Tagged 'utility'

Project Manager

Submitted by Kstudio on Tue, 2010-09-14 09:37
595 votes
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.

New Features:
    • Introduces a new caching system for preview images, allowing more assets to be displayed in Listview
    • Optimizes the display of a large number of assets in Listview
    • Adds the ability to specify custom directories for preview search using the "Auto-Assign Preview" tool
    • Adds buttons to the panel on the Asset Tracking tab: "Show/Hide Map in Viewport," "Mass Rename Items," and "Mass Convert Images."
    • Adds the ability to cache assets to the database
    • Introduces a caching system to accelerate asset search
    • Some improvements to filtering textures by directory
    • Rewrites the caching system for use with SQLite database to improve speed and stability
    • Adds options to pause interactive rendering when merging models or assigning material/texture/ies (VRay/Corona/Arnold) [look in the Preferences dialog]
    • Adds support for MariaDB version 10.8
    • Provides the ability to show a map in the viewport for scene-materials
    • Speeds up mass-rename/move operations for assets
Optimizations and Resolutions:
    • Decreases memory usage
    • Provides additional options to optimize the database, including "Optimize," "Remove Missing Directories," and "Remove Missing Directories & Files."
    • Resolves a bug related to drag and drop of textures and materials with Corona 10
    • Addresses issues with database optimization
    • Fixes an issue with colorizing subdirectories
    • Fixes a bug that occurred on some computers during asset relinking
    • Resolves a bug in version 3.21.02 on some computers when the database cache was enabled in SQLite mode
    • Extremely speeds up the conversion of paths to local/network in the database using the tool "Convert Paths in the Database."
    • Fixes an issue with optimizing the database with the option to remove missing files and directories
Fixes:
  • Fixes an issue with exporting models from a scene that occurred on some computers
  • Fixes an issue with exporting models from a scene with Vrscan files
  • Fixes a bug with crashing during interactive rendering of materials
  • Fixes an issue with artifacts during the interactive rendering of materials
  • Fixes a bug with crashing during interactive rendering of Substance Shaders
  • Fixes an issue with creating PBR Material when files have similar names
  • Fixes an issue with storing settings for hidden directories
  • Fixes a memory leak when trying to render unsupported or corrupted FBX files interactively
  • Fixes some issues with interactive rendering of some 3D file formats
  • Fixes an issue with converting some images to greyscale [Convert Images tool]
  • Fixes an issue with converting some images to other formats [Convert Images tool]
  • Fixes minor issues with relinking material libraries
  • Fixes an issue with destroying a layer hierarchy when merging models
  • Fixes an issue with the dialog "Object Place&Paint" in versions 3.19.08-3.20.08
  • Fixes a minor issue with relinking relative paths when merging models and materials
  • Fixes an issue with network relative paths on the Asset Tracking tab
  • Fixes an issue with installation on some systems
  • Fixes a minor issue with the option "Open with associated application."

 

Update History for all versions.

Models 3D Models Browser
Materials Materials Browser
 
Textures Textures Browser
IES IES Photometric Browser
Asset Files Asset Tracking

FilePathFinder Pro & Light versions

Submitted by Kstudio on Mon, 2009-06-15 08:19
410 votes

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 Batch Render&Relink tool helps manage your asset files into the 3D model and material libraries in Batch Mode.

BR&R is capable of rendering thumbnails for 3D models, materials, and IES photometric files.

Batch Mode makes for an easy way to gather and compile many assets at once.

The new version of FilePathFinder is released with support to 3ds Max 2025

and many new features that improve managing scene assets

FilePathFinder Pro version 4.15.06

  • Adds support to 3Ds Max 2025

ASSET MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS

  • Adds support to search/relink/collect/archive the content of IFL files.
  • Adds support to search/relink/collect/archive the content of Vrmat files
  • Adds support to archives larger than 4GB [Archive Asset Files]
  • Enhanced File Relocate Capability
  • Adds Ability to Sort Assets by Asset Type/Extension
  • Adds Ability to Include/Exclude Files from Renaming by Extension
  • Adds Ability to Include/Exclude Files from Collecting by Extension
  • "Duplicate Asset Replacement" Dialog UI Improvements
  • Adds Ability to Include/Exclude Directories from Searching by mask

CONVERT IMAGES

  • Fixes an issue with converting some images to greyscale
  • Fixes an issue with converting some images to other formats
  • Fixes an issue with converting some images to greyscale
  • Fixes an issue with converting some images to other formats

