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Asset Organizing
Project Manager
Managing assets can often be the most time-consuming aspect of any 3ds Max project. And so can be the processes of accessing, using and creating scenes along with Materials, Textures, IES lights, Proxies, Animations, etc.
To streamline these tasks and help focus on the creative side of the process, KStudio has created a unique plugin called Project Manager.
With just a few clicks, you can instantly access, preview and utilize any 3D Assets in 3ds Max. With Project Manager, laborious and repetitive tasks that often take days to complete will now require a small fraction of the usual time.
Its groundbreaking interface and drag-and-drop features make Project Manager uniquely quick, easy and intuitive to use.
$60.00
Groundbreaking Interface and New Features
Merging Assets
Asset Tracking
Customization
Batch Processing
Project Manager offers many indispensable features. You can use it to quickly and easily organize your 3D files via its Catalogs system, to merge 3d Models, to assign Materials, Textures and other Assets.
The plugin also allows customizing file data and syncing organized data, which may be particularly useful for large teams managing complex projects.
Cataloging and Assets Organizing
Project Manager has two main tabs: Explorer, which allows managing models, materials and other assets, and Asset Files, which helps managing links used in the current scene.
The Explorer tab is divided into four separate tabs. In these tabs, users can organize and structure the following asset categories: 3D Models, Materials, Textures and IES Photometric files.
This unrivalled feature provides users with instant access to external files directly from 3ds Max. To help organize numerous external folder directories in Project Manager, you can create virtual Catalogs and add there directories from your hard drive.
Catalogs are designed to help structure and provide easy access to long lists of external folders. Catalogs are virtual in nature, hence do not affect or duplicate the original folders on your hard drive.
Categories
Each of the four tabs (3D Models, Materials, Textures, IES Photometric files) contains the Categories section (formerly called Favorites).
Categories are an alternative way to simplify access to frequently used 3D Files and Materials and to quickly filter/search for specific assets among them.
The unique and intuitive search system of the plugin allows users to locate assets by name, description, and categories. Descriptions can be added to 3ds Max files, IES photometric files, Materials, and images.
Project Manager makes dealing with large and complex 3d projects swift and easy.
Complex and heavy scenes become much more manageable, easier to access and handle, easier to navigate through. The plugin also supports interactive synchronization of the folder tree when working in the team mode.
Adding assets to a scene
3D Models
Project Manager provides its users with a handy feature of merging 3d Models as Proxies, XRef scenes/objects, Sini Proxies, or as standard objects/meshes directly in the viewport. The plugin supports many Proxy types: VRay, Corona, Fstorm, Octane, Maxwell, Arnold, Redshift, Final Render, Sini, etc.
3d objects can be placed into the viewport in a standard way, on the grid, or directly painted onto surfaces of the scene objects.
Merge and import features support a lot of 3d model formats: 3ds Max files, GrowFX, BIP motion, Archvision RPC, DWG, SketchUp, Revit and much more. Just select the desired asset in the list and add it to your scene.
Similarly, Materials, Textures and IES photometric lights can be created directly from Project Manager by simply dragging and dropping them onto objects, material editor, or into the viewport.
Materials & Textures
Use Project Manager to organize existing material libraries or create new ones.
Moreover, Project Manager allows users to create materials by dragging one or several bitmaps directly onto a 3d model in the viewport, or to the Standard or Slate Material Editor.
Users can instantly create PBR materials, as well as complex and exquisite materials and textures by simply dragging bitmaps or Substance textures from Project Manager into the scene. VRscan materials are also supported.
IES Photometric
Project Manager also allows creating IES photometric lights, which are intended to creating realistic lighting and compatible with your active render engine.
Newly created light uses the following parameters from the source IES file: light multiplier (in lumens), shape of the light, and size of the light.
By the way, IES files are rendered interactively, which makes them significantly easier to use.
Just select and drag the desired IES into the viewport or, to create a photometric light where your lamp geometry is positioned, use the replace function.
Apart from that, one can use Project Manager to replace, export, and render previews for 3d models and materials.
Finally, Project Manager supports embedded previews for 3ds Max files, GrowFX, BIP motion, Archvision RPC, DWG, SketchUp, Revit and much more.
Interactive rendering of previews for Materials, IES files, BVH Motion, FBX, OBJ, 3DS and many other formats is also supported.
