>> See Also: Substance Painter Live Link for MODO, Maya & Blender
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Free 3ds Max Script: Road Creator Lite | Tool of the day
>> See Also: Download TerrainAxe for 3ds Max
The plugin can be downloaded for free from here.
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X-Particles 4.0 for Cinema 4D
>> See Also: Simulating Procedural Growing Frost with X-Particles in Cinema 4D
An essential component of an artist’s toolkit, They have vastly improved our visual effects features such as Cloth, Smoke, Fire and fluids. Alongside, They’ve given some of existing features a significant overhaul, others just a little fine-tuning. Designers can switch effortlessly between motion graphics and VFX, within a unified system built on the most intuitive particle software on the market.
Compatible with the existing particle modifiers, object deformers, Mograph effectors, Hair and thinking particles. Their instinctive particle system enables artists to quickly generate a massive amount of content from scratch with just a few simple steps, offering enormous design possibilities by combining the vast amount of unique Effect Modifiers.
NEW X-Particles 4 Features
xpClothFX
The all-new xpClothFX Dynamics system brings remarkably fast cloth simulations right into the X-Particles workflow. It’s the next chapter in our ongoing journey to bring our users a fully unified dynamics system right inside Cinema 4D.
xpFlowField
The next chapter in particle control, with xpFlowField, the possibilities are endless. They can be mixed and layered to push directed particle effects to the next level.
xpSplineFlow
xpSplineFlow enables you to create organic, dynamic, smooth flowing particles along a Spline. Animate the Splines by keyframes or deformers, xpSplineFlow updates in real time. Creating natural flowing realistic simulations has never been this easy.
xpCirclePacker & xpCellAuto
xpCirclePacker allows you to emit your particles while dynamically avoiding intersections. It works in unison with all Emission shapes, Surfaces, Volumes and Splines, enabling you to create beautiful animations.
The xpCellAuto object generates particles based on three different Cellular Automata Algorithms. Elementary, Game of Life and Diffusion-Limited Aggregation, each of these algorithms creates unique results from geometric, repetitive patterns to natural organic growth simulations.
xpStrangeAttractors and xpNewtonGravity
xpStrangeAttractors
Our new Motion modifier will enable you to create abstract, chaotic particle animations. Teamed up with our xpTrail object to create beautiful animated flowing splines; Trail objects can be meshed with xpOpenVDB to generate abstract custom geometry easily.
xpNewtonGravity
Make realistic gravity and orbit animations. Add an object or multiple objects into the Attractors window, and each object can be given an individual gravitational field. Particles can orbit each object, and you have control of the speed and intensity of the gravitational pull.
xpOpenVDB
Our latest release introduces industry standard particle meshing with the powerful xpOpenVDB framework. With a streamlined workflow for meshing using our filtering system, you can generate smooth flowing surfaces, remesh geometry objects or create complex models. xpOpenVDB has it covered.
xpVertexMap Maker
Create fully procedural real time Vertex Maps inside X-Particles 4. xpVertexMap Maker works with Object Vertices, Textures, Particles and our new xpExplosiaFX feature.
xpExplosiaFX Part I
xpExplosiaFX brings you remarkable, realistic smoke and fire simulation capabilities inside X-Particles 4. With an abundance of settings to play with, you have unparalleled control of your scene.
xpExplosiaFX Part II
X-Particles 4.0 new smoke and fire feature xpExplosiaFX is fully integrated into the X-Particles system. Meaning it works brilliantly with our X-Particle modifiers and Generators. You will benefit from multiple options, giving you complete control of your creative.
xpFluidPDB & xpFluidFX
INSYDIUM’s created a new, state of the art, liquid and grain solver. Their new Liquid Modifiers let you create stunning large and small-scale fluid simulations, from ocean beaches made with 50 million particles to beautiful milk pouring shots. Creating realistic fluid simulations within X-Particles has never been so easy.
Availability
X-Particles 4.0 for Cinema 4D more details here: https://goo.gl/qRdMEzNew X-Particles 4 License - £540 ex VAT, Upgrades from £220 ex VAT
NOTE: Everybody who has purchased an Upgrade, or bought X-Particles 3.5 on the Early bird offer. Follow these instructions to update to X-Particles 4.
Within Cinema 4D, Select X-Particles > Change Serial Number, enter your New X-Particles 4 serial. Click OK. Select X-Particles >X-Particles Online Updater update.
All X-Particles users; remember to use your Early Bird Upgrade discount code, if you don’t know what your code is contact offers@insydium.com with your name and serial number.
