Tagged 'utility'

Using the FilePathFinder you can be sure that you have complete control over external links into your scenes.

Asset tracking features include support for XREF files and easy linking with external files.

Using the FilePathFinder (and Batch Render&Relink), you can search for missing assets and relink external files.

In addition, files that are linked to selected objects are displayed in Interactive Mode, and bitmap textures can be toggled and placed within the Material Editor.

Also with this tool, you can easily make an archive a 3ds Max scene.

Note that FilePathFinder supports the highest number of asset types of any plug-in.

The new version of FilePathFinder is released with support to 3ds Max 2022

and many new features that simplify managing scene assets

FilePathFinder Pro version 4.00.83

• Extremely speeds-up collection files on batch relink [Batch Render&Relink]
• Fixes some minor issues with the Converting Images tool
• Fixes a bug with opening the plugin on scenes that contained Anima objects
• Fixes an issue with applying an activation key

FilePathFinder Pro version 4.00.76

• Adds support to batch archive 3ds MAX files and Material libraries with assets [Batch Render&Relink]
• Adds support to paths longer than 256 characters
• Adds an ability to convert images to TX format [Convert Images tool]
• Some optimizations and speed improvements
• Fixes an issue with renaming links on xRef scenes using Advanced Asset Renamer
• Fixes a bug on relinking and collecting assets
• Fixes an issue with relinking paths longer than 256 characters
• Fixes an issue with refreshing assets after relinking in version 4.00.26
• Allows to setup desired view for studios without a camera [Batch Render&Relink]
• Fixes an issue with relinking OSLMap
• Fixes an issue with slow opening right-menu in some scenes
• Fixes a bug setting path for links contained illegal characters

FilePathFinder Pro version 4.00.00

• Adds support to 3ds Max 2022
• Adds an ability to convert and resize images [PRO version]
• Ability to mass-rename links ( menu Tools => Mass Rename Tool )

Batch Render&Relink [PRO version]

• Adds the "Fast mode" for relinking 3ds Max files and material libraries in the batch mode
• Adds an ability to Find & Replace part of paths in batch mode
• Adds an ability to specify output filename on rendering previews for models
• Setup multiple custom studios for rendering 3d models and material libraries
• Adds an ability to specify pivot point on rendering preview for models
• Adds a new BatchModes to 'Batch Render&Relink' API - #RelinkPreSave, #RelinkPostSave

This macroscript (to be found in the "MB Tools" category after executing the .mcr) will allow you to link the transformation of a modifier gizmo to some other scene object. Afterwards, the gizmo will always be fully aligned to that other scene object, which can be freely animated by any kind of controller and linked to any other scene node. In some way this is very similar to World Space Modifiers but it works for any kind of modifier gizmo.

This tool can be very useful for creating complex modifier animations, for example animating a Slice modifier's plane along a path, attaching a UVW Map modfier to some animated helper object, transforming a Displace modifier with some other object, or having an extra node control the- symmety plane of a Symmetry modifier.

TOCollectoREX is utility replacing and supplementing standard Resource Collector.

**IMPORTANT**
After more than 10 years I've finally decided to turn collectorex from internal utility to a public open source project. In the beginning it was paid utility, now it's completely free and not binded to hardware. Please feel free to edit code and commit here, use it as you like, distribute it freely, I just don't allow to sell my software as your own. That's it.

It allows gather all scene resources together, put them in specified place, find where all missing files are used (exactly in which objects). It can find which files in specified place are no longer used by scene. It also allows convert bitmaps to jpg, etc.
Utility supports XRefs of all types and processes all scenes linked to current.
Unlike all other such scripts, it really finds all resources (images, HDR-images, Vray meshes, IES-files, shaders), not only some bitmaps (Relink Bitmaps, Resource Collector). Below there is full description.
Interface:

This script allows you to find objects that related with your selected object.
For example, by modifiers, space warps etc...
You can find objects and select by the list. This script will help you recognize object relationship and dependency easily.

How to Use:
Select One object and press button. If the object have dependency to another objects, objects name will be listed up.
By selecting the name in list, you can select object in scene.