Preview animated Archvision RPC
Interactive rendering 3D files
Create PBR materials
Asset Tracking System
Using Project Manager you can be entirely in control of external links in your scenes.
Asset tracking features include support for XREF files and easy linking with external files.
Using the Asset Files tab (and Batch Render&Relink), you can search for missing assets and relink external files.
Project Manager simplifies and streamlines the processes of editing and managing scene assets. For example, it is much easier to locate specific assets using filters by name, asset type, file status or by selected objects.
The tool can also interactively display the assets linked to the selected objects.
Besides, the plugin makes it easier to edit scene bitmaps, since now they can be quickly located and placed into the Material Editor with just one click.
Asset rename tool and image resize functions are also supported.
Finally, the ability to archive scenes either for backup or to be then sent to render farm services, such as RebusFarm, makes Project Manager one of a kind.
Batch Processing 3D Files
Project Manager also possesses the tools to help you with batch processing of your assets.
These are Convert&Resize Images, Advanced Asset Renamer, Auto Assign preview and Batch Render&Relink.
Batch Render&Relink tool is designed to search, relink, and collect missing files for multiple 3d models and material libraries in batch mode.
Also, as its name suggests, this tool allows users to render previews for asset files. 3D models, Material libraries, and IES files are supported. This tool works with most 3d file formats, such as max, 3ds, fbx, vrmesh, abc, cgeo, and many more.
There is a possibility to use custom studios and render presets to get better rendering results for 3D files.
Convert&Resize Images
Advanced Asset Renamer
Batch Render&Relink
Customization
The user can adjust most of the features in Project Manager: merging or storing assets to the library, creating a studio for rendering previews, and much more.
Project Manager also allows customizing the interface by adding more icons to the toolbar or by assigning hotkeys to some of the menu items.
In addition, our asset manager has MAXScript API that allows you to extend the features and tune the plugin even further by writing your own extensions for your specific tasks.
Why Choose Project Manager?
Project Manager is your one-click solution to the problem of managing most of your time-consuming tasks without leaving 3ds Max.
Project Manager makes the drag-and-drop features an instant conduit to building your scenes and managing your assets with great ease.
Thus, the plugin allows creating complex materials and textures without breaking a sweat just by dragging and dropping the necessary files right onto the models or into the Material Editor.
To downsize your 3d projects, the objects can be merged as proxies, or as xRefs in the viewport.
Finally, the asset tracking system of Project Manager provides users with the unique capability to promptly fix missing files from scenes and/or xreferences, collect and replace files, search and relink missing files, categorize and archive assets.
In terms of compatibility, fully supported rendering engines include V-Ray, Corona, Fstorm, Octane, Maxwell, Arnold, and many more.
You can start using Project Manager right away – its interface is intuitive and easy to navigate.
Organizing and managing asset libraries have never been more convenient for designers and 3d artists, especially when using the unique drag-and-drop features this tool provides.
Lots of studios and freelancers around the world use Project Manager for many different tasks, from designing architecture and interiors to creating a game level to working on a 3d movie scene.
So, if you feel the need to power up your productivity, try out the Project Manager plugin right now!
Main Features
- Easy to organize and use 3ds Max Models, Materials, Textures and IES Photometric Lights
- Merge Models, Materials, Bitmaps and IES using Drag&Drop
- Store/Create Proxy with Materials
- Interactive Rendering preview for Materials, IES photometric, BVH Motion capture, FBX, OBJ, 3DS and other such 3d files
- Show native & embed previews for 3ds Max files, GrowFX, BIP motion, DWG, SketchUp, Revit, HDRI & etc
- Support to Substance textures
- Create PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials
- Search assets by tags and file-names
- Power Asset Tracking Management
- Support to most used renderers like Vray, Corona, Octane, Mental Ray, Maxwell & etc
What´s New
- Version 3.15.78: Batch Rename Materials
- Version 3.15.31: Dome Light. Search in Categories
- Version 3.14.57: Export Proxy to other formats. Find & Replace in Batch mode
- Version 3.14.32: Batch export 3D models to 3Ds Max format
- Version 3.14.15: Support 3Ds Max 2022. Pivot point on rendering 3d model preview.
