v0.8.8 released April 24, 2024
Tested on 3ds Max 2016, 2019+
(Should work with all versions)
Currently supports: V-Ray, Corona, iToo plugins
Release Notes
Fixed a bug that was removing Targeted Cameras
Added CoronaCam support to Tools
Cleaned Tools Rollout
Previous Versions
v0.8.7
April 19, 2024
Added support for 3ds Max 2016
Note: 3ds Max versions before 2019 do not support automatic updates
Fixed bugs in the USD exporter
Fixed bugs in the Simple Exporter
v0.8.6
April 13, 2024
Advanced>Export changed to Export Selected and supports all three file types (usd, dae, fbx)
Better UX for downloading the USD exporter for 3dsMax
v0.8.5
March 12, 2024
Removed "DS-" from geometry names and replaced it with "XO-"
v0.8.4
February 7, 2024
Support 3ds Max versions pre-2021
The export folder has a default DS.txt file
v0.8.3
February 6, 2024
New Tools Panel (Advanced)
Animate/de-animate Camera buttons
Improved FBX support
Bug fixes
v0.8.2
December 06, 2023
New Automatic Updates
Updated to support Digital Spaces 2024
Supports .usd, .dae, .fbx export
Bug fixes
v0.7.4
August 30, 2022
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New Animate Camera Button
Bug fixes
v0.7.2
June 6, 2022
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New Camera Rotation Helper
Warnings when the camera is rotated
Scene polygon tool that helps understand model sizes in Advanced Mode
Smarter camera frame pre-calculations
Easily Box or Mesh proxies before the Setup in Advanced Mode
Fixed a bug where sometimes the Box mode in the Optimizer results in the wrong rotations
Bug fixes
v0.7.1
May 19, 2022
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Bug fixes
v0.7.0
May 6, 2022
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New Interactive Markers
Support metric scale
Fixed bug where hotspots are sometimes in the wrong z location
Added cameras and markers to JSON
Bug fixes
v0.6.0
April 4, 2022
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New Simple and Advanced Modes | One of the largest updates yet. Simplified the entire script to be used in only a few clicks by default. We have turned the old script into Advanced Mode and recommend it for larger scenes.
The optimizer improved to be 50% faster and 50% more accurate
New Help and About buttons
New Metadata JSON file to gather plugin version information
Script reloads when a new file is opened
Rebuilt the refresh tool
Fixed Density button (Advanced)
The exported .zip file takes the name of the scene file
Bug fixes
v0.5.4
January 17, 2022
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New Auto-CamHeight | Camera and hotspot heights are calculated automatically. As this is a new feature, an override option is still available.
New Auto-Hotspot Size | Hotspot scales are calculated automatically based on the nearest hotspot. As this is a new feature, an override option is still available.
Updated UI
Bug fixes
v0.5.3
January 9, 2022
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Updated error handling
Getting unknown system errors with the last attach algorithm. Have implemented the 'Utilities Collapse' function using the Maxscript UI controls.
Removed 'Delete Objects' dialog box and replaced it with a message box
Added support for V-Ray proxies
Fixed bug that searched the wrong folder for compress.exe
Bug fixes
v0.5.2
January 4, 2022
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Full code refactor
New attach algorithm
New Custom Animation Frame Exports. No longer exports the entire animation frame.
Updated UI
Added full support for Forest Pack, RailClone, and Corona Proxies.
Improved optimizer speeds up to 100%
Reduced the number of options to optimize the model
Improved error management
Bug Fixes
v0.3
October 20, 2020
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Updated .zip file to run on Linux OS.
Removed zip.ms from the file system and replaced it with the compressor application.
v0.2
September 24, 2020
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Initial release