by Ahmed Studio·Modeling
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Stands out in the toolfarm library for generating 3D primitives entirely from native After Effects layers, which keeps projects fast and light.
3D Primitives Generator builds 3D objects inside After Effects using native layers. It generates cubes and cuboids, cylinders, pyramids, and prisms with a single click, and everything is created from shape layers, solids, and pre-comps. Because it relies on native After Effects tools, the plugin is fast and light.
Each face of a generated primitive is a distinct composition, so you can apply any color, pattern, texture, or gradient to it. Materials and colors are easy to change and manipulate, and slider controls cover all of the generated primitives. A taper control with full range is available for cubes, pyramids, and prisms. Combining several primitives lets you assemble more complex 3D models.
Version 3 adds a redesigned UI built to emulate the look of a 3D software panel in minimal space, along with the pyramid and prism primitives. Updated expressions make it even faster and lighter, and improved naming and colors for generated primitives and layers make them easier to move to other projects. It supports After Effects from CC 2018 through 2025.
3D Primitives Generator is best for building simple 3D primitives and combining them into 3D models directly in After Effects.
3D Primitives Generator is completely free to download and use.
3D Primitives Generator supports a broad range of After Effects releases, running on 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, and CC 2018. If you work across multiple machines or older installations, that span covers most setups still in active use. The plugin builds everything from native After Effects tools, so its compatibility follows the host application rather than any external renderer. For the most current compatibility details, check the developer's page before installing on a specific release.
3D Primitives Generator is listed as free here in our catalog. Licensing terms can change over time, so for the current details and any usage conditions it's best to confirm on the developer's page. The plugin creates its 3D objects from native After Effects layers, so beyond After Effects itself there are no separate render engines noted for running it. If you want to see it before installing, a demo video is also available.
3D Primitives Generator creates cubes and cuboids, cylinders, pyramids, and prisms, each generated with a single click. The pyramid and prism were added in version 3 with full controls. Every primitive comes with slider controls, and cubes, pyramids, and prisms include a taper control with full range. Each face of a primitive is a distinct composition, so you can apply any color, pattern, texture, or gradient. You can also combine several primitives to build more complex 3D models inside After Effects.
3D Primitives Generator version 3 introduces a redesigned UI that fits in minimal space and emulates the look of a 3D software panel. It adds pyramid and prism primitives with full controls, and updated expressions make it even faster and lighter. Naming and colors for the generated primitives and layers were also improved to make them easier to move to other projects. Taper with full control is available for cubes, pyramids, and prisms in this version.
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