- Version 3.13.53: New features for Categories. Export Vray and Corona Proxy
- Version 3.12.68: Mapping source for VRay PBR materials. Filter Favorites
- Version 3.12.17: Display assets from multiple Favorites
- Version 3.11.45: Convert and Resize Images. V-Ray 5 support
- Version 3.10.27: PBR materials from multiple bitmaps View Full Changelog...
Supported Renderers
Special offer
| 3ds max compatibility | 3ds Max 2014-2022 |
|---|---|
| Supported renderer | Any |
| Limitation for Demo | Work with a limited number of files. “Batch Render&Relink” not supports relink and some files rendered with resolution 100×100 px. |
Features
Main Features
- Simplifies the addition any types of assets, such as models, materials, textures and IES to the scene
- Cataloging libraries of models, materials, textures and IES
- Sync database on network. [*new]
- Full support to all types of Drag&Drop (Cataloging, merging, apply materials & etc.)
- Displays thumbnails for Bitmaps, 3d models, Proxy, IES, Material Libraries and other file-types (include formats HDR, EXR, PSD and other)
- Interactive rendering preview for Materials, IES and .BVH (Bio Vision Hierarchical) animation files [*new]
- Ability to exclude unwanted objects from Merging.
- Automatically fix paths to Textures for merged models.
- Replacement scene objects by other objects
- Automatic conversion merged models to Proxy (Vray, Corona and etc.)
- Ability to save and restore Proxy objects with materials
- Saving the models and materials with maps
- Save/Restore Materials with modifiers
- Support to Slate Material Editor
- Create PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials
- Search files by name, description and tags.
- Ability to add a description and tags to max, ies and image files.
- Display of embedded thumbnails for 3Ds Max, RPC, AutoCad, SketchUp, Revit, GrowFx and Biped files.
Asset Tracking
- Search for missing assets
- Relink external files
- Collect external files
- Archiving a 3ds Max scene[*new]
- Ability to exclude files from collecting by type of file
- Rename the links by mask
- Removing the links from scene
- Selecting the objects by their links to files
- Displays in interactive mode a list of files linked to selected objects
- Place Materials and BitmapTextures into the Material Editor
- Show/Hide bitmap in viewport
- Opening the files into the external application.
- Ability to collect the Asset files via clipboard and by using drag&drop
- Includes the “Batch Render&Relink” tool for organize the Asset files into the 3d Models and Materials Libraries in the batch mode
- Support to xRef files.
Misc Features
- Support to almost all known renderers and plug-ins.
- Unostentatious and “Transparent” the demo-version
- Ability to before reinstalling 3ds Max or Windows
- Autocheck for updates
- User-Friendly interface
- Usability Default Setting
Support
Video tutorials
Quick start.
3Ds Max with Project Manager: Review
How to Merge 3D Models to 3Ds Max using Project Manager
This video shows different ways to add 3D models to the scene using Project Manager.
Details are considered all the settings on the “Models” panel.
Project Manager. Review the Batch Render Relink.
How to use Batch Render&Relink utility to organize libraries with 3D models, Materials, Textures and other CG content.
Creating user templates for Materials
Favorite 3D Assets in Project Manager
Bitmap2Material – Create PBR materials from bitmaps
Description Template, Search.
Save objects with maps
How to save Material to Material Library with Project Manager
Standard Merging vs Merging with “Project Manager”
Installation and Reception of License Key
Installation and Reception of License Key (on the example of the Project Manager)
Installation:
- Download archive with the plugin.
- Unpack the archive on a hard disk
- Run the 3ds Max.
- Drag the .mzp file into the viewport
- The installation will be automatically started.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
- Generate the identification file, if you are the official client and you need a new license.
- In the 3ds max menu "Customize">> "Customize User Interface">> Category "Kstudio" (or "Track" for older versions ) choose the plugin and drag it to the Panel of the Instruments.
Receiving the License Key.
To generate a license file I need to get an identification file for your computer.
Generating the identification file
- After Payment send the identification file using the dashboard (in this case you receive a license during half-hour)
Also you can send it to e-mail: sales@3d-kstudio.com (it requires more time for answering - up to 48 hours) - Run the 3ds Max.
- Choose the menu-item "Activation" from 3ds Max menu "Project Manager" or from the plugin menu "Help".
- Press the button "Apply Key File".
