Skip the grunt work, focus on the art.
With this 3d animation plugin, you simply rig a model and start “driving” cars, vehicles and aircraft through 3D environments. Adjust variables like suspension and add camera effects to achieve the exact look and feel you’re after.
Available for Autodesk® 3ds Max® and Maya® on Windows 64-bit or Linux 64-bit.
Including 1 week free professional subscription trial.
The Craft Director Studio plugin was built to solve an old problem in animation: that hours and hours needed to be spent simply to make a vehicle roll forward and turn. Never mind animating all the subtle impacts of real-life driving, like a slight body shake over a bump.
Instead of endlessly keyframing, scripting, and creating custom animation rigs, animation teams and professionals can spend that time fine-tuning the realism of their scenes.
Give your scenes special impact with a wide array of camera effects to choose from and combine. “Humanize” cameras with subtle shakes, use SphereCam to simulate epic camera angles, get precise using Spline Speed Controller, and so on and so forth!
A 3D animation tool sandbox that’s intuitive to use and eliminates weeks’ worth of rigging and keyframing.
Create natural, dynamic animations with that little extra.
Animations and keyframes are created in real-time which means you get instant results, providing better movement exactly as envisioned by a producer or director.
Animate cars, trucks, vehicles and cameras in a fraction of the time.
Combine the 41 tools in various ways to create the animation rig that fits your needs.
To run the original MicroStation SE executable:
You might be wondering: Why would anyone use 30-year-old CAD software today?
MicroStation SE is abandonware. Bentley Systems no longer supports or sells it. It will not run on modern 64-bit versions of Windows 10 or 11 without virtualization. microstation se
Options for enthusiasts:
Warning: Do not use MicroStation SE for production work. It cannot open modern DGN (V8 or CONNECT) files, and its output lacks Unicode, modern security, and BIM capabilities. To run the original MicroStation SE executable: You
Even in the 2020s, there are small firms and longtime surveyors who keep a legacy Windows 98 or Windows 2000 machine running solely to use MicroStation SE. They cite its speed, lack of bloat, and the muscle memory of the function-key commands as reasons they cannot fully transition to modern CAD.
The killer feature of MicroStation SE—and the reason many firms refused to upgrade for years—was its handling of Reference Files. While AutoCAD required users to XREF and pray, SE allowed users to attach dozens of DGN files as references, clip them with complex shapes, and toggle their display state instantly, all without corrupting the master file. This made managing large infrastructure projects (roads overlaying bridges overlaying utilities) possible on desktop PCs for the first time. Warning: Do not use MicroStation SE for production work
MicroStation SE introduced custom line styles that could incorporate text, symbols, or dashes. It also used Levels (layers) with 63 levels per file—later expanded—each with independent color, style, and weight settings.
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Advertising
Architectural
Demo Reel
Game
Military
Vehicle
VFX / CGI
Learn more about how to use Craft Director Studio through our tutorials, user cases and customer support.
See how teams have used our animation plugin to achieve stunning finished products.
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Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2018 to 2026
Autodesk® Maya® 2018 to 2026
Microsoft Windows 7 (SP1) or higher operating system
Autodesk® Maya® 2018 to 2023.
Fedora, Ubuntu, CentOS7 och Manjaro (can function on other versions as well)
64-bit system with 8Gb of RAM or better
Gamepad with dual analog sticks (i.e. Microsoft Xbox Controller)
Optional: Joystick with buttons for Helicopter, Airplane and Airplane Extended
Before you buy, we want you to feel confident that this is the plug-in for you.
When you download the Free version, you get a one-week trial of the (paid) professional tools.
If you have issues or need additional time to test these out, contact us!
Plans for professionals, teams and casual animators.
