SnowFlow - make snow with the click of a button

I bought both plugins – the snow plugin and the one for creating tracks – but they stopped supporting newer versions of 3ds Max. Alright, I thought, I’ll just install the older 3ds Max 2020. But when I request a license, I don’t receive any emails with the key. Did I just waste my money for nothing?

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SnowPrint inside the "old" SnowFlow (1.8) is a MaxScript. After programming SnowFlowPro in C++ (www.zwischendrin.com/goto/detail/261) we decided to split SnowFlow and SnowPrint. You can take a look at SnowPrint (also made in C++ now) here: www.zwischendrin.com/goto/detail/233

Best regards
Fabian

The collision map detection system you have going on? Is that c++ stuff or is that some sorta trick inside of max your executing?

Besides adding new features and improving the look and usability of our site, we have spent the last months developing a completely new version of SnowFlow, featuring exceedingly decreased calculation times and improved quality of the generated snow. Depending on the complexity of the scene, the generation pro­cess can be around 100 times faster (and nope – that's not a typo...). Scenes that would not have been possible to snow up within reasonable time even on high-end systems will now be literally ready within minutes. Like many of you requested, there is now a demo version available, so you can try out SnowFlow before buying it. For the first two months, there will be a special upgrade offer: If you already own one or more SnowFlow 1.8 licences, you can upgrade to SnowFlowPro for €65 only! And if you purchased your previous version after December 01, 2011 (GMT+01:00), you can even get it for the fabulous price of €48 only! Learn all about the exciting new features and get the demo!

SnowPrint is now a standalone plugin for 3D Studio Max to print objects onto other objects to create imprints, footprints, pencil strokes, wetmaps,...

Grab it on http://www.zwischendrin.com/goto/detail/233

For all of you that want to have SnowFlow 1.8 for free we do now offer a solution: ask us by email which language we need to have zwischendrin.com translated into and translate our website to get a free copy of SnowFlow! More in our blog: http://www.zwischendrin.com/blog/

this is a beautiful tool, i like it,so i want to know how to make it ,,,thankyou!

Please use our support form provided on zwischendrin.com to get support for SnowFlow.
Thank You!

its Amazing script!!, I make a test here, really speed up my work flow.
cheers
kurson

http://www.youtube.com/user/kursondax?feature=mhum#p/u/0/oMqkF9XvUjA

please take a look in HD

Hi! I attached a super fast SnowPrint tutorial. (SnowPrint_explanation.png) This should explain the main parameters even if I think everything should be self explaining... ;o)
SnowPrint will go through the animation range and create a bitmap for each frame with a collision map (greyscale image, watch SnowPrint teaser 02). It automatically adds a displacement modifier on top of the surface modifier stack if you enabled this checkbox.

If you have problems read the post here: http://www.zwischendrin.com/blog/

HI 48design,
can you make a video tutorial showing the usage of the SNOWPRINT feature please? I wan to buy it with the descount before it reaches the dead line, but I would like to see the usage of the snowprint since theres i no info about it in the entire web.
best regards,
wicq

This is a nice plugin! I bought it and was very pleased. When I saw that it was on discount, I felt I needed another license and bought it again! Nice script. Keep up the good work.

We offer SnowFlow for 75% off until 01.11.2010!

Best wishes,
Fabian
www.zwischendrin.com

Looks great! If I ever need snow, I definitely know where to go now. Fair pricing also.

Sauber, weitermachen ;)

@aaa: is that a question, just a statement,...? What useful comment! ^^

not free

woaw !! these demo videos of snowprint feature sounds just amazing !
Keep up the good work, guys, this tool is really unique..

@beaver and all others:
Please don't use scriptspot to get support for our scripts/plugins. We can't be everywhere so please use
zwischendrin.com and it's contact options.
Thank you!

I just purchased the script, installed the license, but when I start it I get this error message :

--Unable to convert: undefined to type: Integer

Help !