- Choose the license key.
- It is all!
- Have a nice day!
Also please see help file:
Registration DialogNote: Please use the latest updates for your version of 3ds Max 3ds Max Updates & Service PacksDemo version allows to work only with a limited number of files.
See Also:
Project Manager Wishlist
- Search images by color. (idea by Oleg Budeanu)
- Search for materials (idea by Ralf Jaskulki) [coming soon]
- Description for materials (idea by Ralf Jaskulki) [done! (version 3)]
- Mass rename the asset links and files on hard drive. (idea by Dmitriy Tereshchuk) [done! (version 3)]
- Option to set a directory for saving the proxy. (idea by Per Schelfhorst) [done! (version 3)]
- Ability to exclude certain folder or exclude folders by name – example “map*,texture*” (idea by Kinower ) [done! (version 3)]
- Set color folders to identify better (idea by tschuelke ) [done! (version 3)]
- Show materials in tree [done!]
- Using a single database on a network. [done!]
- Custom studio for materials and models [done!]
- Use regex and the simple patterns to refine the search files.(idea by Sorvin Sergey) [done!]
- Preservation of materials with modifiers [done!]
- Search and Description for 3d models (idea by Claus Mindermann) [done!]
- Ability to render preview as .png with alpha channel (idea by David Le Cardinal) [done!]
Share your suggestions and wishes about the next versions of Project Manager
Changelog
Project Manager version 3.15.78
September 27, 2021
- Adds an ability to batch rename Materials
- Allows to setup desired view for studios without a camera on rendering previews for models
- Adds support to MySQL databases that installed on Linux
- Some optimizations on plugin activation
- Fixes an issue with creating material on dragging bitmap to Multi-Material
- Fixes an issue with adding comments and assign Categories to materials
- Fixes an issue with interactive rendering 3D files on some computers
- Fixes an issue with display Gallery icons in some cases
- Fixes an issue with relinking OSLMap
- Fixes an issue with slow opening right-menu on the Asset Tracking tab in some scenes
- Fixes some minor issues with assigning maps to Environment
- Fixes some minor issues on selecting multiply directories
- Fixes an issue with moving Categories to top level
- Fixes a bug in the API method “KstudioManagerCategory.GetNodes()”
- Fixes an issue with refreshing assets after relink in version 3.15.55-3.15.70
- Fixes an issue with colorizing sub-directories
- Fixes an issue with running the plugin on some computers
- Fixes other some minor issues
Project Manager version 3.15.31
July 19, 2021
- Adds an ability to create a dome light on drop HDRI files onto viewport for Redshift, Octane, Final, FStorm and Arnold renderers (VRay dome already supported)
- Uses a spherical type as default for texture maps that are used in an environment or dome light
- Adds an ability to reassign images used on selected dome lights with the button “Assign to Selection”
- Adds an ability to convert images to TX format
- Extends the search options in the Categories. (See the “Categories” option in the “Search options”)
- Adds support to keep hierarchy on replacing. (Currently supports only on replacing using single node)
- Adds support to undo on replacing objects
- Uses the Redshift Bitmap by default for Redshift renderer
- Display a confirmation dialog when overwrites an existing proxy file
- Adds new API methods PMStructureInfo.GetDescription(), PMStructureInfo.UpdateDescription() *
- Adds new API struct for manage Categories: find categories, add new categories and assign categories to files. **
- Fixes an issue with resetting V-Ray VFB buffer on rendering preview
- Fixes a bug setting path for links contained illegal characters
- Fixes an issue with execution some commands in 3Ds Max 2022.1
- Fixes an issue with dropping materials to Slate Material Editor in 3Ds Max 2022
- Fixes an issue with importing large databases to MySQL
- Fixes an issue with using the API method ‘GetSelectedItemsInfo()’ for materials
- Fixes an issue with display information about texturemaps for some max files in the status bar
- Fixes a minor issue with paint in a scene with 3d models using the “3Ds Max Paint Settings”
- Some other optimizations and speed improvements
* See an example in file “presetsAPI examplesFile Description.ms”
** See an example in file “presetsAPI examplesManage Categories.ms”
Project Manager version 3.14.57
May 16, 2021
- Adds an ability to export several types of proxy files to other formats *
- Adds an ability to Find & Replace part of paths in batch mode
- Fixes an issue with managing material categories in some cases
- Fixes an issue with reading/writing/applying some setting
- Fixes an issue with exporting 3d files to 3ds Max file format
- Fixes an issue with grouping some models on merging
