by Tilles Motion·Motion Graphics
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Ultra Box 3D earns a spot in the aescripts library for turning shapes and expressions into a one-click 3D box rig inside After Effects, with animatable taper and chamfer plus a wireframe option.
Ultra Box 3D is an After Effects plugin from Tilles Motion for building a 3D box rig from shapes and expressions with a single click. Once the rig is in place, you can add textures and change or animate parameters such as taper and chamfer.
The box's overall dimensions are set through width, height and depth controls measured in pixels. The chamfer parameter adds four more faces on the edges of the cube when set to a positive number. A wireframe mode hides the fills and shows the strokes instead, and the stroke color can be changed by selecting it and choosing a new one.
Released as version 1.0.0 in June 2023, Ultra Box 3D supports After Effects 2021 through 2025. A demo video is available on the developer's page.
Ultra Box 3D is best for after Effects artists who want a quick 3D box rig built from shapes and expressions, with control over dimensions, chamfer and wireframe display.
Ultra Box 3D is completely free to download and use.
Ultra Box 3D lists compatibility with After Effects 2025, along with the 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 releases. If you are running any of these versions, the box rig should work as described. The plugin reached version 1.0.0 in June 2023, so behaviour on After Effects releases beyond 2025 is not confirmed here. For the current compatibility range and any updates since that first release, check the developer's page before installing.
Ultra Box 3D includes a chamfer parameter that shapes the edges of the cube. Setting it to a positive number creates four more faces along those edges instead of leaving hard corners. Chamfer is also one of the parameters you can animate over time, alongside taper. Combined with the width, height and depth controls, this gives you a way to adjust both the box's proportions and the treatment of its edges within a single rig.
Ultra Box 3D has a wireframe mode you can turn on to hide the box's fills and show the strokes instead. The stroke color is editable in the usual way: select the stroke and choose a new color. This lets you move between a solid, textured box and a stroke-only outline from the same rig. Because the rig is built from shapes and expressions, the wireframe view uses the same underlying box you already set up.
Ultra Box 3D is listed as free in this catalog. It is distributed through aescripts, where you can download it and review the current licensing terms. Because pricing and license details can change over time, it is worth checking the developer's page for the latest information before you rely on it in a project. The plugin builds a one-click 3D box rig for After Effects, with dimension, chamfer and wireframe controls.
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