Improved Face Weighted Normals

By Cattomic · 2017-12-16

Version: 1.2
Version requirement: 3ds Max 2008 - 2018
Date updated: 2018-01-10
Votes: 12
Download: Download

Description

IMPROVED FACE WEIGHTED NORMALS

This script is a must have for medium polygon modeling.

Weighted Vertex Normals or Face Weighted Normals use the area of the face to tune the vertexs normals.

This script does this for you with just one click.

Unlike others FWN Scripts, this one considers coplanar faces like they were a unique big face

You can disable this feature to get an standard FWN result, or tune threshold for not completely flat surfaces

Ver. history

1.2
-Big speed improvement on large models: Time needed to build now grows linearly with face number instead of exponentially
-Bug fix: sometimes you had to manually delete previously generated modifier if you need to regenerate it, now you don't
1.1
-minor speed improvement - not released
1.0
-Release

Additional Info

FREE VERSION: https://drive.google.com/file/d/199ayWAswesrTsShLnzx93qiL6B3c5a3x/view FULL VERSION: https://gum.co/auqXp

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Comments (11)

MZP file

ElvisSuperStar007 · 2025-03-15

The MZP file won't install, and I can't create the button in 3ds Max 2025.3.

jucejuce · 2019-05-13

How to create a button

Create a new file and rename it to IFWNormalsFree.ms and copy this:

macroScript IFWNormals
category:"Cattomic"
tooltip:"IFW Normals"
(
on execute do
(
fileIn "IFWNormalsFree.mse"
)
)

Then copy this new file and .mse to your 3ds maxscript folder and run the ms one

Works well

bearwolffish · 2018-10-12

Thank you for offering a free version, I will definitely pick it up having tried it out.
Like x_OL, I Would also like to know what this comes under in the tool bar.

Cheers.

question

Victorcg · 2018-04-20

Hi, what is the difference between full and free versions?
Thank You.

RE: Difference

bearwolffish · 2018-10-12

Free version has no angle threshold, and larger polys take longer. Free version is not for commercial use either.

4698to · 2018-03-06

free version :

-- Error occurred during fileIn in "D:\Downloads\IFWNormalsFree.mse"; line number: 164
-- Error occurred in anonymous codeblock; filename: D:\Downloads\IFWNormalsFree.mse; position: 3650; line: 164
>> MAXScript FileIn Exception:
-- Syntax error: at IFW, expected
-- In line: <<

THX

dantesai · 2018-02-28

thanks a lot of your guide,it perfect worked rightnow,

How to make button for free version?

x_OL · 2018-02-25

Hi!
How to make button for free version? I can't find own category of your script in "Customize user interface -> Toolbars". Copying text of script and draging it to the button is impossible too - because it is .mse file type - it compiled.

feedback

dantesai · 2018-02-10

i buy a license for the script.but i find it unworked in some model,when i click the generate button,the unworked model look's like in vertex normal full break.

Cattomic · 2018-02-16

you can contact me for support or to get a refound at arturo@cattomic.com.

Autosmooth 2.0

Studio2a3d · 2018-01-19

This is a good one. Thanks from Studio2a!