- Fixes an issue with detecting correct bounding box for some models on rendering
- Fixes a bug when System Environment Paths contains invalid paths
- Fixes an issue with changing the interface in version 3.14.32
* Currently supported to Corona, Final Render, FStorm, Octane and VRay Proxy
Project Manager version 3.14.32
April 14, 2021
- Adds an ability to batch export 3d files to 3ds Max file format
- Supports converting Vray and Corona Proxy to 3ds Max file format
- Supports to specify 3ds Max version on export 3d files to 3ds Max file format
- Adds an ability to set hotkeys for programs in the “Open with…” menu items list
- Renames “Asset Files” tab to “Asset Tracking”
- Fixes some minor issues with ProxSi
- Fixes an issue with converting some objects to proxy
Project Manager version 3.14.15
March 23, 2021
- Adds support to 3Ds Max 2022
- Adds an ability to specify pivot point on rendering preview for models
- Adds an ability to add materials to templates using drag&drop
- Adds an ability to paint over xRef objects
- Speeds up merging 3d models
- Speeds up merging 3d models as xRef
- Fixes a bug that occurs in some scenes on opening Asset Files tab
- Fixes some issues with applying textures
- Fixes an issue with fit a proxy to viewport on rendering preview
- Fixes an issue with removing atmospherics on rendering previews
- Fixes other some minor issues
- Updates the API example script “PostMerge-ConvertMaterials.ms”
Project Manager version 3.13.53
February 1, 2021
- Renames “Favorites” to “Categories”
- Adds new abilities to filter items using categories
- Adds an ability to specify output filename on rendering previews for models
- Adds an ability to sort and exclude files from the Gallery (look for in Auto-Assign Previews, Sorting & Exclusions tab)
- Adds an ability to export .VRMESH (Vray proxy) and .CGEO (Corona proxy) files to other formats through the menu
- Speeds up merging complex scenes
- Speeds up opening Material Libraries
- Adds support to Q-Proxies
- Fixes an issue with updating render settings for “Batch Render&Relink” tool
- Fixes an issue with render settings dialog in 3ds Max 2016 version and below
- Fixes an issue with isolated nodes when rendering previews
- Fixes an issue with using whitespace when renaming items
- Fixes a bug with creating materials from bitmaps in 3ds Max 2014
- Fixes an issue with creating PBR materials from textures for Corona
- Fixes an issue with creating PBR materials when V-Ray GPU is active
- Fixes an interface issue with using a high screen resolution
- Fixes an issue with relinking 3ds max files with Batch Render&Relink tool in Fast Mode
- Fixes an issue with relinking textures on merging 3ds max files
- Fixes an issue with collecting and relinking material libraries on the Explorer tab when <FilePath> relative collect path is used
- Fixes an issue with saving the size of Categories panels
- Fixes some minor issues and optimisation improvements
Project Manager version 3.12.68
November 2, 2020
- Adds support to mapping source for V-Ray PBR materials
- Adds an ability to export files to vrscene (menu “Export to:” => vrscene )
- Adds an ability to replace a selected file with a model from the scene
- Displays a list of modifiers linked to a material
- Adds an ability to filter Favorite folders
- Adds the default Corona material library to the treeview
- Adds the default V-Ray material library to the treeview
- Adds an ability to merge models to the active layer (Look for this feature in Preferences, Miscellaneous tab)
- Adds an ability to specify the texture class to be used with HDRI (Look for this feature in Preferences, Miscellaneous tab)
- Adds an ability to move Favorites to top level
- Adds an ability to store/restore size of Favorites panel
- Fixes an issue with Auto install feature in Project Manager version 3 (silent mode installation)
- Fixes an issue with rendering of previews for scenes with xRef objects
- Fixes an issue with resizing images
- Fixes an issue with F8 hotkey for assigning materials
- Fixes an issue with deleting files from Catalogs that display files from subdirectories
- Fixes a bug with Advanced File Renamer tool
- Fixes an issue with displaying the exclude merging list in 3ds Max 2021
- Fixes an issue in 3ds Max 2021 with displaying the list of object classes excluded from merging
- Fixes an issue with setting up a default renderer in the Render Preferences dialog box
- Fixes an issue with renaming scene materials
- Fixes a bug with opening the Render Thumbnail Preferences dialog in 3ds Max 2018 and older versions
- Fixes an issue arising when monitor screen DPI uses a scale of more than 100%
- Fixes some interface issues
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Komodo (verified owner) –
One of the most useful plugin.