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Cara VR 2.0 for Nuke released
>> See Also: X_Aton v1.0 for Nuke
New FeaturesC_GlobalWarp
A new node, C_GlobalWarp, has been added to rapidly produce a preview stitch using metadata, passed downstream from a C_CameraSolver, to help minimize ghosting in overlap regions. C_GlobalWarp adds controls to adjust a stitch to line up key features and allows you to add constraints to reduce warping on known straight lines in the rectilinear input images.
C_Tracker
C_Tracker has been redesigned to simplify and accelerate the process of stabilisation and matchmoving. C_Tracker runs on the GPU, where available, and adds automatic tracking in 360 stitches. You can then use the existing user defined tracks workflow to lock stabilisation to particular regions.
C_DisparityGenerator
C_DisparityGenerator has been rewritten to utilise the quality of Ocula's disparity vectors in CaraVR. CaraVR now includes a gizmo tool, C_DisparityToDepth, designed to convert disparity to a depth map. Depth maps can be useful in compositing when you're placing 3D objects in a scene.
C_NewView
A new node, C_NewView, has been added to simplify and accelerate 360 corrections in stereoscopic stitching. C_NewView brings the quality of Ocula's view rebuilding to CaraVR by incorporating the improved disparity vectors from the C_DisparityGenerator node. C_NewView also computes occlusion in stereo camera pairs automatically.
C_StereoColourMatcher
A new node, C_StereoColourMatcher, has been added to ensure left and right stereo views are consistent for a comfortable viewing experience. C_StereoColourMatcher brings the quality of Ocula's colour matching to CaraVR by incorporating the improved disparity vectors from the C_DisparityGenerator node. C_StereoColourMatcher also computes occlusion in stereo camera pairs automatically.
Click here to find out more on the release.
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Ziva Dynamics Unveils Ziva VFX 1.1
>> See Also: Atoms Crowd Population Tool for Maya & Houdini
Benefits Overview:MODELING
Modelers can continue to improve geometry and respond to team feedback more efficiently. Everything is flexible and can happen at any time.
RIGGING
TDs will achieve more realistic results that are directly informed by real-world physics. Intuitive tools and controls grant greater artistic freedom from the start.
PRODUCTION
All existing anatomy can be re-shaped for other characters. From Zeke, any number of quadrupeds could be rapidly simulated.
For greater applications, teams could leverage this character platform tools to create a game-ready or posable Zeke for future productions.
The full Studio edition of the software which is targeted towards large facilities costs between $5,000 and $8,800; while the Indie edition targeted at individual artists, is available for rent only, and costs $500/year.
Free 30-day commercial trial and renewable 180-day non-commercial licences are also available, although both are currently limited to the features from the original 1.0 release of the software.
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Nuke PixelSorter & Nuke Gif Writer
>> See Also: Cara VR 2.0 for Nuke released
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Cycles 4D Update - Build 247
Cycles 4D owners will receive this update automatically, as long as you have enabled your Cycles 4D Online Updater. Alternatively, the email you received from INSYDIUM LTD when you purchased their software, contains a download link; this link will provide you with their latest version of Cycles 4D.
This build supports Cinema 4D R14 and R15, which means that Cycles 4D works with Cinema 4D R14 through to R19.
>> See Also: X-Particles 4.0 for Cinema 4D
Features•X-Particles 4 xpExplosiaFX direct rendering.
•New Matrix Info node has been added to enable rendering of a Mograph Matrix object without geometry.
•Post-effects such as Filmic, Bloom and Glare added to the cyCamera tag.
•Cycles 4D materials can be baked to texture maps.
•Material stacking in the same way as Cinema 4D materials.
Click here to see the full release notes.
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Chaos Group releases "V-Ray Next" for 3ds Max
>> See Also: V-Ray v3.6.2 for Max 2013 to 2018
Last Friday, Chaos Group released the first beta of "V-Ray Next" for 3ds Max, which happens to be the next major update to the renderer. Unlike the before, this new update comes without a version prefix attached to its name. However, this is still the first beta of version four (4.02.01, to be precise) and it will look and feel remarkably like any 3.x version you've experienced, which would be good, as many of the radical code base changes have already taken place.The goal of the Beta Phase 1 is precisely to track down any inconsistency in feature behaviour as compared to 3.x, which would signal some potential issue to be swiftly eradicated.
