Plug-In Applications
4DPAINT - 4DPAINT brings high-end 3D paint functionality to the
PC in a fully interactive 3D environment. 4DPAINT invites you into a virtual
paint world with natural media painting tools. 4D PAINT is a real-time
modular brush and paint system with unlimited, uniquely individual painting
effects.
Available May 15 from 4DVISION LLC at $1,495 U.S. list.
Contact: Scott Susmann, 303-759-1024; scot@4dvision.com; http://www.4dvision.com
Sculptor NT - Sculptor brings full trimmable 3D NURBS modeling
to 3D Studio MAX. Open and closed smoothed surfaces may be instantly created
and deformed intuitively and interactively. Sculptor creates objects than
can be modified by moving control points to achieve shape changes on coarse
or fine detail levels. Multiple Sculptor objects may be joined to form
composite objects, and objects can be deformed or stretched and retain
their smooth, flexible joints.
Available August 1996 from 4DVISION LLC at $495 U.S. list.
Contact: Scott Susmann, 303-759-1024; scot@4dvision.com; http://www.4dvision.com
MetaREYES Metaballs NT - Metareyes creates complex surfaces using
a technique called Metaballs. Metaballs creates objects with an organic
look. Animating Metaballs allows users to quickly create lifelike characters,
animals or liquids.
Available August 1996 from 4DVISION LLC at $595 U.S. list.
Contact: Scott Susmann, 303-759-1024; scot@4dvision.com; http://www.4dvision.com
Puppeteer NT - Puppeteer combines smooth skin deformation, real-time motion capture,
constraints-based motion editing and the ability to load pre-defined
motion files. The face tracking and skeletal skin modules allow for vertex
level mesh animation based upon captured motion data or the movement of
underlying skeletal mesh objects. The system's real-time motion capture
capability provides a direct interface with Flock of Birds motion capture
hardware from Ascension Technology Corp. Motion data files for most motion
capture systems are supported directly, including Ascension, Motion Analysis,
Adaptive Optics, Viewpoint, SuperFluo, Polhemus, Biovision and other popular
formats.
Available September 1996 from 4DVISION LLC at $795.00 U.S. list.
Contact: Scott Susmann, 303-759-1024; scot@4dvision.com; http://www.4dvision.com
RayMax - The first Raytracer for 3D Studio MAX! The Plug In is
fully integrated into 3D Studio MAX, does selective Raytracing (Objects
for Raytracing are selectable) and has a programmable shader (Material,
Texture, Shadow, Volume, Light, Lens, Output). Very important: it supports
multithreading and distributed network rendering. Planned for the future:
hardware supported Raytracing from ART.
Available August 1996 from ABSOLUTE Software GmbH, Dammtorstr. 34 B, 20354
Hamburg, Germany
Contact:, Ruediger Hoefert, 100136,1105@compuserve.com
GAMUT-SGm - For Sega Saturn developers, this professional file conversion and preview
application simplifies Saturn game development using 3D Studio MAX.
GAMUT-SGm converts geometry, materials, textures, and bitmaps to standard
file formats, with automatic quad generation. An interactive preview function
displays converted objects on the Saturn.
Available July 1 from Animetix Technologies, Inc. at $995 U.S. list.
Contact: Adam Walters, 604-730-5627; adamw@axionet.com; http://www.animetix.com
GAMUT-PSm - For Sony PlayStation developers, this professional file conversion application
simplifies PlayStation development using 3D Studio MAX. GAMUT-PSm converts geometry,
materials, textures, and bitmaps to standard file formats, with optional quad generation.
GAMUT-PSm also exports and imports standard PlayStation file formats.
Available July 1 from Animetix Technologies, Inc. at $995 U.S. list.
Contact: Adam Walters, 604-730-5627; adamw@axionet.com; http://www.animetix.com
GAMUT-DXm - For Windows '95 game developers, this professional
file conversion and preview application simplifies game development for
Windows '95 titles. GAMUT-DXm converts geometry, materials, textures, bitmaps,
and animation to Microsoft's Direct3D format. An interactive preview mode
shows converted objects with animation.
Available August 1 from Animetix Technologies, Inc. at a price to be announced.
Contact: Adam Walters, 604-730-5627; adamw@axionet.com; http://www.animetix.com
BauMAX - BauMAX is an interactive prototyping tool for Architecture. In the old days a user
doing architectural renderings would create 95% of his construction
in AutoCAD and AutoCAD applications and then export these drawings to 3D
Studio via .DXF or .3DS. This resulted in a bunch of problems which took
a long time to correct (like flipping normals manually). BauMAX changes
your way of working. The user models complex architectural models inside
3D Studio MAX und visualises these extremely fast ! BauMAX provides architecture
specific commands and tool sets. The user builds models including all parameters
like Textures and material. Walls, windows and doors are inserted based
on a parametric database.