Must have!
LeXuanFX (verified owner) –
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he best timesaver for working in 3dsmax
I have come across! I have to kick myself for not buying it earlier. After only two days use I can’t manage without :-)
Semiha Karatas (verified owner) –
A great time saver! We use it, especially for material collections and management and it is very useful
Alejandro Gonzalez Romo De Vivar (verified owner) –
A must have tool for 3dsmax everyday users. The new advanced asset renamer is a time saver!
Roberto Albinati (verified owner) –
Es un producto que me facilita y agiliza el trabajo, es muy útil, organiza y optimiza mi tiempo, excelente, lo recomiendo ampliamente!!!
Uno de los mejores complementos para 3d Max.!!
Erdenebayar Minjuur (verified owner) –
Very very useful plugin! Amazing! Thanks KSTUDIO
D0br0 (verified owner) –
At first I was skeptical about this product. But after trying it, I really liked it. Now I actively use it.
Jonas Noell (verified owner) –
Can really recommend this very helpful plugin. Helps a lot with keeping your whole asset library organized and has many helpful additional functions!
Gordon (verified owner) –
I use a while with the demo version, it was a great help for my assets organization. Good job!
Mauricio Cavalla (verified owner) –
Project Manager is an incredible plugin that not only helps you organize your libraries, but it also has many more powerful tools to work smoothly and optimizing time for your projects. Now that I use it, I wouldn’t know how to go back without this tool.
Terje Hamnes (verified owner) –
The best timesaver for working in 3dsmax
I have come across! I have to kick myself for not buying it earlier. After only two days use I can’t manage without :-)
Alexander Kramer (verified owner) –
Thanks for your review.
Nice to be helpful!
mochinaga (verified owner) –
Project Manager is a very good 3ds Max script. It will definitely be one of 3ds max’s best plug-ins. By introducing it, work will be much faster.
It’s a complete plugin, but I personally want it.
・ I hope the font looks big for 4k monitors.
・ I want a function to close the project manager with the cross button.
(Because the file display may not be reflected.)
・I want you to support double-clicking to open a file.
When organizing files, I made several mistakes in saving when merging.
Alexander Kramer (verified owner) –
Thanks for your review!
– Use the menu item “Exit” for closing the plugin.
The cross button hides Project Manager.
Jose Miguel Perez Colon (verified owner) –
Project manager is a stunning plugin for organize your CG library. It’s like a ‘Lightroom’ for 3ds max users because you can keep organize your 3d models, HDRI, Materials and texture of easy way. The plugin runs in a separate window that you can see all yours assets and it’s very useful to choose the correct models, also have a extra tools that help to insert very handy in your 3ds max scene.
Project manager it’s robust, intuitive, useful and necessary for your 3ds max workflow. The customer support it’s 5 stars, Alexander Kramer will attend your ask in short time. And for what not to talk about the price is super fordable. For what reason I putted a excellent review? It’s because I be totally satisfied with this product.
I recommend Project Manager to all 3ds Max users!
Fateh Alsam (verified owner) –
Amazing
Oscar TUNG (verified owner) –
high recommended
Alexander Kramer (verified owner) –
Thank you for your contribution.
Some of the fixes and features of the latest version appeared thanks to your feedback.
Osvaldo C Nevot - Co-Founder of Cuban Spartan Studio (verified owner) –
The life of an indie studio is not possible without this product. It has simply changed the speed and structure of our studio. There is nothing like it.
We strongly believe that every artist or studio on the planet should have this piece of software.
Alexander Kramer (verified owner) –
Thank you! Glad to be helpful for you!
jeanphi (verified owner) –
It is a necessary tool for organizing projects! I’ve tried other similar tools but Project Manager works best!
Marcio Santos (verified owner) –
Best project Manager tool on market that we know. We have researched a bit, including some famous tools, and this one is by far the most simple and complete.
