The new version of Models Manager gains the ability to open 3ds Max files in the Material Browser.
The preview search with the Auto-Assign Previews tool has also been upgraded. The fuzzy mode now uses a smarter filename matching algorithm.

A 3ds Max file can now be opened in the Material/Map Browser from the menu. To open materials from a 3ds Max file, select the scene file from the list in the Models tab. This will open the Material/Map Browser dialog box showing all the materials from the selected scene.
* This feature is available in 3Ds Max 2021 and above.

Open 3ds Max file in the Material/Map Browser

The Auto-Assign Previews tool is designed to search for previews of model and material files.
The new version has an improved preview search, with the fuzzy mode now using a smarter filename matching algorithm.
Select the Fuzzy Search mode and choose a matching level from the Difference drop-down menu (we recommend using Similar or Very Similar). When required, add the words and symbols to be ignored during search (for example, <preview><_>).
Regular expressions (regexes) are also supported.

Auto-Assign Previews tool

Auto-Assign: Example

To match the following previews and 3dsMax files

d2458163_3dh_00005_model01.max -> 00005_model01_02.png
a2458124_3dh_00007_model02.max -> 00007_model02_01.png
a2458124_3dh_00007_model02.max -> 00007_model02_02.png

use these settings:
Filename match: Fuzzy
Ignore:<regex:[0-9,a-z]*_[0-9,a-z]*_>
Difference: Very Similar

Clearly, these image names contain some “junk”, which should be excluded. To do this, we use a regex expression to remove the prefixes “d2458163_3dh_”, “a2458124_3dh_” and the like.

The full list of changes for this version is given below.

New Features & Fixes for Models Manager

• Adds an ability to include/exclude search by asset’s name
• Better search preview thumbnails using a fuzzy search method in the Auto-Assign preview tool
• Ability to open 3Ds Max files in the 3ds Max Material Browser
• Adds an ability to specify a directory to save assets on Save/Export selected objects
• Fixes an issue with saving selected objects in 3ds Max 2014
• Fixes some minor issues with Asset View dialog
• Fixes a bug with opening plugin on scenes that contained Anima objects
• Fixes an issue with overwriting gamma after rendering preview and the option "Overwrite output gamma" is on
• Fixes an issue with applying an activation key

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