Available July 1996
Contact: Cebas Computer, Edwin Braun, +49-6221-760038, http://www.cebas.com
3D/AV Digital Production Suite - 3D/AV synchronizes 3D graphics
with full-motion video and audio to provide non-linear movie play, animation
recording, digital compositing and real-time AV capture and record within
3D Studio MAX. Running on Truevision's Targa 1000/2000 cards, 3D/AV integrates
render previews, video texture maps, motion tests and true video display
in NTSC and PAL.
Available May 1 from Diaquest at $795 U.S. list.
Contact: Howard Gutstadt, 510-526-7167; howard@diaquest.com;
http://www.diaquest.com
3D/Digital Disk - 3D/Digital Disk provides direct access via Ethernet or SCSI connection to
Accom, Abekas and Sierra Design Labs recorders. DDR functions are remotely
controlled from MAX and image sequences are automatically color converted
and transferred for video capture and recording. The VTR Auto-Edit option
provides editing between the DDR and RS-422 VTRs.
Available May 1 from Diaquest at $795 U.S. list.
Contact: Howard Gutstadt, 510-526-7167; howard@diaquest.com;
http://www.diaquest.com
Sand Blaster - This next-generation particle system allows 3D Studio MAX artists to use any
object as a particle. Animators can explode an object into particles
and reassemble the particles into another object. Sand Blaster features
vortex, swarm, and collision detection space warps for intelligent particle
motion.
Available second quarter 1996 from Digimation at a price to be announced.
Contact: David Avgikos, 504-468-7898; sold@digimation.com; http://www.digimation.com
Fractal Flow - This image processing plug-in application uses
fractal technology to distort images or specific parts of an image. 3D
Studio MAX users can simulate cloaking space ships, rain drops, fire, water,
smoke and more. Each effect can be animated over time using the Track Editor.
Available second quarter 1996 from Digimation at a price to be announced.
Contact: David Avgikos, 504-468-7898; davida@digimation.com;
http://www.digimation.com
Image Master - This essential utility for 3D Studio MAX allows
artists to instantly view thumbnail pictures of images created or used
inside the application. Features include the ability to easily view, move,
delete and resize groups of images at once. Users can also convert between
any 3D Studio MAX file format.
Available second quarter 1996 from Digimation at a price to be announced.
Contact: David Avgikos, 504-468-7898; davida@digimation.com;
http://www.digimation.com
Bones Pro - Based on the award-winning product for 3D Studio, Bones Pro provides skeletal
deformation with an easy and straightforward approach. This plug-in
allows artists to animate any mesh object with 3D MAX Studio bones, and
comes with a Blend plug-in to smooth joints between connected objects.
Available second quarter 1996 from Digimation at a price to be announced.
Contact: David Avgikos, 504-468-7898; davida@digimation.com;
http://www.digimation.com
LenZFX MAX - This award-winning special effects software includes
Glow, Hilight, Depth of Field Blur and Lens Flare. Each module features
total user control and animatable options. Lens Flare features a unique
and powerful lens flare construction kit.
Available second quarter 1996 from Digimation at a price to be announced.
Contact: David Avgikos, 504-468-7898; davida@digimation.com;
http://www.digimation.com
SpaceArm 3D Digitizer SpaceSculpt Interface - Designed for 3D Studio MAX, this driver
allows the modeler to create true 3D datasets from a sculpted model in record time. Artists can
digitize points or splines and create simple or complex models in a
matter of minutes. By enable the automatic surface generator, models come
to life.
Available May 1996 from FARO Technologies, Inc. Call for pricing.
Contact: Jon Houston, 800-736-0234; houstonj@faro.com
SPRN DLL - is a system printer driver for 3D Studio MAX. It allows to render directly to a
Windows configured printer driver. It's possible to determine resolution of the output and runs
integrated as a 3D Studio MAX Plug In. Price is $49.
Availability: now, orderable over compuserve via Credicard No.
Contact: netnice GbR, Horst Brueckner, +49-9195-946612, CIS
100015.1534@compuserve.com
PRIMATTE S-100 for 3D Studio MAX - This high-quality chromakey
and image composting package offers blue (or any color) screen removal
to any size image supported by 3D Studio MAX.
Available May 15 from P.E. Photron at $400 U.S. list.
