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February 16
New Patch From Digimation
Bones Pro MAX v.1.55d (MAX2) bp2_patch.exe 231 K 13-FEB-98
2 new MAXScript Samples from EFXware
Boundbox - Bounding Box Maker
- BOUNDBOX.MS : Bounding Box Maker
-- Category : Geometry & Helper
-- Environment : MAX 2.0
-- Description : node manipulation & pick button control experiment
Clock - Clock Animator
-- CLOCK.MS : Clock Animator
-- Category : Controller
-- Environment : MAX 2.0
-- Description : euler XYZ rotation controller experiment
Outburst review
By : Nathan Reese
February 1998
here
New Tutorial
Cool Stuff
more on using the "edit spline" modifier
Nifty Edit Spline tricks (they aren't actually tricks, but it's fun to say they are)...
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February 18
New script
Deflbox - Box Deflector
-- Category : Space Warps
-- Environment : MAX 2.0
-- Description : deflector manipulation
-- Reference : DEFLBOX.MAX
-- Copyright 1998, EffectWare, Moon-Sun Choi (aeroplus)
-- http://www.chollian.net/~efxware
-- efxware@chollian.net
New Outburst patches
NEW PATCHES
There are two new Outburst patches up on Animation Science's webpage.
These two patches fixes a few bugs. To download these patches, go to
Animation Science's Outburst patches page.
Outburst bug fix Patch 1
This patch is for users of
Outburst on 3D Studio MAX 2.0. This patch is to be
installed after you have completed the initial
installation of Outburst. From
scratch the installation order
is:
1.Install Outburst 1.0 off
of the CD
2.Install Outburst 1.1
compatibility release from this site
3.Install Outburst bug fix patch 1
Outburst bug fix Patch 2
This patch fixes some Octree 3D filling errors found
in Outburst. It also solves bouncing and decay
computation anamolies. This patch is to be installed after
the Outburst bug fix patch 1.
His Excellence the President of Boboland is 30 (?!)
Happy Birthday to Him! it was yesterday :)
Particle + 1.9 for Max 2.0 which fixes the Dump Object bug and makes it
compatible with the Max Particle Age Material. Also I added the oringinal 1.2 Particle Material and Particle Blend which both
now support velocity in addition to age controls.
download Particle + 1.9 for Max 2.0 here
Trinity updated theyre Free Max 2.0 Plugins and Demos page
Rubik's Cube Animator
Shuffle the Rubik's Cube
Solve the Rubik's Cube
Download Sample Video Clip (469KB) - Rubik.zip
4 new tutorials
Lofting a Mouse with Fit Deformation
By Ian H.
How to make a Kinetix-like logo without boolean:
By Jedi69.
Adding volume lights to your Logo...
How to make a Kinetix-like logo.......Part2
By Jedi69
Using Sand Blaster
By Ian H.
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February 20
New scripts
MetaLattice script
From: David Cox (visualride@mauimail.com)
Date: Thursday, February 19
This is a modified version of MetaPete. It's a multi-tiered lattice creator to aid in the creation of objects such as a head.
Possible future upgrades: Replace the initial iterations rollout with a "# of referenced lattices" rollout. I'm no programmer so if
you find a bug or a better implementation then please post it or e-mail me your ideas.
Download MetaLattice script
Motion Loader
Input data via MAXScript
From: Harry Denholm (ktx_int@ktx.com)
Date: Thursday, February 19
I've coded you a quick example: this script will load a motion file and apply it to a selected object. The motion file should be
created in the format :
[frame #] [x pos] [y pos] [zpos]
...
ie,
0 10 10 10
50 10 -40 10
100 0 70 0
It will work with as many lines of animation data as you like, and I included a little test motion file with it.
Hope it helps!
Harry Denholm
Developer Consulting Group
Get the MOTIONLOAD.ZIP
Light Manager v 1.0
From: Kyle McKisic (kmckisic@dreamworks.com)
Date: Tuesday, February 17
Here's an update to my Light Manager tool that came as an example with MAX
2.0. There is some new stuff in it and some bug fixes too. A word doc is included.
Enjoy.
Download MAX Light Manager Script
Hi folks,
Well, finally we're back in the saddle....we're all moved into the new
offices and have re-opened 3D Cafe's submission sections.
Let's Rock...!