We just thought it might be interesting to you to see what we are currently working on...
Take a glimpse at our latest video, showing a preview of a brand new feature called "SnowPrint", which will be included in the next release of SnowFlow, coming soon!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxj6ANjRqNI&fmt=18

I attached a quick guide to help people running SnowFlow for the first time.

good script = metarial, thank.

Yes, and me it shocked a little. I already to smoke went on street with T-shirt :)

We have snow again here in germany! Everything is white! :oD
I thought we finally had spring...

@JCinthe303: Thanks for your question. What do you mean by "low poly options"? You can use our polycount option to reduce polycount. You can also use the optimize modifier in the modifier stack like on any other EditablePoly. By right clicking on the modifier you can select if the reduction only to happen to your viewport and not to your rendering for better performance.
Especially our "extrusion method" can be used on larger scenes. This method is used for landscape objects or similar...

We have other pojects going on, so there is not much time to prepare another example. Sorry! Maybe someone who bought SnowFlow can show a rendering? :o)

We plan other snow methods for future release and raise the performance of SnowFlow. There are lots of things to do so stay tuned! ;o)

I'm wondering if there are low poly options for using this plugin with large scenes. Also, do you have any examples of this being used with large scenes? Any examples of use on buildings? Thanks.

Thanks for the nice feedback! :o)

looks like a cool program. too bad it does not work with my version of max. Max version 8. maybe one day I can upgrade

I purchase this awsome plugin ¡¡

Thanks so much

Bought it - love it! =) Thanks to the devs and thanks to ScriptSpot for pointing it out! :)

Updated to version 1.6!
Grab it! It's even cooler than before! :o)

Hi, i'm purchased your product, but can't register it. In "activation key" i see "undefined"...
What shall I do?

You got help by eMail that fixed your problem immediately. Sorry for that and have fun with SnowFlow!

Big Thanks, all works!!!

Really intersting vids !
The plug-in part is just awesome...

what, how can I , in single proc ???

@fajar: Maybe I misunderstood your question?

awesome work dude, all seems working fine with the new version and nice one for the vids and the test scene, much appreciated sir. :)

Ian S.

in my country which is in tropical weather , can I use it in the scene?

@fajar: LOL... yes, you can! But keep in mind that snow is melting in tropical temperature, so you should render fast! ^^

Part one of two videos showing how to make a little winter scene with 3D Studio Max and SnowFlow is online...
... part two is online, too!

I attached a testscene... it's the one from the settings renderings above (teapots in front of a wall). You can start with this scene to test SnowFlow.
It's also a good idea to just take an old scene from your harddrive and turn it into a winterwonderland! ;o)

Hi sknne77,
thanks for purchasing a copy of SnowFlow. You buy a "per seat license" so you can only use it on one machine. We did not want an "online-activation-thing" that checks online for activation each time you start the script, so we had to do it that way...
Demo scenes is a good idea, thanks! :o)

There needs to be proper documentation on how to use this plugin correctly, could this be done? also how about some demo scenes that the people that download and buy your plugin can download also?? this would help a helluva lot! cheers.

Hey there, ive just purchased this plugin, now i havnt generated Hardware-ID for the key generator because it says it locks it to the computer. Does this mean i cannot install it to my work machine and my home machine?? because thats ideally what i need to do.

Hey ! Sound really nice plug...
Is there a demo somewhere ?

Are you interested by a licence exchange with solidrocks ? ;)

Hey subburb! 🙂

I bought solidrocks some time ago, sorry!

There is no demo at the moment, but we plan to release a demonstration video soon.

no problem !
Was my try ;)

Next time i need snow, be sure i'll bought your product !

I wish you lot of sellings !

Im tempted to purchase this plugin, but it says the material is Vray? Is it possible to use Mental ray or the scanline renderer also?? I dont own vRAY and have no plans in purchasing it.

Yes, of course, you can change the material afterwards! SnowFlow generates a poly mesh and adds a VRay material to it. This material can be changed to whatever you want. There are some converters on scriptspot that could transfer this material for you. Future builds will have more control on the snow material!

Nice Plugin. Good!

Thank you!