Inspired by the Pix3leD Project, a project based or rendering retro sprites in 3D (started by my good friend Matt Raithel)
We would share links back and forth to cool websites devoted to cataloging old sprites, then it dawned on me: I had recently been working on some maxscripts revolving around reading bitmap data... so why not automate the whole process from the sprites we find instead of building out the 3D pixels on a grid one by one.

Version 2.0 comes in two flavors (three if you want to get technical)

3ds Max Edition:

• 3ds Max 9 and up
• Legacy Edition for 3ds Max 2009 and older (new features only compatible with 3ds Max 2010 and up)
• Download & unzip to MAXROOT\scripts\startup\
• In Max: Customize > Customize UI > Toolbars (under P I X E L E D category) > drag to a toolbar to create a button
• Load any GIF > Pick your alpha color/source > Pick bevel option > Press 'Generate'
• The result is a nice 3D representation of the sprite that you can light, render, tweak, and even animate (if you wish)

Standalone Edition:

• Download, extract & run the .EXE
• Load any GIF > Pick you alpha color/source > Pick bevel option
• Press Generate > Choose .OBJ to output (this also generates a .MTL)
• The result is a .OBJ that can be loaded in your preferred 3D software

Please visit the Pixeled page on ScriptSpot and let me know what you think!

** if you post any creations from this script online at a site like DeviantArt, feel free to link myself and Matt Raithel

This tool will change the color of bones based on their squash/stretch amount, providing the user with feedback if they have gone beyond a desired threshold. It will live update as you move around and animate in the viewport.

A co-worker asked if I could help him get a little script going to give feedback on how much bones were stretching in his rig. Things got a bit out of hand and boneStretch is the result. All in a day's work :)

• Download & Unzip to MAXROOT\Scripts\Startup\
• In Max: Utilities Panel > MAXScript > Select "boneStretch" from the 'Utilities' drop down
• Enable and change settings as desired
• Additionally, "Toggle boneStretch" macro can be applied to a Quad, Toolbar, Menu, or Hotkey: Customize > Customize UI > (under "Animation Tools" category)

Please visit the boneStretch page on ScriptSpot and let me know what you think!

While working on a game that was going to be in 3D, the studio was doing a lot of research on various stereoscopic 3D methods. We were dependent on programmers to tweak values in engine every time we wanted to test new settings (both camera and color). I created this tool to put the power back in the artists hands. Intended for rapid testing, the output images could easily be compared side-by-side to help us choose the best 3D settings for our game. In my research I discovered there is a large subculture of people who are WAY into anaglyph imagery, so I thought I'd release this to the public to benefit all the anaglyphers out there. Special thanks to the folks at CGTalk for reviving this project through their interest and feedback.

• 3ds Max 9 and up
• Download & unzip to MAXROOT\scripts\startup\ **MUST INSTALL HERE**
• In Max: Customize > Customize UI > Toolbars (under "TheDOUR" category) > drag to a toolbar to create a button
• Pick Target Camera, adjust settings, choose output location and settings; render
• The result is a composited stereoscopic image using the chosen anaglyph
• Supports ColorCode 3-D (Amber/Blue), Red/Cyan, Green/Magenta, Polarized, Stereo Pair, and separate Left / Right
• Choose from various Anaglyph Methods (Color, Half Color, Optimized, and Gray)

Please visit the Render3D page on ScriptSpot and let me know what you think!