BATCH RENDER&RELINK  [PRO version]

  • Adds an ability to set different width/height for rendering preview thumbnails for models and materials
  • Adds an ability to turn off/on lights from model scenes on rendering preview thumbnails
  • Fixes some minor issues with relink material libraries
  • Fixes a bug when collecting maps for several materials libraries
  • Fixes an issue with rendering preview for scenes, that contain hidden layers
  • Fixes an issue with rendering preview for some models without studio scene

OTHER FIXES

  • Fixes some minor issues with renaming multiple and single assets
  • Fixes an issue with storing some settings on relinking
  • Fixes an issue with rendering preview for files with missing assets using VRay with some specific settings
  • Fixes some issues with HiDPI screens
  • Fixes an issue with resizing images using a percentage value

AutoBack File Loader Zorb

Submitted by Jordan Walsh on Wed, 2009-05-13 22:58
52 votes

*v1.31 - Bug fixes, removed error on opening on some max versions
*v1.30 - Now supports displaying 133 different date formats!! (Use the "Change Date Format" option in the right click menu)
*v1.21 - Updated for 2010 and added thumbnail support!

Tired of navigating to the autoback dir, selecting view as detail then sorting by date to find your latest autobak file. then comparing it to your last good saved file? This script will make it easy for you. Brings up a list of max files in your autobak dir, max hold files and your last opened file, sortable by date, size and name. Double clicking will load the file, right clicking will give you a delete option.Sort settings and files displayed are saved between sessions

Unzip to your Max root dir, will be available in macroscripts under "Zorb Tools", or run it as a script from the scrips directory

removeMissingPlugins

Submitted by Martin Breidt on Tue, 2010-09-21 01:14
105 votes

This is a small script for completely removing all references to missing plugins from your 3ds Max scene. For more details when running the tool, make sure to also read the info printed to the MAXScript listener.

Use with care (!) and do not save the results under the same file name!

The script will replace any missing plugin object with the first usable alternative object of the same class (e.g. a missing render effect will be replaced by the first available render effect). I cannot give any guarantees this will not mess up your data, your machine or your live.

Video Capture Select Viewport

Submitted by Michele71 on Sun, 2010-03-14 12:32
33 votes

This is a Script that allows to recording and Grab the active viewport during the work. You can select any viewport during recording. Veersion 1.1

Based on 'Create a Quick Preview' by Borislav 'Bobo' Petrov (www.scriptspot.com/bobo).

New in release version 1.1:
Revision code (work in progress)
Revision the Interface
Add save path button image "Output Save Path Image"
Add save path button video "Output Save Path Video"
Add checkbox uniquename file image "Uniquename File Image"

Modifiers Switch

Submitted by Anubis on Sat, 2009-11-28 14:13
30 votes

Turn On/Off in Renderer, Views or both, all or selected modifiers by class.
Modifiers Switch 2

Version 2.0

  • added option to switch both (in rend. + views)
  • also added a button to launch the tool in a new floatable dialog

Delete Modifier Utility

Submitted by LittleLordPotala on Tue, 2011-12-06 16:02
6 votes

This small utility allows to delete any modifier in a selection. First, it captures the modifiers in the selection. The group of selected objects can be of different types (geometry, shape...). Then select which modifier you want to delete and click on "delete".

Automat - Artist Workflow Tools

Submitted by bathyscaph on Mon, 2014-03-31 08:46
4 votes

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A large collection of time-saving scripts all organized into a simple and clean interface.

SCRIPTS included: Pivot Tool, Imagebar, SpinScatter, Miror Tool, Zipper Tool, Object Tools, Image Check Tools, Model Diagnostic Tool, Mat/Smooth Tool, Nubbins script launcher, Match Properties Tool, Object Cleaner, Golden Ratio Tool, Subdivision Calculator, Jumble Tool, JunkBox, and more.

pXTreeMotion

Submitted by Denys Almaral on Thu, 2008-10-30 20:22
53 votes

This is a scripted utility plugin to animate a hierarchy or set of hierarchies with only ONE CLICK!, to simulate smooth and soft tree and plants natural movement.


pX LocoRandomizer

Submitted by Denys Almaral on Thu, 2008-11-06 09:58
41 votes

Randomize multiple object properties is something useful, but the randomizer I found in the internet they always randomize only position/rotation/scale.
Then I was working creating this plugin to randomize every property or parameter from multiple objects.