Project Manager
Version:
3.15.31
Date Updated:
07/21/2021 3rd version of Project Manager gains a lot of new features for management 3D Assets.
There is most unique from them – the ability to assign custom previews to materials, associate files with materials, and create a gallery of files associated with any type of assets including materials.
You can also write a description for material and, of course, add materials to categories.
Project Manager version 3.15.31
- Adds an ability to create a dome light on drop HDRI files onto viewport for Redshift, Octane, Final, FStorm and Arnold renderers (VRay dome already supported)
- Uses a spherical type as default for texture maps that are used in an environment or dome light
- Adds an ability to reassign images used on selected dome lights with the button "Assign to Selection"
- Adds an ability to convert images to TX format [Convert Images tool]
- Extends the search options in the Categories. (See the "Categories" option in the "Search options")
- Adds support to keep hierarchy on replacing. (Currently supports only on replacing using single node)
- Adds support to undo on replacing objects
- Uses the Redshift Bitmap by default for Redshift renderer
- Display a confirmation dialog when overwrites an existing proxy file
- Adds new API methods PMStructureInfo.GetDescription(), PMStructureInfo.UpdateDescription() *
- Adds new API struct for manage Categories: find categories, add new categories and assign categories to files. **
- Fixes an issue with resetting V-Ray VFB buffer on rendering preview
- Fixes a bug setting path for links contained illegal characters
- Fixes an issue with execution some commands in 3Ds Max 2022.1
- Fixes an issue with dropping materials to Slate Material Editor in 3Ds Max 2022
- Fixes an issue with importing large databases to MySQL
- Fixes an issue with using the API method 'GetSelectedItemsInfo()' for materials
- Fixes an issue with display information about texturemaps for some max files in the status bar
- Fixes a minor issue with paint in a scene with 3d models using the "3Ds Max Paint Settings"
- Some other optimizations and speed improvements
- Adds an ability to export several types of proxy files to other formats *
- Adds an ability to Find & Replace part of paths in batch mode ["Batch Render&Relink"]
- Fixes an issue with managing material categories in some cases
- Fixes an issue with reading/writing/applying some setting
- Fixes an issue with exporting 3d files to 3ds Max file format
- Fixes an issue with grouping some models on merging
- Fixes an issue with detecting correct bounding box for some models on rendering
- Fixes a bug when System Environment Paths contains invalid paths
- Fixes an issue with changing the interface in version 3.14.32
* Currently supported to Corona, Final Render, FStorm, Octane and VRay Proxy
Project Manager version 3.14.32
- Adds an ability to batch export 3d files to 3ds Max file format
- Supports converting Vray and Corona Proxy to 3ds Max file format
- Supports to specify 3ds Max version on export 3d files to 3ds Max file format
- Adds an ability to set hotkeys for programs in the "Open with..." menu items list
- Renames "Asset Files" tab to "Asset Tracking"
- Fixes some minor issues with ProxSi
- Fixes an issue with converting some objects to proxy
Update History for all versions.
Models  | Materials  | |
Textures  | IES  | Asset Files  |
Quick Start Frequently Asked Questions
Main Features
- Easy to organize and use 3ds Max Models, Materials, Textures and IES Photometric Lights.
- Merge Models, Materials, Bitmaps and IES using Drag& Drop.
- Store/Create Proxy with materials.
- Interactive rendering previews for Materials, IES Photometric, BVH Motion capture, FBX, OBJ, 3DS and other such 3d files.
- Show native previews for 3ds Max files, ArchVision RPC, GrowFx, Revit, Substance, BIP motion, SketchUp, Revit, HDRI & etc.
- Create PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials
- Support to Substance textures
- Search files by tags and file-names.
- Power Asset Tracking Management.
- Support to most used renderers like V-Ray, Corona, Octane, Mental Ray, Maxwell & etc.
Project Manager’s Features in Infographic
Version Requirement:
3ds Max 2014-2022
Comments
Some users complain of
Some users complain of problems with the latest version 1.50.24
Soon I solve the problem.
If you also have a problem, you can download a version of 1.40.37
Download v 1.40.37
There are only a commercial
There are only a commercial version of PM.
You can use the Demo version of PM for unlimited time.
No problem after uninstall.
You can open your scenes exact same as always.
uninstall
free/lite PM version Questions:
- For the time period I was using PM are all my scene's tide to PM?
- If I uninstall PM using the mzp will I have scene file issues when reopening said scene with out PM installed?
Thanks
xRef Objects
Yes, I will buy Project Manager once its has the "xRef Objects" feature, thanks.
Yes - of course It's a good
Yes - of course
It's a good idea
Menu for future version.
"xref objects" in 'Model Merge Options'
Hi thanks. But your method is "xref scene". What I want is "xref objects", is that possible?
xref objects
"xref objects" in 'Model Merge Options'
There are only three options in "Model Merge Options":
1) Merge as Proxy
2) Use Existing Proxy-File
3) Display as Box
Is it possible to merge the 3D model objects like using the "xref objects", that can be found in 3dsmax's file menu?
Excuse, but I think that you
Excuse, but I think that you incorrectly measure time.
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Folder: Z:\!_Maps\_Maps_sorted\!_Best_Maps\Fabrik\waverly.com
Test #1
Project Manager
Items Count: 2069 | Total Lenght: 47.2 MB | Time:7.784 sec
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HCG
Items Count: 2069 | Total Lenght: 47.2 MB | Time:12.564 sec
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Test #2
Project Manager
Items Count: 2069 | Total Lenght: 47.2 MB | Time:7.923 sec
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HCG
Items Count: 2069 | Total Lenght: 47.2 MB | Time:12.151 sec
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Folder: Z:\!_Maps\_Maps_sorted\!_Best_Maps\Fabrik\waverly.com\New Folder
Test #1
Project Manager
Items Count: 2267 | Total Lenght: 145.4 MB | Time:8.99 sec
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HCG
Items Count: 2267 | Total Lenght: 145.4 MB | Time:13.052 sec
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Test #2
Project Manager
Items Count: 2267 | Total Lenght: 145.4 MB | Time:8.954 sec
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HCG
Items Count: 2267 | Total Lenght: 145.4 MB | Time:13.23 sec
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Folder: Z:\!_Maps\_Maps_sorted\!_Best_Maps\_ARROWAY\arroway-wood\Maps
Test #1
Project Manager
Items Count: 157 | Total Lenght: 1.1 GB | Time:0.533 sec
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HCG
Items Count: 157 | Total Lenght: 1.1 GB | Time:1.067 sec
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Test #2
Project Manager
Items Count: 157 | Total Lenght: 1.1 GB | Time:0.535 sec
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HCG
Items Count: 157 | Total Lenght: 1.1 GB | Time:1.053 sec
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Another thing I noticed...
And another thing I noticed - is there going to be speed improvement in the next versions? I noticed that the project manager hangs for 4-5 second before showing up the files if they are on a network location. In "HCG asset browser pro" (script similar to "Project Manager") the files show up almost instantly. I hope that this gets solved in next releases.