by Denis Mozgovoy·Motion Graphics
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Foldspace earns its place in the aescripts library as a GPU-accelerated way to build and animate 3D curved surfaces inside After Effects. Its version 1.2.0 update focused on added render passes, flexible camera selection, HiDPI rendering, and fixes to project import and UV mapping.
Foldspace is a GPU-accelerated plugin for Adobe After Effects that lets you create, edit, and animate 3D curved surfaces directly in your compositions. It generates surfaces with bends or curves that aren't possible using native After Effects tools.
Beyond building the geometry, Foldspace gives you UI controls for manipulating the shape and curvature of each surface. You can animate the control points on a surface and attach them to other layers, which enables dynamic motion rigs. A material system lets you control the materials on each surface separately, and any layer can be used as a texture for a surface.
The plugin is compatible with After Effects from CC 2019 through the 2026 release. Version 1.2.0 added selectable render passes, including Final Render, Depth, Normals, and UV, along with the ability to choose any camera layer, HiDPI UI rendering on Retina displays, and fixes to project import and UV texture mapping.
Foldspace is best for after Effects artists who want to create, edit, and animate 3D curved surfaces and build motion rigs by attaching control points to other layers.
Foldspace is completely free to download and use.
Foldspace runs on a broad range of After Effects releases, covering 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and CC 2019. That range means it fits current installations as well as older projects still running on earlier versions. Foldspace is GPU-accelerated, so the plugin relies on the graphics hardware in your system for its curved-surface work. If you plan to reopen older projects, note that version 1.2.0 fixed project import, and that fix applies only to projects saved with 1.2.0 or higher.
Foldspace is a GPU-accelerated plugin, meaning it uses your system's graphics hardware to create, edit, and animate its 3D curved surfaces inside After Effects. Its render work, including the available render passes, runs through this pipeline. Version 1.2.0 also added HiDPI UI rendering on Retina displays, so the interface renders sharply on high-resolution screens. For specific hardware or driver requirements, check the developer's page before installing.
Foldspace is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change over time, so for the current cost, license type, and any usage conditions, check Foldspace's page on the developer's site before you download. The plugin is built for After Effects and is compatible with releases from CC 2019 up to 2026, so most artists can install it on their existing setup without upgrading their host software first.
Foldspace includes a material system that lets you control the materials on each surface separately. You can use any layer as a texture for a surface, so your existing After Effects layers can drive how each curved surface looks. Version 1.2.0 also fixed UV texture mapping on the thickness sides of a surface, improving how textures map onto those edges. This material control sits alongside the plugin's editable geometry and animation features.
Foldspace lets you select which render pass to display through its Render Settings. Version 1.2.0 added Final Render, Depth, Normals in World Space, Normals in View Space, and UV as available passes. The same update introduced a Select Camera parameter in the Camera group, so when Use Composition Camera is enabled you can pick any camera layer rather than only the active camera. Together these options give you more control over how surfaces are rendered inside After Effects.
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