by Dong-Wook Kim·Workflow
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Drop4Side earns a spot in the scriptspot library as a compact 3ds Max helper for setting up four-sided image planes and height boxes, drawing on Christoph Bulter's reference-image script.
Drop4Side is a script for 3ds Max, built by Dong-Wook Kim, that creates a four-sided image plane inside the viewport. Alongside the plane, it can create a height box, giving you a pair of objects to work with directly in the scene.
The image plane comes with its own set of controls: you can select it, hide it, freeze it, and adjust its opacity. The height box has matching controls for height, hiding, and opacity, so both elements can be managed as you work.
Installation is handled by dragging the .ms file into the 3ds Max viewport. Once loaded, the tools appear under DW tools in the Category list via Customize, then Customize User Interface. Drop4Side was created by referring to Christoph Bulter's script "Drag & Drop Reference Images." It runs on 3ds Max 2022 or higher and is listed here as free.
Drop4Side is best for 3ds Max artists who want to place four-sided image planes and height boxes in the viewport with basic visibility and opacity controls.
Drop4Side is completely free to download and use.
Drop4Side runs on 3ds Max 2022 or higher, so you'll need that release or a newer one to load the script. Version 1.0 was last updated on March 24, 2023. It installs by dragging the .ms file into the 3ds Max viewport, after which the tools show up under DW tools in the Category list through Customize, then Customize User Interface. If you're on an earlier version of 3ds Max, the script isn't listed as compatible here.
Drop4Side installs through a drag-and-drop method: drop the .ms file directly into the 3ds Max viewport. Once it loads, open Customize, then Customize User Interface, and look under DW tools in the Category list to find the tools. From there you can create a four-sided image plane and a height box, and manage each with the available controls. The script works with 3ds Max 2022 or higher.
Drop4Side is listed here as free. For the most current licensing details, check the developer's page on ArtStation, maintained by Dong-Wook Kim. The script is version 1.0, last updated on March 24, 2023, and was created by referring to Christoph Bulter's "Drag & Drop Reference Images" script. It creates a four-sided image plane and a height box, each with its own set of viewport controls.
Drop4Side gives the four-sided image plane controls to select, hide, freeze, and change opacity. The height box has its own controls for height, hiding, and opacity. Both are created directly in the 3ds Max viewport, and the tools become available under DW tools once the script is loaded through Customize User Interface. It runs on 3ds Max 2022 or higher.
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