3ds Max plugins — Page 8

Plugins for Autodesk 3ds Max: rendering, particles, fluids and smoke, scattering and parametric modeling. The catalog lists 420 plugins, 18 of them free or with a free version.

Motion GraphicsVFXParticlesSimulationRenderingModelingSculptingAnimationRiggingColor GradingScattering & VegetationUV UnwrappingMaterials & ShadersLightingCameraText & TitlesPresets & TemplatesAssets & LibrariesRetiming & SpeedImport & ExportInterface & UIWorkflow
Duplicurver

mgh3d

MaxScript that clones and deforms a mesh along a path in the manner of ZBrush's IMM Curve brush.

Free3ds Max
Scale Checker

Sergio Mucino

Small 3ds Max utility that flags objects carrying non-uniform scale and saves the list to a script file.

Free3ds Max
NoTime

Jon Seagull

3ds Max script that hides or restores the time slider and track bar, handy when modeling or working on stills.

Free3ds Max
TransformModeCycler

Martin Breidt

Four 3ds Max macros for keyboard shortcuts that switch select and transform modes and cycle coordinate systems.

Free3ds Max
Pro Transform

obaida

3ds Max script for click-and-drag transforms of an object or group, with pivot setting and hold-key scaling.

Free3ds Max
Matrix demon

Chuggnut

3ds Max script by Chuggnut that warps and scales an object, or a camera, by typing its matrix directly in local space.

Free3ds Max
Skin_Or_Poly_Ring_Selection.ms

Paul Hormis

Single-file MaxScript by Paul Hormis for ring selection on skin or polygon components, aimed at 3ds Max 6 to 8.

Free3ds Max
Girth key

Chuggnut

3ds Max script by Chuggnut presented as a scripted take on the Mkey tool, offered at version 2.3.5.

Free3ds Max
BoneSizer

Chuggnut

3ds Max 4.x quad menu script that resizes the width, height and taper of many bone objects in one operation.

Free3ds Max
miauu's Statistica

miauu

3ds Max on-screen statistics for selection, scene, sub-object counts and transforms, with customizable colors and fonts.

Free3ds Max
ScreenLock Reference

rode3d

3ds Max script that locks a transparent reference image to the camera view to guide modeling and projection work.

Free3ds Max
FindByName

Jon Seagull

3ds Max utility that shows an object's parent groups from its name, to find items inside closed or nested groups.

Free3ds Max
GLB2OBJ

SimonBourgeois

Standalone converter from GLB and glTF to OBJ that, with the ImportObj script, brings PBR materials into 3ds Max.

Free3ds Max
Position scaler

Chuggnut

Widens or tightens the spacing of selected objects in 3ds Max, such as a row of fence posts, by scaling their relative positions.

Free3ds Max
Grid Spacing Tool

FishMan

Three 3ds Max scripts for choosing the grid type and stepping the grid size up or down through presets.

Free3ds Max
Paramfind

Jon Seagull

Reveals and selects every parametric object left uncollapsed in a 3ds Max scene, ready for collapsing before a render or release.

Free3ds Max
MatSnap AI

cmjohncheng

AI-powered 3ds Max script that makes seamless PBR materials from images or text prompts and wires them into Corona.

Free3ds Max
RandomX

markulie

Randomizes the position and rotation of many objects at once in 3ds Max, within ranges you set.

Free3ds Max
Vert Average

Chuggnut

3ds Max script that acts like collapse vertex but without welding, merging selected vertices to their average position.

Free3ds Max
SelectedVert_Weight_to_0.ms

Paul Hormis

3ds Max script, bindable to a hotkey, that sets the selected bone's weight on each vertex to zero.

Free3ds Max
PixPatch AI

cmjohncheng

3ds Max script that uses Google Gemini to edit and fix finished renders from the frame buffer by masking an area and describing the change.

Free3ds Max
fr Defaults fix

Jon Seagull

Startup script for 3ds Max that makes finalRender create new objects with send/receive GI and receive caustics switched on.

Free3ds Max
Obj Sketch

Chuggnut

3ds Max script for drawing directly onto an object's texture in the viewport to roughly mark out areas on a mesh.

Free3ds Max
Object nudger

Chuggnut

3ds Max script for moving and rotating an object by an exact amount in local or world coordinates.

Free3ds Max
Showcaser

rode3d

3ds Max script that builds animated presentations of scenes or models by generating entry, exit and turntable keyframes.

Free3ds Max
miauu's Script Explorer

miauu

3ds Max companion for MaxScript developers that lists code blocks, manages bookmarks, flags errors and searches scripts.

Free3ds Max
Clay Switch

dangtiendung

Small 3ds Max macro that toggles between Clay and Default Shading modes, assignable to a hotkey.

Free3ds Max
DataWire

rode3d

3ds Max custom modifier that exposes face counts, spline length and dimensions as wireable parameters, including for TextPlus.

Free3ds Max
EasyIncludeExclude

SimonBourgeois

3ds Max script that includes or excludes selected objects from selected lights with add, replace or remove options.

Free3ds Max
Reverse crosssection

Chuggnut

3ds Max 4.x script that reverses the order of crosssections on a skinned model.

Free3ds Max
Object culler

Chuggnut

Builds face selections in 3ds Max by comparing every face's orientation with a second object's direction.

Free3ds Max
CineMove

cmjohncheng

3ds Max camera animation tool with eight cinematic moves driven by real-world speed or duration for Corona, V-Ray and standard cameras.

Free3ds Max
rBMultiMat

id_ivan

MaxScript that folds the varied materials of selected objects into a single multimaterial sorted by name.

Free3ds Max
miauu's Draw Circle

miauu

3ds Max script that draws a circle spline with an exact knot count and radius, which the built-in Circle cannot do.

Free3ds Max
Distance Shift

rusttm

Shifts selected points or whole objects a chosen distance along the direction between two picked points in 3ds Max.

Free3ds Max
miauu's Folder Bookmarks

miauu

Adds global and per-scene folder bookmarks to 3ds Max's file dialogs for opening, saving, importing, exporting, merging and replacing.

Free3ds Max
Custom Controls

rauquenrol

3ds Max rigging utility that builds a library of custom spline control shapes and swaps them onto existing controllers.

Free3ds Max
xCalc

markulie

Simple MAXScript calculator for 3ds Max with a history feature, installed by dragging into a viewport.

Free3ds Max
ArborSway

cmjohncheng

3ds Max script that sets up wind on GrowFX trees in one click, with varied stiffness and amplitude and batch processing.

Free3ds Max
Tri Fill Pro

Marius Silaghi

3ds Max modifier that fills mesh holes with triangles blended into surrounding geometry, with adjustable density and continuity.

Free3ds Max
SceneShutter

cmjohncheng

3ds Max tool that saves safe-frame viewport screenshots from many cameras, with text overlays, instead of rendering.

Free3ds Max