3ds Max plugins — Page 9

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
Add Unreal Socket

lbrooks

Makes a 3ds Max point helper that mirrors an Unreal skeleton or mesh socket and attaches it to the parent bone.

Free3ds Max
All Statistics

Evgeniy Poyan

3ds Max script that shows applied materials, smoothing groups and ID values live, for any object or modifier.

Free3ds Max
COPYPRO

alexnguyen

MaxScript that moves objects between 3ds Max files while keeping asset paths intact, including proxies, textures and IES.

Free3ds Max
Extractor

zOffTy

3ds Max script that saves each selected mesh as its own Max file and captures a screenshot of each one.

Free3ds Max
ECamera2Batch

EKDTools

MaxScript that builds Batch Render views from selected cameras by reading width, height and frame values from their names.

Free3ds Max
Faster File merging into 3ds max

Bare

One-line 3ds Max startup script that turns off the Scene Converter's Backup Original Files option so merges stop saving backups.

Free3ds Max
miauu's PinMyFiles

miauu

3ds Max script for pinning important files with sorting, thumbnails and open, merge or XRef actions from a right-click menu.

Free3ds Max
EIndicator

EKDTools

3ds Max performance analysis tool that colors the scene as a heatmap from polygon counts and material complexity.

Free3ds Max
Inner Chamfer

Royal Ghost

MAXScript that chamfers inner corner topology on Editable Poly objects, complementing the vertex Chamfer that handles outer corners.

Free3ds Max
Draw Order Toolkit

mjblosser

3ds Max tools for troubleshooting draw call and render order of objects, with a face index viewer.

Free3ds Max
Move Points

mmorais

3ds Max tool built on the Max SDK that snaps mesh points onto other points or splines, along a direction or by edges.

Free3ds Max
Procedural Posters and Paintings

Vint26

3ds Max script that places framed posters and paintings with height control, composition presets and included artwork.

Free3ds Max
miauu's Layer States

miauu

3ds Max plugin that keeps multiple layer setups per scene as tabs and restores each exactly, saved with the MAX file.

Free3ds Max
EPassword

EKDTools

3ds Max plugin that locks .max scenes with a case-sensitive password and a list of trusted workstations that skip the prompt.

Free3ds Max
Lace Maker

JokerMartini

Procedural shoelace generator for 3ds Max that builds complete lacing from a grid mesh strip with nine patterns and tied or untied ends.

Free3ds Max
miauu's CameraCycler

miauu

3ds Max script that steps forward and backward through all scene cameras using two hotkeys.

Free3ds Max
EReminder

EKDTools

Free MaxScript that reminds you to save at a set interval, only when the scene has changed, with a countdown.

Free3ds Max
Hierarchy Guardian

rode3d

3ds Max tool that analyzes, cleans and validates complex hierarchies from Revit, BIM, CAD or SketchUp with previews and restore points.

Free3ds Max
PolySorter

cmjohncheng

3ds Max automation utility that extracts downloaded asset archives, builds folder structures and renames files into a consistent library.

Free3ds Max
miauu's GridAxisPainter

miauu

3ds Max script that lets you give the major X, Y and Z grid axes their own colors in any viewport.

Free3ds Max
99 Dimensions by Sherif Hany

Sheriff 99

3ds Max measurement and annotation suite that adds live-updating architectural dimensions directly in the viewport.

Free3ds Max
Mod Pinner

BodyulCG

3ds Max macro that pins one modifier to the top of the stack while you keep editing modifiers below it.

Free3ds Max
Corona Elements to Photoshop Automator

[email protected]

3ds Max script that saves Corona render elements as 16-bit TIFs and stacks them into grouped Photoshop layers after each render.

Free3ds Max
MultiSub Organizer

pixamoon

3ds Max tool for sorting, filtering and diagnosing large Multi/Sub-Object materials together with their Face IDs.

Free3ds Max
CoreLink

cmjohncheng

Lightweight 3ds Max asset library manager with drag-and-drop import and offline AI visual search by reference image.

Free3ds Max
Octane Render

OTOY

Unbiased spectral GPU renderer with photoreal lighting.

FreeCinema 4DBlender3ds Max
Corona Renderer

Chaos

Easy-to-use photoreal renderer for interiors and exteriors.

Free3ds MaxCinema 4D
Phoenix

Chaos

Fluid, fire, smoke and ocean simulation.

Free3ds Max
Arnold

Autodesk

Film-quality renderer for CPU and GPU.

Free3ds MaxCinema 4D
RailClone

iToo Software

Parametric modeling for fences, facades, bridges and tiles.

Free3ds Max
Floor Generator

CG-Source

Generates parquet and floor coverings from individual boards.

Free3ds Max
GrowFX

Exlevel

Procedural trees and plants with wind animation.

Free3ds Max
Thinking Particles

cebas

Rule-based procedural particles for destruction and effects.

Free3ds Max