by Itaipava·Workflow
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Earns its place in the scriptspot library as an updated build of Christoph Bülter's imageCompHelper, extending the original with a portrait-mode golden spiral, aspect-ratio drop-downs and a Diagonal Thirds guide.
Image Comp Helper is a 3ds Max script that displays composition guides in the active viewport. It is an updated version of Christoph Bülter's imageCompHelper, reworked by Itaipava with several additions to the original.
In this version the golden spiral works in portrait mode as well, and it can be unlocked, zoomed, and moved around. A toggle button switches quickly between portrait and landscape, while right-clicking the buttons rotates the golden spiral or triangle guides. Drop-down menus offer different common aspect ratios, and an extra composition guide, Diagonal Thirds, has been added.
The release is version 2.55, last updated on 17 August 2022, and it is listed as compatible with 3ds Max 2020. Image Comp Helper is listed here as free; see the developer's page for current licensing details.
Image Comp Helper is best for 3ds Max artists who want composition guides displayed in the active viewport, including a golden spiral, triangle guides and Diagonal Thirds.
Image Comp Helper is completely free to download and use.
Image Comp Helper is listed as compatible with 3ds Max 2020, and the release documented here is version 2.55 from August 2022. If you are on a different 3ds Max version, that isn't stated, so the developer's page at thefactioncgi.com is the place to confirm before installing. The script is an updated build of Christoph Bülter's imageCompHelper, so behaviour follows that original with the additions described here.
Image Comp Helper adds portrait-mode support for the golden spiral, alongside landscape. The spiral can be unlocked, zoomed, and moved around the viewport, giving control over its position. A toggle button switches between portrait and landscape orientation, and right-clicking the buttons rotates the golden spiral or triangle guides. These controls are additions to Christoph Bülter's original imageCompHelper, which this version by Itaipava updates. All of the guides display in the active viewport.
Image Comp Helper lets you rotate the golden spiral or triangle guides by right-clicking their buttons, the same method used in Christoph Bülter's original script. A separate toggle button switches the whole layout between portrait and landscape orientation. Drop-down menus cover different common aspect ratios, and this version adds a Diagonal Thirds guide to the set. All guides appear in the active viewport.
Image Comp Helper is listed here as free. Pricing and licensing can change, though, so the developer's page at thefactioncgi.com is the best place to confirm the current terms before you download. The version noted is 2.55, updated in August 2022, with stated compatibility for 3ds Max 2020, all worth checking against your own setup before installing. The script builds on Christoph Bülter's original imageCompHelper.
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