Coming soon to 3D Cafe...
Free DirectX models!
Gallery Rotation!
New Tutorials!
Hardware Reviews!
More Textures!
New Product Reviews!
And a Ton of Other Secrets!!!
Thanks,
Raymond~
http://www.3dcafe.com |
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February 23
NEW Script !
by: Marco Vogel (#1)
MISS FRAMES V1.25
info :
For all of you who have been having trouble with network rendering ( missing
frames ), MarcoV Scripts introduces Miss Frames 1.25
This script will help you identify missing frames more easily, and in small amount
of steps.
Enough options for most network rendering companies to love.
And documentation ( in HTML format ) is included.
Regards,
MarcoV
The Incredible Comicshop is available for 3D STUDIO MAX R1 and R2!
Available for $695
More info here
Blur Studios released
Distance Blender for MAX 2
get the DistBlend.zip
more info here
GenesisVFX Tutorials for 3D Studio MAX
Electric Glow Mini-tutorial - 6 steps to a cool electricity effect Scene File
Make Fire Without a Match
Create A Lens Flare
New Tutorial (little to late for this 1 dont you think ?)
modeling a simple santa
New Plugin
SoftBomb Ver0.72 (for R2.0) - (24 kb)
by: KET-SP
get the plugin here
This is a beta edition for MAXr2.
The change point from Ver0.51 is
Add Chaos to EffectRange.
Add Bomb Shape.
This chooses a way of explosion's
spreading and has Sphere, Cylinder,Plane.
If doing another way of saying, it is possible to say a point bomb, a line bomb, a surface bomb.
Free textures:
textures.zip (663.584 bytes)
Textures from Trinity's free Siggraph 1997 mesh diskette. (More information)
Effects presets for RealLensFlare 1.53 by Philippe Moebius -Lots of *.rfl
files. Look at the user's gallery.
moebius1.zip (22.444 bytes)
moebius2.zip (19.579 bytes)
moebius3.zip (178.887 bytes)
Pyromania Pro
fgzc.zip (991 bytes) - fixes problem with 1 IFL file on the CD.
Bones Pro Max 2.0 Patch
source: Digimation
New Patch released for Bones Pro Max.
Download Bones Pro MAX v.1.55d - (231 kb)
Darkling Simulations www.darksim.com
We are a new 3D graphics and simulation company that is dedicated to pushing visual
software technology in new and interesting directions.
Our first commercial product, DarkTree Textures focuses on adding detail, realism, and special effects to 3D scenes and animations through the use of algorithmically generated and matched color, greyscale/percent, and bump texture maps.
go here for a Preview shot of the DarkTree Main interface window. The texture library and preview areas are on the left. The texture map rendering area is to the center and right.
The RIB Exporter for 3DStudio MAX page has moved to
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February 24
New Plugins
Wave 2d 1.0 for Max 2.0
which is a linear and radial sine wave material.
Klick here to download
Noise 2d 1.1 for Max 2.0
which fixes an incompatibility bug with 1.2 which caused a crash and also addes
Noise2dOld which is like the old 1.2 Noise2d with just 2 color fields.
Klick Here to download
New Tutorials
by: 2nd nature
Note: All the tutorials (apart from Number 7) assume MAX 1.2 is being used, and consequently all scene files are
saved in this version. When you obtain HyperMatter 1.1 for MAX 2, simply resave the files.
1. Dreadlocks Made Easy
Another example of Hair creation, this time a
ready-made scene file of a realistic dreadlocks
animation, creating in minutes what would
normally take days! To go to the tutorial, click
on the image.
2. Cartoon Collisions
Collisions are one of HyperMatter's strongest features;
you can collide soft objects at will, and they will always
deform correctly. This one is a classic of cartoon
violence, now in 3D!
3. Using the Follow Constraint
The Follow Constraint is one of HyperMatter's
most useful and powerful tools; using it you can
both control an objects motion through space,
and control integral parts of the object with total
realism. This tutorial shows you how to quickly
make a shoal of swimming Jellyfish. Click on the
image to get there.
4. HyperMatter / CStudio Tutorial
Here you can download a fantastic example of
HyperMatter in action, working in unison with Character
Studio, to produce stunningly realistic character
animation. Also included are notes by Frank Delise on
how he and Boris Ustaev used HyperMatter to transorm
an 'ordinary' Character Studio sequence into something
special. Click on the image below to go to the tutorial.
