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Marius Silaghi

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Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

New add-on lets you pull surfaces into cloth-like folds, then deform them with Max's other modifiers.

Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

Updated: Contrast Pro, Push Pro, Relax Pro and Shell Pro - and now Path Deform Pro - power up Max modelling workflows.

Thursday, March 18th, 2021

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Monday, November 30th, 2020

Promising new UV unfolding plugin gives 'low-distortion, overlap-free' results even on complex models.

Thursday, April 27th, 2017

Neat 3ds Max modifier cleans up bad deformations on animated models without losing mesh detail.

Tuesday, November 18th, 2014

Need to rig or unwrap a model you got online? This $40 app will recover its original subdivision levels.

Friday, February 8th, 2013

Handy new plugin offers more controllable semi-sharp creases, based on Pixar's subdivision tech.

Saturday, September 29th, 2012

New plugin simulates muscle and skin sliding without complex rigs; results in unnerving demo video.

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

Marius Silaghi's newly updated Quad Chamfer Modifier 1.04 creates cleaner, more controllable geometry.

Monday, May 21st, 2012

New plugin adds ZSphere-alike modelling tools to 3ds Max for quickly roughing out organic forms.

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

New plugin exports snapshots of your model to Photoshop for painting, then reprojects them in 3D.

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Updated: Export hair created with the recent ZBrush 4R2b update to 3ds Max - and now Maya and Blender.

Monday, January 30th, 2012