by AutoMotion·Motion Graphics
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STACK3D earns its place in the aescripts library by bringing conversion, extrusion, face coloring, path cleanup, and null rigging into one dockable panel.
STACK3D handles the 3D artwork pipeline in After Effects from a single dockable panel. It converts vectors and raster images, extrudes them with custom geometry and bevel, applies independent face colors, cleans problem paths, and rigs everything to a null controller. The tool is built for motion graphics artists who work in three dimensions.
It runs on After Effects 2025 (v25.0) or later and is compatible with the 2025 and 2026 releases, on both Mac and Windows. It uses the Advanced 3D renderer, Calder, which you set under Composition > Settings > Advanced, and it requires "Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network" enabled in Preferences under Scripting & Expressions.
After installing, restart After Effects and open the panel via Window > Stack3D.jsx, then dock it anywhere in your workspace. This is the initial 1.0 release, and a demo video is available.
STACK3D is best for motion graphics artists who work in three dimensions in After Effects.
STACK3D is completely free to download and use.
STACK3D requires Adobe After Effects 2025 (v25.0) or later and is compatible with the 2025 and 2026 releases. It runs on both Mac and Windows. Beyond the version requirement, it depends on the Advanced 3D renderer, Calder, which you set under Composition > Settings > Advanced, and it needs "Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network" enabled in After Effects Preferences under Scripting & Expressions. If you are on an older version of After Effects, you will need to update before the panel will run on your system.
STACK3D opens from a single dockable panel inside After Effects. After installing, restart After Effects, then open the panel via Window > Stack3D.jsx. Once it is open, you can dock it anywhere in your workspace. Before running it, make sure "Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network" is enabled in Preferences under Scripting & Expressions, and that your composition uses the Advanced 3D renderer, Calder, which is set under Composition > Settings > Advanced.
STACK3D uses the Advanced 3D renderer, known as Calder, which you set under Composition > Settings > Advanced. Alongside this, it requires "Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network" enabled in After Effects Preferences under Scripting & Expressions. Both are part of the setup for the panel, together with a supported version of After Effects, either the 2025 or 2026 release, on Mac or Windows. Configure these before you begin converting and extruding artwork with the panel.
STACK3D is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change over time, so check the developer's page for the current details before you download. The current version is 1.0, published on June 29, 2026, as the initial release. It is available for both Mac and Windows and requires After Effects 2025 (v25.0) or later, with compatibility for the 2025 and 2026 releases.
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