5. Hair Styling With HyperMatter
Many people have been asking if they can
create and animate hair using HyperMatter. The
simple answer is...YES! The AVI on the demo
page may have whetted your appetite, but
confused you as to how it might have been
created, so if you want to find out more, click on
the image below.
6. Extended Tutorials
In addition, there are three extended tutorials presented
here...these are extracted from the HyperMatter Release
1.0 User Guide, and show how multiple constraints can
be used to produce different effects.
The AVIs from these scenes can be downloaded from
the demos page http://www.2n.com/demosa.htm
1. Walking Sack
2. SkiJump Mouse
3. Cannonball Mouse
7. Spline Follow Tutorial
This simple tutorial is MAX2-only. It's a brief
introduction to the Spline Follow constraint, new
to HyperMatter 1.1, which allows you to control
parts of objects with splines, for amazing
flexibility and realism! Click on the image to go to
the tutorial.
3D TexturePainter
Turn Adobe Photoshop into full featured 3D paint package.
This plug-in enables Photoshop to work as the ultimate 3D texture creation tool. You can paint directly on the surface of any 3D model. All Adobe Photoshop features and plug-ins can be used for painting without any restrictions. 3D Texture Painter plug-in
supports VRML file format, de facto standard for 3D world supported by virtually all 3D design, animation and VR applications across all platforms. You can import VRML files directly into Photoshop, add textures and store all information back to VRML.
3D Texture Painter makes Adobe Photoshop ideal companion to all 3D design and animation packages like Autodesk 3D Studio
Max, Caligari trueSpace, Softimage, etc.
Compatibility: Adobe Photoshop 4.0 (W)
3Dtpi.exe - approx. 1.8MB (updated November 11, 1997)
3D Texture Painter for Adobe Photoshop 4.0 (Windows) v1.0b.
(Without appropriate password software installs as a 15 day trial version)
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February 26
In-depth of Surface Suite - Advanced texturing tools
Written by Nat Hunter / Lumens Studios
This in-depth explores a plugin from Sven Technologies called Surface Suite. The plug-in caters to one of the broadest and most underutilized areas of 3D, Textures. Anything without good textures will look computer generated. This effect is OK and easy...default textures. What Surface Suite tries to pull off is the opposite....realism and ease of use.
Enter the in-depth here
New Scripts
3dgen - 3D Mesh and Poly Generator
Category : Geometry
Environment : MAX 2.0
Description : standard file input, shape & mesh creation
Reference : HELICOID.DAT (mesh data), ROSE?.DAT (shape data)
Copyright 1998, EffectWare, Moon-Sun Choi (aeroplus)
http://www.chollian.net/~efxware
efxware@chollian.net
Accessing all controllers of an object
From: Ravi Karra (ravi.karra@ktx.com)
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 1998 12:14 PM
<<
How to get to all the controllers under a plugin modifier in the TV for a specified object
>>
Attached is a script which does this.
Replace the line
--PERFORM SOME THING ON THE CONTROLLER 'ctrl'
with your actions in the script.
cheers,
Ravi
ALLCONTR.MS
Accessing all controllers of an object
SuperQuadric Master
SuperQuadric Master [$69.00]
Version 1.0.
For Intel. This 3D Studio MAX R2 plugin lets you play with and create
superquadric objects, which are a blast and a half.
Download "SQuad.dlo" (80384 bytes)
and then authenticate your copy of SuperQuadric Master today!
You will find SuperQuadric in the "Create/Geometry/SuperQuadric Primitives" section of 3D Studio MAX R2
look at the interface here
New posting FAQ's for Sculptor ProTools users.
Sculptor ProTools Users
We are closing on another release for Sculptor ProTools and we plan release
it for users in less than two weeks.
4D Paint Softimage Demo Users:
We never do see the "4DPaint +" menu item appear in the MATTER>TEXTURE menu pop-up.It is important that the two key files have the following case as
Soft is Case sensitive. 4DPaint.dll and 4DPaint.cus. are the correct cases.
4DPaint.dll must be copied into the drive:\soft3d_3.7\3d\custom\bin
location. 4DPaint.cus into the drive:\soft3d_3.7\3d\custom\matter location
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