EdgyBend
for 3ds max 8.x/9.x, Softimage|XSI 6.x
category: modifier


This plugin is very similar to standard Bend modifier. The difference is that it bends objects while keeping straight sections.
Amount: bend amount in deegreesSegments: number of segments used in bending

Direction: direction of effect

Edgyness: this controls curvature of segments. When set to 1 they will be straight, when to 0 arc shaped

Notes on Softimage|XSI version: after loading plugin puts itself in Model|Modify|Deform|EdgyBend. Only 32bit version available.

Download here:

http://www.pxfactory.eu/plug/edgybend/edgybend.zip

SuperGrass 0.6.5

Grass/Lawn generator


LICENSE TYPE:   Freeware
PLATFORMS:    Windows
3dsmax Versions:   6.x, 7.x, 8.x, 9.x
OWNER:   afkteam    Author Name:  AFKTeam

DETAILS:

This plug-in allows you to create single grass blades, grass bundles, grass lawn patches or complete grass lawns. The position and appearance of each single grass blades in a lawn or lawn patches can further be influenced by heightfield maps, propability maps and the movement of blades can be animated or changed in a still frame with the use of vectorfield data maps. Included in the package is a special Mental Ray grass shader that provides a more realistic appearance of the grass blades including a couple of weather conditions. Cautious warning: You need a highly spected box for running this plug-in, since the amount of geometry can get pretty high!.

Download here:

http://www.highend3d.com/3dsmax/downloads/plugins/object/download-4651.html?loc=supergrass.zip


Dual Quaternion Skinning Maya plugin
FILE SIZE:  353 KB
DOWNLOADED:  4,561
HOMEPAGE:   http://mayadqskinning.sourceforge.net
LICENSE TYPE:   Freeware
PLATFORMS:    Windows
Maya Versions:   7.x, 8.x, 2008

DETAILS:

This project is a Maya plugin which implements a dual quaternion skinning node, similar to Maya’s skinCluster node. The skinning method used by the skinCluster node in Maya is sometimes referred to as linear blend skinning and is widely used, but is known to have some problems. Some of these problems can be avoided by using dual quaternion skinning..

Download here:

http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/plugins/animation/download-4625.html?loc=MayaSkinClusterDq-1.1.0.zip


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