>> See Also: Vray & Corona Unites Together as One
Click here to check out the new featuresAvailability
V-Ray Next, (Beta 1) for 3DS Max is available now for all licensed users. However, the current release of the software, V-Ray 3.6 for 3ds Max can be purchased for $1,040 for one floating user licence and one floating render node licence.
Click here to get more information on "Vray Next"!
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Cartoon Moblur Plugin for After Effects
>> See Also: Wayfinder for After Effects
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Splash FX Pro for Maya
>> See Also: Bool v1.0 for Maya 2018
AvailabilityYou can purchase this plugin for $25.
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OctaneRender for Unity on the Asset Store
OctaneRender Recorder now allows you to record animations or sequences made with Unity’s Timeline and export either as a movie file or as an ORBX format, which can leverage OctaneRender Cloud. Recorder makes composing films through Timeline, Cinemachine, and now Play mode, that much easier.
In advance of next year’s Octane 4 with Brigade, our real-time path-tracer, OctaneRender for Unity is limited to pre-rendered content. However through cinematic rendering and the upcoming Live Lightmap Baking, OctaneRender for Unity expands what you can do in the engine today.
Getting started with OctaneRender is easy: go to the Asset Store and download any of scene packages. When you load any one of them, you will be prompted to install OctaneRender for Unity.
>> See Also: OctaneRender v3.06.4 for 3ds Max 2013-2018
FeaturesThe PBR (Physically-Based Rendering) Viewport. It provides a window into your scene as viewed by a path-traced render engine.
OctaneRender materials and lighting. For pre-rendered sequences, OctaneRender steps up the quality of the scene immediately, even with standard Unity shaders. You can also choose to leverage OctaneRender’s node-based material and lighting system, which improves the overall look even further with physics-based quality.
In future versions, OctaneRender for Unity will also support Open Shading Language (OSL) for even greater flexibility.
OctaneRender Prime, Studio, and Creator
OctaneRender for Unity comes in three versions—a free tier and two subscription options—each of which is feature complete.
OctaneRender Prime is available for free by downloading an OctaneRender asset from the Asset Store. Prime only allows access to your primary GPU and comes with no additional plugins. Annual subscriptions to OctaneRender Studio and OctaneRender Creator offer access to more GPUs and a selection of additional plugins.
OctaneRender Studio is $20 per month and allows access to 2 GPUs and a selection of 1 additional plugin.
OctaneRender Creator is $60 per month and allows access to up to 20 GPUs and a selection of 3 additional plugins
Both OctaneRender Studio and Creator also include OctaneRender for NUKE and for After Effects as standard plugins. Simply follow the instructions emailed after loading OctaneRender Studio or Creator to redeem and download while selecting your additional plugins.
Click here to find out more about the plugin.
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ExoSwitch Constraint introduces bidirectional constraints to Maya
And to remove the problem of delivering a character into the pipeline in a pre-determined state, the constraint fully supports animating which transforms at any given time to represent the drivers of the system. Using masks, the constraint itself can be configured on the fly giving unprecedented versatility and simplicity to the Character Technical Director and Animator.
>> See Also: Splash FX Pro for Maya
The plugin is available on the Autodesk Store for a 30-day trial but can be purchased for $120 from here.
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Free Plugins from Mootzoid
Eric after working on the plugin business for about 10 years is moving on to something different as he claims that Autodesk EOL'ed Softimage has made it difficult to make profit from the plugin. Click here to find out more.
>> See Also: Free Download Compact Renamer, UV Tools and Selection Tools for Maya
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Free Foam Effect simulation for C4D.
Click here to access the plugin.
>> See Also: Free Plugins from Mootzoid
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Unknit for Unreal Engine and 3ds Max
>> See Also: Substance Painter 2017.4: UE4 Livelink Plugin
According to the developers, the script would be released in the first quarter of 2018 at a give-away promo price.
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Razor VFX Tool
The use of hotkeys allows for a very efficient and more fluid workflow for cutting, taking away unnecessary clicks and mouse re-positioning. With a simple interface, Razor is easy to learn, easy to use, and allows the artist to spend time being creative rather than messing around with options.
>> See Also: Chaos Group releases "V-Ray Next" for 3ds Max
-Hand draw your cuts, allowing for complete control over the shape of your destruction.
-Hotkeys for cutting and recovery
-Normal based Noise to avoid boolean errors caused by Max noise.
-Full nonlinear undo function able to recover all the way back to the original object.
-Rift cutting options.
-Layered noises with individual controls.
-Advanced error checks to make sure the cut geo is clean.
-Cut over multiple objects, maintaining all relationships and properties.
