by masquerade·Motion Graphics
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Voxel Animater is version 1.7 and appears in the ScriptSpot library. The developer notes that high-resolution images may cause long processing times or freezes.
Voxel Animater is a script for 3ds Max that turns an image sequence into an animated voxel arrangement. For each pixel it creates a chosen primitive type, adjusts that primitive's length according to the pixel's value, and animates the result across the sequence.
Several parameters are exposed for the setup. You can define the voxel shape from Box, Chamfer Box, Capsule or Spindle, and set voxel size, base height and maximum height. Voxel color can be solid or randomized for each pixel, and you can control the space between each voxel.
The developer advises against relatively high resolutions: on a 2.2 GHz machine with 2 GB of RAM, 200 x 200 is described as high-resolution. Using high-resolution images may take significant processing time and can cause halts, errors and freezes, so it is used at your own risk. The script is compatible with 3ds Max 9 or later.
Voxel Animater is best for 3ds Max users building animated voxel arrangements from image sequences.
Voxel Animater is completely free to download and use.
Voxel Animater is listed as compatible with 3ds Max 9 or later. If you are working in a more recent release, check the developer's link for confirmation before relying on it in a production scene. The script is at version 1.7. Because it drives primitive creation and animation from an image sequence, testing it on a small sample in your specific version is a sensible first step before committing to a larger sequence.
Voxel Animater creates a separate primitive for each pixel, so image resolution directly affects how many objects are generated. The developer notes that on a 2.2 GHz machine with 2 GB of RAM, a 200 x 200 image is considered high-resolution. Attempting higher resolutions may take too much processing time and can cause halts, errors and freezes. The developer states it is used at your own risk, so keeping source images small is recommended.
Voxel Animater lets you define the voxel shape as Box, Chamfer Box, Capsule or Spindle. You can also set voxel size, base height and maximum height, with the primitive length adjusted according to each pixel's value. Voxel color can be applied as a solid value or randomized for each pixel, and you can control the space between each voxel. These parameters are set up before the script generates and animates the arrangement from your image sequence.
Voxel Animater is listed as free in this catalog. The script is available through the developer's link, provided as a text file. For current licensing terms and any usage conditions, refer to the developer's page directly, since those details can change over time. The card here reflects the information available for version 1.7, and the developer's page remains the authoritative place to confirm distribution and license specifics before use.
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