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Project Manager

Kstudio — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:37:17 +0000

After a long stretch of development, Project Manager 4 is officially out — the biggest release in the product's history, and now with full 3ds Max 2027 support.
The headline is AI Asset Classification.
Your library gets sorted automatically — by object type, material, and style — no manual tagging.

Project Manager 4 — What's New Since v3

Changelog · 3ds Max 2016–2027

AI-Powered Asset Classification

Automatic categorisation of 3D models and textures by object type, material, form, and style — no manual tagging required
Runs entirely on your machine — no cloud, no subscription, your assets never leave your computer
GPU-accelerated background processing at low priority — won't interfere with rendering or active work
Reclassify specific folders or categories on demand — no need to reprocess the entire library
Scale across a team: multiple workstations share the same database and classify in parallel

Colour Tools

Find assets by colour — pick from a palette and instantly see matching models or textures
Perceptual colour similarity search — finds visually related assets, not just exact hex matches
Find Similar by Colour in the right-click menu for models and textures

Find Similar

Find similar by content — AI matches 3D models by style, shape, and visual look
Find similar by colour palette — matches assets to a reference image or mood board by dominant colour proportions

Smarter Search & Filtering

Multi-keyword search: "Chair, Glass" finds a file named Chair.max described as "glass"
Category filter correctly includes all subcategories — filtering Furniture also returns Furniture → Chairs → Dining
Combine category and material filters: find glass-and-metal tables, or wooden ones, in one click
Categorised / Uncategorised quick filters — see which assets still need attention

Gallery & 3D File Browsing

Three gallery tabs for .max files: Models, Materials, and External Links
Drag materials directly from the gallery into your open 3ds Max scene
3D viewport preview for FBX, 3DS, OBJ, and other formats — inspect geometry before importing
Edit external links inline — fix or replace missing textures without opening the .max file
Zoom & Pan for images — inspect textures at full resolution inside Project Manager

Migration & Compatibility

v3 and v4 share the same database format — point v4 at your existing library and go; no rebuild required
Run v3 and v4 side by side on the same team; supported from 3ds Max 2016 through 2027

Performance & Other Fixes

Significantly improved overall performance — faster navigation, filtering, search, and file/folder operations
Live sync in shared database mode — changes by colleagues appear automatically without reloading

More about new features ⇒ Project Manager version 4

BOA Asset Browser

Francisco Hermida — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:02:53 +0000

HCG Asset Browser is now BOA Asset Browser

Rewritten in Qt to work with current versions of 3ds Max -> Still free.

V-RayMax Converter PRO

3DZver — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:45:42 +0000

V-RayMax Converter PRO is the best tool for convert 3d scene (materials, maps, lights, cameras, proxies, modifiers, helpers, render elements, etc.) from other render engines to V-Ray and from V-Ray to Corona Renderer, and also for converting V-Ray and Corona materials to Standard/Physical/PBR/OpenPBR materials and to glTF Material.

Current version: 4.0061

Supported for conversion:

To V-Ray from:

Standard (Default Scanline)
Corona Render
FStorm Render
Octane Renderer
finalRender
Arnold
Brazil_Advanced (RS v 1.2) material
NVIDIA iray (unofficial) material.

From V-Ray to:

Standard / Physical / PBR / OpenPBR materials
Corona Renderer
glTF Material (3ds Max 2023 or later)

From Corona to:

Standard / Physical / PBR / OpenPBR materials
glTF Material (3ds Max 2023 or later)

Сonversion scope:

Full list of supported conversions.

Main features:

Converts materials, maps, lights, cameras, modifiers, helpers and GI environment from other render engines to V-Ray and from V-Ray to Corona
Converts clouds from CoronaSky to VRaySun and vice versa.
Converts Night Sky system (Moon, Stars & Milky Way) from V-Ray to Corona and vice versa
Converts Render Elements to V-Ray (currently supported Scanline RE, Corona RE, FStorm RE, Octane RE) and from V-Ray to Corona
Converts V-Ray and Corona materials to Standard (Default Scanline) materials
Converts VRayMtl and CoronaPhysicalMtl materials to Physical Material and OpenPBR Material
Converts V-Ray and Corona materials to glTF Material (which is necessary for exporting to the .glb for corresponding 3d software: Blender, Gestaltor, Babylon.JS etc).
Converts proxies (currently supported from Corona, FStorm, Octane) to V-Ray Proxy (static and animated)
Converts V-Ray Proxy to Corona Proxy (static and animated)
Converts standard Bitmaps to VRayBitmap and vice versa
Converts standard Bitmaps to CoronaBitmap and vice versa
Converts 3ds Max Physical cameras to V-Ray Physical cameras and vice versa
Automatic configure ACEScg workflow in V-Ray
Batch processing for multiple 3dsMax Scene (*.max) or 3dsMax Material Library (*.mat) files
Programmatically interact with most converter functions using built-in maxscript methods (API), which allows you to use the converter without UI and in combination with other 3rd-party scripts.
...and more additional tools for fixing and adjusting the scene.

