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RandoMixer earns its place for bundling variant generation with scattering, transform randomization and state management, letting 3ds Max users produce, navigate and render many scene combinations from a single collection.
RandoMixer is a 3ds Max plugin for automatically generating multiple variants of a scene, model or character, storing them in a collection or sequence of states. You can navigate and visualize those states directly in the 3ds Max viewport at the click of a button. Alongside variant generation, it randomizes transforms and materials, swaps objects around, scatters them, creates combinations between different sets of elements, and automatically switches active lights and cameras.
To use it, you provide one or more sets of objects, choose the operations to perform, adjust the settings, and optionally set the combination type and number of variants. Pressing 'Create Collection' generates the number of variants you requested, which you can then step through with two arrow keys. Collections can be rendered as a sequence of images with the built-in function or exported to the 3ds Max timeline as an animation.
Applications include brainstorming scene staging, producing versions to choose from, building an NFT collection of randomly generated characters, creating product catalogs, and generating states as a starting point for animation. An exclusive algorithm auto-populates furniture such as tables, desks and shelves with small elements, with no collisions.
RandoMixer is best for 3ds Max artists generating scene variants, product catalogs or NFT character collections, and those scattering, swapping and randomizing objects across a scene.
RandoMixer is completely free to download and use.
RandoMixer requires 3ds Max version 2015 or higher, so it runs on the 2015 release and every newer version. Before installing, confirm your 3ds Max build meets that minimum, because releases older than 2015 are not supported. For details on the current build and any additional requirements, check the developer's page at Spline Dynamics, which also links to the tutorials and script manual for setup guidance.
RandoMixer generates variants from one or more sets of objects you supply from your scene. You choose the operations to perform, such as switch places, random transforms or scatter, adjust the settings, and optionally set the combination type and the number of variants you want, for example 50 unique variants showing three elements of each set. Pressing 'Create Collection' produces the requested variants, which you then step through with two arrow keys and edit if necessary.
RandoMixer stores every variant in a collection or sequence of states that you can navigate and visualize directly in the 3ds Max viewport. From there you can render the collection as a sequence of images using the built-in function, or export it to the 3ds Max timeline as an animation. This lets a set of generated states, layouts or poses serve as a starting point for animation work in your project.
RandoMixer is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page at Spline Dynamics for the current options and any bundle details before you commit. That page also links to the tutorials and script manual, which cover setup and the plugin's tools in more depth, and it remains the authoritative reference for the latest version and update date. The current build listed here is version 1.15.
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