by CROSSPHERE .Koizumi·Motion Graphics
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Power Cylinder earns its place in the toolfarm library for packing 3D cylinder generation, deformation, self-shadowing and depth of field into a single After Effects plugin, with support reaching from CS6 to 2025.
Power Cylinder by Crossphere is a 3D cylinder plugin for Adobe After Effects. It generates a cylinder you can move and deform in 3D space, with elliptic distortion, rich shading, self-shadowing and reflections all handled inside the plugin. It reads comp lights and camera, and can render a depth of field blur.
The cylinder can open or unfold into a plane, and that unfolding can be inverted. It can also extend repeatedly. Version 1.10 adds a Hyperboloid mode to the available shapes. Self-shadowing and depth of field work together toward more realistic results.
Power Cylinder covers a broad range of After Effects releases, from CS6 through the Creative Cloud builds and the 2020 to 2025 versions, so it fits both legacy and current projects. A demo video is available on the developer's page. The plugin is listed here as free.
Power Cylinder is best for after Effects artists building 3D cylinder shapes with shading, self-shadowing, reflections and depth of field, including unfolding and hyperboloid variations.
Power Cylinder is completely free to download and use.
Power Cylinder runs across a wide range of After Effects releases, from CS6 through the Creative Cloud builds, CC 2014 to CC 2019, and the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 versions. That coverage spans older CS6 and Creative Cloud installs alongside the most recent releases, so projects on legacy or current timelines can both use it. The plugin lists the same version set for compatibility and system requirements. For the latest confirmed list, check the developer's page.
Power Cylinder version 1.10 adds a Hyperboloid mode to the shape options, and this release was published on 2024-11-14. Alongside the shape work, the plugin can open or unfold the cylinder into a plane, invert that unfolding, and extend the cylinder repeatedly. It also moves and deforms the cylinder in 3D space, and renders elliptic distortion, rich shading, self-shadowing, reflections and a depth of field blur while reading comp lights and camera. For the current feature set and any newer updates, visit the developer's page.
Power Cylinder can open or unfold the cylinder into a plane, and that unfolding can be inverted. It can also extend the cylinder repeatedly, and move and deform the cylinder in 3D space. These controls sit alongside its elliptic distortion, rich shading, self-shadowing, reflections and depth of field blur, and the plugin reads comp lights and camera from the composition. Version 1.10 also adds a Hyperboloid mode to the shape options. A demo video is available on the developer's page.
Power Cylinder is listed as free in this catalog, though pricing and licensing terms can change, so for current details check the developer's page. The plugin comes from Crossphere and works as a 3D cylinder plugin for Adobe After Effects, covering releases from CS6 through the Creative Cloud builds and up to the 2025 version. It generates a cylinder you can move and deform in 3D space, with elliptic distortion, rich shading, self-shadowing, reflections and a depth of field blur, and it reads comp lights and camera.
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