Project Manager
Version:
3.35.26
Date Updated:
04/15/2024 3rd version of Project Manager gains a lot of new features to manage 3D Assets.
What is most unique to the new features – is the ability to assign custom previews to materials, associate files with materials, and create a gallery of files associated with any type of assets including materials.
You can also write a description for materials and, of course, assign categories to materials.
Project Manager version 3.35.26
CORE UPDATES AND SUPPORT ENHANCEMENTS:
- Adds support to 3Ds Max 2025
- Adds support to search/relink/collect/archive the content of IFL files
- Adds support to search/relink/collect/archive the content of Vrmat files
- Adds support to archives larger than 4GB [Archive Asset Files]
- Speed improvements for navigation
ASSET AND FILE MANAGEMENT:
- Enhanced File ReLocate Capability
- Adds Ability to Sort Assets by Asset Type/Extension
- Adds Ability to Include/Exclude Files from Collecting by Extension
- Adds Ability to Include/Exclude Files from Renaming by Extension
- Adds Ability to Include/Exclude Directories from Searching by mask
- "Duplicate Asset Replacement" Dialog UI Improvements
- Stores the sorting order for assets on the Explorer tab
- Adds an ability to disable auto-relink missing assets on merging models and materials (by default auto-relink is disabled)
- Fixes some bugs with renaming assets/directories on using in the TEAM-MODE
- Fixes a bug when collecting maps for several materials libraries [Batch Render&Relink]
RENDERING AND THUMBNAILS:
- Adds an ability to set different width/height for rendering preview thumbnails for models and materials
- Adds an ability to turn off/on lights from model scenes on rendering preview thumbnails
- Drops support to rendering preview for IES files (interactive rendering already supports IES)
- New option to render preview settings - Ignore Fit To Dummy: prioritize the pivot point of the model over its alignment within the Dummy boundary
MATERIAL AND MODEL HANDLING:
- "Duplicate Asset Replacement" Dialog for duplicated assets on storing models/materials to the library
- Copy content of IFL files on storing models/materials to the library with assets
- Adds an ability to use the Mass-Rename tool from the Manage Assets dialog for individual 3ds Max files and material libraries
INTERFACE AND USABILITY IMPROVEMENTS:
- Some Interface Improvements and Changes
- Changes the behavior of Categories list on the status bar
- Fixes an issue with sorting items by Size and Date in the Categories and Search results
- Show more accurate information about missing files in the status bar
- Introduces importing capability from the DesignConnected database [Preferences/Database/Import Database]
BUG FIXES AND MINOR ADJUSTMENTS:
- Fixes some minor issues with merging models
- Fixes some issues with reusing merged proxy and models
- Fixes an issue with creating PBR materials with Arnold renderer
- Fixes an issue pausing Corona interactive render on merging models or materials
- Fixes a bug with deleting assets
- Fixes a bug with converting a scene to VRSCENE
- Fixes an issue with converting 16-bit TIF to JPG
- Fixes some minor issues with searching assets
- Fixes a bug with deleting files
- Fixes an issue with preview RPC, BVH, and BIP files
- Fixes an issue with assigning a preview for materials using the Auto-Assign preview tool
- Fixes some issues with the item's Gallery - add/remove/update preview
- Fixes an issue with assigning preview for materials with some options using the Auto-Assign preview tool
- Fixes some issues with working with the docked Slate Material Editor in 3ds Max 2024/2025
- Fixes some minor issues with interactive rendering of some static and animated FBX files
- Fixes a bug with copying databases from MySQL to SQLite and back
- Fixes the issues with the tool "Convert Comments&Tags from 2nd version"
Update History for all versions.
Models  | Materials  | |
Textures  | IES  | Asset Files  |
Quick Start Frequently Asked Questions
Main Features
- Easy to organize and use 3ds Max Models, Materials, Textures, and IES Photometric Lights.
- Merge Models, Materials, Bitmaps, and IES using Drag& Drop.
- Store/Create Proxy with materials.
- Interactive rendering previews for Materials, IES Photometric, BVH Motion capture, FBX, OBJ, 3DS, and other such 3d files.
- Show native previews for 3ds Max files, ArchVision RPC, GrowFx, Revit, Substance, BIP motion, SketchUp, Revit, HDRI & etc.
- Create PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials
- Support to Substance textures
- Search files by tags and file-names.
- Power Asset Tracking Management.
- Support to most used renderers like V-Ray, Corona, Octane, Mental Ray, Maxwell & etc.
Version Requirement:
3ds Max 2016-2025
Comments
preview of model
does Project Manager make preview of model? or U have to prepare images by your self>?
id like to buy this script,
great script, just purchased!
is it possible for you to implement .max scene files as an asset with HIGHER RES images of viewport and notes for scene settings (even associated viewport animations that could be played with the browser (or opened) would be cool)
it would be great to be able to view higher resolution thumbnails, plus associated videos (i noticed when trying to rightclick render thumbnail, it will only render orthographic and not actually what is in your viewport perspective) this would be VERY HELPFUL!
highres thumbnails could be in a folder maxscene/_preview
and viewport video previews could be there as well, that would help make this a 3dmaxscene project manager!!!! would be superawesome
cheers
ian
// www.v-motion.co //
Object file format is
Object file format is supported by default.
Also you can add other file formats for rendering thumbnails.
hi, is it possilbe to
hi, is it possilbe to preview the obj object?
ted
I like your proposition and i
I like your proposition and i adds this to wishlist.
Wishlist
The 'Favorites' feature
Hi, I love the 'Favorites' feature in the PM, but is it possible to create more than one 'Favorites'? Let say 'Favorites #1', 'Favorites #2', "Favorites #3'..... or even rename it like 'Favorites - Table Lamp', 'Favorites - Floor Lamp'...? I think that way will make categorizing even more flexible.
Thanks! I reupload the
Thanks!
I reupload the archive.
Hi, the .zip demo file is
Hi, the .zip demo file is corrupted :)
Also, If I drag 3dmodel that
Also, If I drag 3dmodel that has same material name
in my scene into the viewport,
the "Duplicate Material Name" dialog box will appear but 3dsmax will freeze.
Thanks!
I solved this issue...
But sometimes, when I drag the same model into the viewport,
I got this message
"MAXScript dotNet event handler Exception --
Runtime error: Attempt to access deleted scene object".
But not find any problems with this. Next time after you get this message
please generate the bug-report (Menu "Project Manager"==>> "Create Support request") and send to me.
Error message in version 1.63.11
Hi, I just updated to v.1.63.11. I love the "Merge as xRef Objects" new feature. However, sometimes, I have no problem drag my 3d model into the viewport. But sometimes, when I drag the same model into the viewport, I got this message "MAXScript dotNet event handler Exception --Runtime error: Attempt to access deleted scene object".
Also, If I drag 3dmodel that has same material name in my scene into the viewport, the "Duplicate Material Name" dialog box will appear but 3dsmax will freeze. (I am using 3dsmax 2009)
Can you verify the problems? Thanks.