Thank you!
Edson Sanchez (verified owner) –
Definitely an indispensable tool. I have discovered elements of my library that I never used because they were not well cataloged and thanks to project manager I have started to have everything under control. The best thing is that it still has room for improvement and is constantly updated. Very happy with the acquisition.
David Sáenz De Ynestrillas Vera (verified owner) –
I will not exaggerate, it is a great plugin. I bought it recently but I already use it in every project I do.
It really speeds up my workflow and makes the tedious process of maintaining the library of objects, maps, materials even fun.
The only thing I regret is not buying them before.
Man Mars (verified owner) –
Managing asset is one of the most important thing with a 3D artist. Well managed asset helps you work much more effective. And this tool can help you to do that with its powerful functions and easy to use. Plus supporting from the developer is very good. Recommand!
Alexander Kramer (verified owner) –
Hi, Man! Thanks for the great comment!
We are very pleased and important to know what you find Kstudio Asset Browser useful.
Tryharder (verified owner) –
Takes a while to understand all the features. But after a while it rocks.
That´s a real time saver. A must have plugin!
Jixal (verified owner) –
Fantastic plugin! Works effectively and efficiently. Easy to install and setup. Makes managing & using asset & shaders libraries intuitive and easy.
This is something that should be natively included in 3DS.
Alexander Kramer (verified owner) –
Thanks for your words, Jixal!
Hope you will also like 3rd version.
PS. Development of 3rd version now at the final stage.
And will be available in month or maximum two.
Mohammad Nabil (verified owner) –
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shawnolson (verified owner) –
Total must-have tool. I love it.
路明 陈 (verified owner) –
The first time I used this software, it improved my efficiency in CG work. I am a CG worker from China. Can you develop multilingual versions?
Alexander Kramer (verified owner) –
Thanks for your feedback.
Multilingual version in my wishlist.
Tristan Hung –
It’s one of the best plugin for 3Ds Max you can get !
but not sure is there any other way you can create like shortcut links in Windows, show model thumbnail in couple different folders but only save the whole model asset once in a folder?
Thank you
Ramon Aranguren (verified owner) –
I have been working on Archviz for longer that I can even remember, through times I have used many asset management tools, both free and paid, even tried to implement workflows that would allow for easy management, and none of those practices come even close to what KSTUDIO’s Project Manager has to offer, plus the state of the art customer service that Alexander offers.
Marco Andrade (verified owner) –
I havent used it a lot since I bought it a few weeks ago, but it is fast and better than browsing in the normal windows explorer, I still have to understand how to add all my libraries. I will keep looking in the manual. Great plugin so far!
Alexander Kramer (verified owner) –
Thanks for for your feedback, Marco!
Hope what next links will be useful for you:
Here you can find a videos about working with Project Manager
Videos about using the Project Manager
Tutorials
And
Frequently Asked Questions
Chris Wade –
I have used Project Manager for a few Years now, and although it can be buggy at times, the Positives out weigh the Negatives massively, I would like to see it be able to Run Faster loading thumbnails generally etc, I would like to see a MOVE Textures option for assets, instead of always COPYING, but that’s a minor thing, unless it does that already and I have missed it.
I would like better control on Thumbnail rendering, doesn’t quite work as you would think always.
But generally It’s Great, well done to the Team
Daniel Diaz Del Castillo (verified owner) –
A must have for any office size, PM is in the heart of our daily workflow, and the customer support is out of this world! Must buy!
Gustavo Ratner (verified owner) –
llevamos pocos dias usando el Project Manager, pero en principio nos parece un Excelente producto. 100% recomendable!!
Torri Walter (verified owner) –
Uso questo prodotto da più di 5 anni e questo è il secondo Project Manager che acquisto.
Un prodotto indispensabile nel lavoro 3D.
Grazie anche al continuo aggiornamento svolto
Dal nostro Alexander Kramer.
Rodrigo Aldeabaran Diaz Maldonado (verified owner) –
hasta el momento que lo he ocupado es fantástico es muy bueno y recomendado 100%
Sérgio Merêces (verified owner) –
It helps us a lot in several tasks and get our stock models organized and ready to populate our scenes. Keep improving it and for sure we will get a really great tool
Joe (verified owner) –
Used for several years, is one of the best plug-ins I’ve ever used. Very practical and convenient at work.
