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Igor Posavec

f-Edge

f-Edge is a 3ds Max plug-in that gets rid of the sharp and flat edge look of standard angular objects. As in the real world, f-Edge simulates the slight soft curvature over the selected edges of the object. It comes with a very small rendering time penalty and gives that non-"computer generated" soft look to the object. Especially suited for large-scale city and architecture projects where edge smoothing by hand is almost impossible.

Download trial version: f-Edge105.zip.
Supported 3ds Max releases: 6, 7, 8, 9, 2008, 2009 (including 64-bit versions since Max 9).
To register, you need to purchase a license from share-it.
NOTE: you don't need a license for network rendering with f-Edge, just for the workstations where the f-Edge settings will be modified in Material Editor.


Hairtrix


Hairtrix is the result of a joint collaboration of Dimension dESIGN Animation Group (or us), EPHERE (the developers of Ornatrix) and Turbo Squid (the publisher and worldwide distributor for the Autodesk Certified Animation Plug-in Program). Hairtrix is the ultimate hair solution for discreet ® 3ds max. Being the successor to the popular hairfx and Ornatrix plug-ins it combines the strenght of both! Take a look at it on the Turbo Squid site.

Supported 3ds Max releases: 9, 2008, 2009 (including 64-bit versions)


For registered Hairtrix users: you can find the latest build of hairfx (as part of Hairtrix) here.

For legacy hairfx users: you can find the latest hairfx 1.6 build here.