• Ability to auto-fix Texture paths for merged objects on the fly
• Replacement scene objects by other objects
• Automatic conversion the merging models to the proxy
• Saving the models and materials with maps
• Saving the Proxy with materials
• Save/Restore Materials with modifiers
• Support to Slate Material Editor
• Search files by name, description and tags.
• Ability to add a description and tags to max, ies and image files.
• Display of embedded thumbnails in 3ds max and AutoCad files.

Asset Tracking

• Search for missing assets
• Relink external files
• Collect external files
• Archiving a 3ds Max scene [*new]
• Ability to exclude files from collecting by type of file
• Rename the links by mask
• Removing the maps from scene
• Selecting the objects by their links to files
• Displays in interactive mode a list of files linked to selected objects
• Place Materials and BitmapTextures into the Material Editor
• Show/Hide bitmap in viewport
• Opening the files into the external application.
• Ability to collect the Asset files via clipboard and drag&drop method
• Include the “Batch Render&Relink” tool for organize the Asset files into the 3d Models and Materials Libraries in the batch mode
• Support to xRef files.

Misc Features

• Support to almost all known renderers and plug-ins.
• Unostentatious and "Transparent" the demo-version
• Ability to back-up settings before reinstalling 3ds Max or Windows
• Autocheck for updates
• User-Friendly interface
• Usability Default Setting