-One click cutting for even faster cuts.
Razor’s first use in production was for the upcoming Rampage movie, used by multiple artist at ScanlineVFX Vancouver.
Availability
The plugin is currently on sale for $39.00.
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Bookmanager 2 for 3ds Max 2010 - 2018
>> See Also: Razor VFX Tool
Highlight features:
• Horizontal, Leaning and Flipped books• Placing books directly on shelf polygons
• Placing books in array
• Editing dummy shelf size in viewport
• Books series that can be quickly defined by objects name or color
• Books alignment within the shelf length or depth
• Books cloning option
• Books scaling option
• Books quantity settings
• Seed option with buttons for quick Seed change
• Randomness option for all main settings
• Predefined and user presets
• Option to test and fix book pivot allows to use any 3rd-party books
Download
Bookmanager 2 for 3ds Max 2010 - 2018 is available for $20 for individuals and $40 for companies.Download Demo here!!
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Braid Maker v1.0 for Maya
Key Features include :
- Creates Braid Procedural setups with graph based controls for braid width, shape, twist, roll etc..- Creates Braids over custom curves, like artistic shaped curves over head scalps.
- Edit all controls realtime 'on-the-fly'
- Bake Braid-shapes after edit, to convert them to plain standard polygon(with UVs) & curves based braids.
Availability
Braid Maker v1.0 for Maya works with Maya 2015 and onwards (All Platforms: Windows, Mac & Linux). Available on Gumroad
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Free Download May9 pro 3 - New User Experiences to Maya 2017 and 2018
Release Note
- May9 Pro 3.0.0 and up are relase only as plug-in
- Tested and develop on Maya 2018 and Maya 2017 Update 4 plus MtoA 2.1.0
- May9 Workspaces do not autosave, so is needed manually save the workspace changes
Exclusive scripts
- da_intPlay: this script add the interactive play button directly to Time Slider
- da_curveToPoly: this script make possible the conversion of curves in polygons
- da_interactiveBooleans: this script make the Polygonal Boolean process more interactive
- da_BooleanFullIntersect: this script make a full intersect, so this execute a mesh subtraction but maintain subtracted part as separate object
- da_PlaneCutter: this script cut a mesh by using a flat mesh, this can be useful for simulate surface cracks
- da_AutoBevel: this script analyse the angle between faces and try to add a Bevel node only on needed edges
- da_ClothAsDeformer: this script set up the current mesh to be deformed by nCloth solver, this can be useful for simulate character selfcollision skin or muscle dynamics
- da_nParticleConverter: this script add the ability to convert particle to a specific type after their creation
- da_perspToggle: this script convert the current persp view to the closest ortho, and vice versa
- da_shell: this script emulates Shell deformer of Autodesk 3D Studio Max, by adding a thickness to flat polygons
- da_ConvertToMetaballs: this script convert particles to polygonal Metaballs
- da_MashVoxelizer: this script use MASH to voxelize an arbitrary mesh inside of another mesh
- da_RivetMash: this script constraint the pivot of a polygon to a component of another polygon
- da_CurveDistributionMash: this script scatter and constrain a polygonal object along a curve
- da_EdgeToLoopToCurve: this script convert edge selection to loop and then make a batch conversion to curves, this is useful for converting polygonal hair to curve hair
- da_SurfaceScatterMash: this script scatter and constrain a polygonal object on a mesh
- da_CurveLength: this script returns the length of a curve in Maya unit
- da_MouseTrack: this script tracks the mouse movement and create an animation
- da_FacesFollicles: this script creates a follicle in the centre of selected faces
- da_Compass: this script converts Euler angle into a XYZ vector, for drive wind direction in Nucleus and Air Filed
- da_CombineCurves: this script combines curves in a single transform
- da_SepareCurves: this script separate combined curves
>> See Also: Braid Maker v1.0 for Maya
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V-Ray 3.6 for Rhino — Now Available!
>> See Also: Chaos Group releases "V-Ray Next" for 3ds Max
New FeaturesMORE POWERFUL GPU RENDERING
HYBRID GPU+CPU RENDERING
ADAPTIVE LIGHTS
LIGHT INSTANCES
STREAMLINED UI
FILE MANAGER
V-RAY COLOR PICKER
V-RAY SCENE IMPORT
V-Ray 3.6 for Rhino is available for a 30 days trial. An upgrade costs 200EUR, while a new purchase costs 500EUR for a single workstation. Other pricing categories can be found under the pricing section here.
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