If can add a library management script is even better.
Clark Bickford (verified owner) –
Inserting models is very difficult compare to Asset Browser, and not from a learning curve, from a software point of view. It’s slow, glitchy and not great at picking or placing objects compared to other tools we have used.
The program has quite a lot more features, but can be unstable and requires lots of updates to fix bugs. It’s getting better but still needs quite a bit of work to make it worth the asking price. It lacks the feature to add a thumbnail from clipboard or file easily, it’s quite a manual process to add a model and thumbnail compared to HCGAB. This additional time adds up in a production envrionment.
All in all, not a bad program that will only get better with improvements/time.
Alexander Kramer (verified owner) –
Thank for your review.
Please describe more about issues with inserting models and other issues what you receive using Project Manager.
About the purpose of assigning custom thumbnail to files – the next version will be able to use a custom preview and be able to specify several related files.
P.S. I would be grateful if you could post a description of your wishes and bug reports on the forum. As a rule, most of the errors are resolved within a week if there is sufficient information from users.
Антипин Илья (verified owner) –
Очень удобный инструмент, рекомендую всем кто ценит свое время и любит порядок! Творческих успехов разработчикам!
Warren DeBruyn (verified owner) –
Probably one of the best thought out plugins, fast and reliable, easy to use and very convenient. It makes populating a scene very easy!
Brian Chapman (verified owner) –
My favorite plugin by far. There’s no comparison to the instant access and import options for everything needed (mats, textures, models, etc).
Nazarii Vovk (verified owner) –
It is just amazing! It has everything i need.
George Chianese (verified owner) –
Excellent for managing proxies. Easy to create thumbnails of your models. Was using connector app, but this is simpler to use.
Nicolas Balagny (verified owner) –
Our whole team has been using “Project Manger” for a year now. We can not imagine the daily work without this brilliant plugin. The developer is extremely close to the user and is very quick to answer questions
Michael Bilodeau Balatti (verified owner) –
I don’t know what i would do without this and each time i wonder why it doesn’t cost more$. Thanks!
Gary Tyler (verified owner) –
I have been blown away by the new Project Manager demo so I purchased it.
I had tested the past versions and while impressed, I did not purchase.
I expect this new version will become a popular must-have for every 3ds Max user.
Very excited to adopt this into my workflow!
Bob Emerson (verified owner) –
been using this for 5 years and every time I switch 3d max on (which is daily)
no problems at all, it keeps getting better and the support is great when I update my hardware and need to re-install and get a new license key.
alex is a top man.
John Santangelo (verified owner) –
I have been using Project Manager for about 3 years now. Can’t live without it. Powerful, easy to use and the customer service is unmatched.
Studiia Opierativnoi Ghrafiki Goldis (verified owner) –
Идеальная программа . Удобно – оперативно – быстро – то что необходимо для оптимизации коллекции моделей и сцен материалов и студий. Приобрел полный комплект .
Рекомендую всем специалистам.
Руководитель проектов 3D.
Голованов Виталий
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Scheffold Christian (verified owner) –
Perfect.
Don’t sell it to Autodesk!
Rossen Mitov (verified owner) –
Very pleased with this product. It definitely saves me time. The support is great too. Highly recommended!
John Santangelo (verified owner) –
Project Manager streamlines the creation and maintenance of large 3D library assets.
I love using it and the customer support is great!
This is a tool that I will never do without!
Tarek SAADE (verified owner) –
I used this tools a lot everyday, usually finding, relinking or copy images are time consuming,
but PM helped me to do it as fast as possible with one click.
I think many people do not know what treasure it is, so I recommended everybody to try at least one time.
Thank you so much for this great tools.
Albert Chan (verified owner) –
Excellent software. Customer support is awesome.
Mustafa Mamdouh –
One of best products for 3ds max I have ever seen!
Nicolas Bischoff (verified owner) –
The best asset browser available.
Our entire studio uses this and it was worth every penny.
Peter Letten (verified owner) –
Great product by the way!
Its totally integral to the way I use max.
IFan Juang (verified owner) –
“Project Manager” has been made a considered impact in our organization of files;
especially at the final phase of a project, when we are pressed for time and where all the small enrichment (models, materials, lights) in the 3d scene make all the difference in the final render.