Polyline Pro

miauu — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 19:38:46 +0000

Material Properties Mass Editor

3DZver — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:38:12 +0000

Material Properties Mass Editor (MPME) is the professional tool for batch editing of material properties in 3ds Max. Allows you to modify properties across multiple materials of the same type, including native 3ds Max materials and third-party render engine materials (V-Ray, Corona, Arnold, FStorm, Redshift etc.), and any other installed material types. Changes can be applied according to the chosen scope: entire scene (including Material Editor and SME), selected objects, or selected SME nodes. The script implements a preset system that allows you to save custom property sets as presets for later use, streamlining workflow across different projects and render setups.

Current version: 1.0001

Select Objects By Sub-Material

3DZver — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:56:35 +0000

Select Objects By Sub-Material (SOBSM) is a simple free script that allows you to quickly select all objects in your scene that use a selected sub-material from a Multi/Sub-Object material.

Unlike the native "Select Objects By Material" tool, which only selects objects by exact main (parent) material match, this script analyzes material IDs assigned to faces/polygons. This allows you to select objects by a specific sub-material, even when a Multi/Sub-Object material is assigned to the entire object and the desired sub-material is only used on a portion of its faces.

The script works with both material editors in 3ds Max - the Compact Material Editor (Medit) and the Slate Material Editor (SME). Select a sub-material in any editor, run the script, and all objects that use this sub-material (on faces with the corresponding ID) will be selected.

Hard Edges Selection (maxscript pack)

Royal Ghost — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 16:07:10 +0000

Hard Edges Selection maxscript pack is couple of maxscript which allows select Hard Edges in Editable Poly object or in Edit Poly modifier in 3ds Max. This allows us to significantly speed up the work of modeling objects.

Script pack contains scripts:

Bitmap Tracking / Resizing

pixamoon — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 22:49:03 +0000

++ Works with All Assets ++

New: column and filter "In Scene" - to show if bitmap is used in scene or only in material editor
New: columns Channels and Memory - to show bitmap channels and estimated memory load for each bitmap
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Bitmap Tracking / Resizing... is tool similar to Asset Tracking. But it gives more possibility to work with bitmaps:

- Support for All Assets
- Sort files by name, image width, height, file size, path, gamma, texture name, status (Found - network, Found - local, Not found)
- Resize to JPG selected bitmaps to specified size or to Nearest Power of 2
    - can be used to resize and repath selected bitmaps (by size) before sending to external renderfarm,
    - resize bitmaps in large animation sceens to reduce memory ussage,
- Convert... see below
- Change / Rename paths (with paths history and rename path prefix eg. change only server/drive letter)
      * Choose path from history or scene paths
      * Pick new path
      * Rename paths beginng ( drive letter or paths C:\sample\abc\ and rename them to Z:\3d\sample\abc\ )
* Find and Replace part of paths - supports Regular Extension
- Multi-threaded Auto-Relink with progress dialog
- And More...

Library Track / Relink...

pixamoon — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 19:01:28 +0000

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New: added filters in assets window to filter by asset type, file extension or status
New: added "Show Classes" - new window with list of all classes and plugins used in max file
New: added right-side panel displaying max file preview (thumbnail) and max file info.

Library Track / Relink... works with Multiple .MAX .MAT or XRef files without opening them.

Dedicated to organize, collect or relink whole model library or all projects after moving them to new location. Just few clicks and they ready to merge / open !

Mod Pinner

BodyulCG — Sat, 23 May 2026 19:57:37 +0000

Mod Pinner lets you pin any modifier to the top of the 3ds Max stack.