Contact: Scott Gross, 408-261-3613; sgross@photron.com; http://www.photron.com
Moritz - Moritz is a toolbox for technical visualisation, steel
construction and piping. With only a few keystrokes you build up a tube
construction with bends, flanges and fittings or simply choose a steel
beam from a Database, determine the length parameter an put it into 3D
Studio MAX. You can generate steel profiles e.g. T-beams or U-beams either
by chosing them from a standards library or determine the parameters in
the menu. Building up a tube construction is done by creating only the
central axis - Moritz generates pipe bends and pipe skin. Generate flanges
or reductions either by chosing them from a library or determining the
parameters in the menu. Price: $250+shipping costs.
Availability: September 1996
Contact: Schneider & Partner, Rolf Peter Gansel, +49-203-26155, CIS
100121.3336@compuserve.com
MaxParticles II/All-Purpose-Emitter - These particle systems provide trails, shaped bursts,
fountains, explosions, streams, bubbles, sparks, fireworks. The application
supports multiple particle types, multiple mapping options, secondary motion
inheritence configuration, burst shaping, emission bias control. It also
provides simple vapor and smoke plumes.
Available April 1996 from Sisyphus Software and from Independent Kinetix and Graphics
Software Dealers at a recommended price of $70.
Contact: Eric Peterson, 210 543 0665; CIS 74461,157 or 74461.157@compuserve.com;
http://www.sisyphus.com
MaxTrax - MaxTrax provides procedural and permanent object trails.
Useful for skid marks, jet trails, boat wakes, footprints, painting, handwriting,
animated map development, banners, and tire tracks, the software supports
multiple mapping options, trail fade, and scale inheritance. It provides
for the ability to switch between procedural trails and permanent trails
for completely unique effects.
Available May 1996 from Sisyphus Software and from Independent Kinetix and Graphics
Software Dealers at a recommended price of $70.
Contact: Eric Peterson, 210 543 0665; CIS 74461,157 or 74461.157@compuserve.com;
http://www.sisyphus.com
Max'Plode (MaxParticles III) - This plug-in generates explode geometry and shape-filling,
all-purpose-emitter routines. Max'Plode provides an intelligent fragmentation engine with the
configurable vector controls of Sisyphus All-Purpose-Emitter to fragment geometry by faces,
clumps, smoothing. Provides arbitrary particle distribution and stable
particle replacement systems. Provides 'blowaway', explode, and disintegrate
effects. Blast centers are configurable, and it provides volume-filling
bubbles.
Available June-July 1996 from Sisyphus Software and from Independent Kinetix and
Graphics Software Dealers at a recommended price of $75.
Contact: Eric Peterson, 210 543 0665; CIS 74461,157 or 74461.157@compuserve.com;
http://www.sisyphus.com
MaxParticles 1 - This software provides specialized particle
effects: fast bursts, halos, and planar fields. It approximates running
water, rapids, planar force fields, cylindrical fields, jumpgates, black
holes, and whirlpools.
Available July-August 1996 from Sisyphus Software and from Independent Kinetix and
Graphics Software Dealers at a recommended price of $70.
Contact: Eric Peterson, 210 543 0665; CIS 74461,157 or 74461.157@compuserve.com;
http://www.sisyphus.com
MaxSolids - MaxSolids provides extended primitives for use in the 3D Studio MAX
create/geometry mode, including parameterized filleted cubes, prisms, spindles, tanks, filleted
n-gonal extrusions, channels and standard extrusions.
Available August-September 1996 from Sisyphus Software and from Independent Kinetix
and Graphics Software Dealers at a recommended price of $50.
Contact: Eric Peterson, 210 543 0665; CIS 74461,157 or 74461.157@compuserve.com;
http://www.sisyphus.com
SpaceWare AniMotion - SpaceWare AniMotion is a plug-in and SpaceController (3D control
device) bundle that gives animators real-time, 3D motion control of objects, cameras, and light
sources. Automatic animation recording captures the motion as it happens
and the dynamic camera gives animators simultaneous, hand-held control
of subject, path and field of view for impressive 3D animation.
Available June 24 from Spacetec IMC at $495 U.S. list.
Contact: Stas Mylek, 508-970-0330 ext. 123; stas@spacetec.com;
http://www.spacetec.com
TARGA 1000 Pro & 3D/AV Digital Production Suite - This is
a digital video suite within 3D Studio MAX. Features include synchronization
of 3D graphics and animation with AV movies, real-time compositing and
effects using the TARGA 1000, design and preview of fast rendered 3D graphics,
and audio/video capture and record with remote control of VTR inside 3D
Studio MAX.
Available April 29 from Truevision and Diaquest at $3,495 through Dec. 31.
Contact: Truevision, 408-562-4200 or 800-522-TRUE; info@truevision.com;
http://www.truevision.com