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Earns its place for turning image embedding into a drag-and-drop step, copying not just the Base64 string but a ready-to-use snippet — decoder function and example included — straight to the clipboard.
ShivaTools: Image to Base64 String is a macro for 3ds Max built to embed images directly into scripts, rather than shipping logos and icons as separate files. Drag and drop an image onto the macro and it encodes the image to a Base64 string using .NET, then places the output on your clipboard.
The clipboard result is more than the Base64 string alone: it also includes a ready-to-use block of code with a decoder function and a usage example. The code is not encrypted, so scripters who also want an encoder can dig into it directly.
Compatible with 3ds Max 2024 and listed here as free, this is version 1 from October 2023. It's a macro, so installation should be straightforward for scripters.
ShivaTools: Image to Base64 String is best for 3ds Max scripters who want to embed images like logos and icons directly into their scripts instead of shipping separate files.
ShivaTools: Image to Base64 String is completely free to download and use.
ShivaTools: Image to Base64 String is compatible with 3ds Max 2024. This is version 1, released on October 28, 2023, and 2024 is the host version noted for it. For any other release you happen to be running, check the developer's page before relying on it, since compatibility beyond 3ds Max 2024 isn't stated here. Because it's distributed as a macro, the author notes installation should be straightforward for scripters.
ShivaTools: Image to Base64 String is listed here as free, with no price attached in this catalog. Its code also ships unencrypted, so you can read and adapt it as needed. For current licensing terms or any change to how it is distributed, check the developer's page. The macro was shared openly by its author, who built it as a Base64 encoder for their own 3ds Max scripting and then decided to release it for others to use.
ShivaTools: Image to Base64 String places its result on your clipboard after you drop an image onto it. The clipboard doesn't just hold the raw Base64 string — it also carries a ready-to-use block of code that includes a decoder function and a usage example. That means you can paste a working snippet straight into your script rather than only the encoded text. The encoding itself is handled with .NET inside the macro, so the output arrives ready to drop into place.
ShivaTools: Image to Base64 String ships with unencrypted code, so you can open it up and adapt it. The author notes that anyone who also needs an encoder can work directly from the code rather than the drag-and-drop flow alone. It draws on snippets from other people's scripts, with credit given to those authors, and the encoder portion was written with the help of GPT. For scripters comfortable in 3ds Max, that openness makes it easy to extend.
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