by NiK684·Modeling
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FloorGen Tools earns its spot in the ScriptSpot library by focusing on one job: building floors from individual boards that texture cleanly with MultiTexture. The addition of a manual update mode shows attention to performance on large scenes.
FloorGen Tools is a plugin for 3ds Max that generates floor objects built from individual boards. You create a floor inside any closed 2D shape object or on a flat object, and the plugin fills it with separate boards you can texture using MultiTexture. Because the boards are individual rather than a repeating pattern, the result doesn't tile, which lets you view floors up close without pixelation.
Control sits at the board level. You set width, length and grout size individually, and can randomly rotate, offset and tilt boards. Textures are assigned randomly through the MultiTexture Map. Interactive update gives instant feedback as you adjust settings, so you see changes as you make them.
For very large floors, where recalculating after every change can slow things down, FloorGen Tools includes a manual update option so the floor only recalculates when you decide. The plugin covers 3ds Max versions 2013 through 2027 and requires the FloorGenerator Links component to be installed.
FloorGen Tools is best for architecture visualization artists making non-tiling floors that hold up under close viewing.
FloorGen Tools is completely free to download and use.
FloorGen Tools works with 3ds Max versions 2013 through 2027, covering a wide span of releases. If you're running a version within that range, the plugin should install and run. For versions outside that window, check the developer's page at cg-source.com for current compatibility details before installing. The plugin also depends on the FloorGenerator Links component being installed, so make sure that is in place alongside your 3ds Max setup.
FloorGen Tools requires FloorGenerator Links to be installed. This is a dependency the script needs in order to function, so install it alongside the plugin rather than treating it as optional. You can find the download and setup details on the developer's page at cg-source.com. Getting the dependency in place first tends to make the rest of the installation smoother.
FloorGen Tools can be slow to calculate when you're building very large floors, since every setting change triggers a recalculation. To work around this, the plugin lets you switch to manual updating, so it only recalculates when you choose rather than automatically after each change. The interactive update mode is still there when you want instant feedback on smaller floors, giving you a choice between speed and immediacy depending on the scene.
FloorGen Tools is listed as free in this catalog. For the current licensing terms and any conditions attached to its use, check the developer's page at cg-source.com, since licensing can change over time. The plugin comes from developer NiK684 and is distributed through ScriptSpot, where it also depends on the FloorGenerator Links component. Downloading from the official source helps ensure you get the correct files and the matching dependency.
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