Project Manager
Version:
3.17.26
Date Updated:
01/10/2022 3rd version of Project Manager gains a lot of new features to manage 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, assign categories to materials.
- Drastically speeds up opening directories
- Speeds up file search
- Speeds up showing files from sub-folders
- You can now Batch Archive 3Ds Max files and Material Libraries with assets
- Adds the ability to paste and drag&drop multiple directories
- Move to Top Level command now supports multiple directories
- Move Above/Below command now supports multiple directories
- Adds support for animated FBX models (experimental)
- Speeds up caching of JPG and PNG images
- Assign Material dialog box is now shown when dragging/dropping a material onto multiple nodes
- Adds partial support for paths longer than 256 characters
- Adds a new API callback - #PreProcess
- Fixes an issue with searching for assets in Categories
- Fixes an issue with converting 3D models to Final Render proxies
- Fixes a minor issue with merging some Max files
- Fixes an issue displaying embedded thumbnails for Revit, SketchUp, and some other 3D formats
- Fixes an issue with previewing of Substance SBSAR files
- Fixes a bug that caused Max to crash when trying to render corrupted IES photometric files
- Fixes an issue with assigning HDRs to light by dragging them to the viewport
- Fixes an issue with renaming links to xRef scenes using Advanced Asset Renamer
- Fixes a bug during relinking and collecting assets
- Fixes an issue with relinking paths longer than 256 characters
- Fixes an issue with opening a preview window for files using UNC path
- Fixes some minor interface issues
- Performance optimizations and speed improvements
Project Manager version 3.15.78
- Adds an ability to batch rename Materials
- Allows to setup desired view for studios without a camera on rendering previews for models
- Adds support to MySQL databases that installed on Linux
- Some optimizations on plugin activation
- Fixes an issue with creating material on dragging bitmap to Multi-Material
- Fixes an issue with adding comments and assign Categories to materials
- Fixes an issue with relinking OSLMap
- Fixes an issue with colorizing sub-directories
- Fixes other some minor issues
- 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 convert images to TX format [Convert Images tool]
- Extends the search options in the Categories. (See the "Categories" option in the "Search options")
- Some other optimizations and speed improvements
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.