kci:dnd A:M projects

My name is Marcel Bricman (nick ZPiDER, see a photo, mbricman@kci-group.com). I'm working as a designer and programmer for kci - design & development. As part of this work i have to do 3d visualizations and other 3d elements for websites and print media. We chose Animation:Master as our 3D package for its extensive featureset. The problem with this choice was the lacking third party support for A:M, so we started to develop plugins for it to fulfill our needs. All finished plugins can be found and downloaded from this site, some free, some with minimal charge. You can also find some samples of our projects involving A:M as well as some Tutorials here.

Free "Microtextures" i have created:


Fabric

Soft
Translations of this site

Japanese Version thanks to Hideyuki Yamaguchi! url moved

A:M Plugins

soon: BitMapStyle - a bitmap based normal projection texture plugin [Hash Forum Link]
soon: Marbles - a volumetric texture plugin [Hash Forum Link]
soon: BitMapPlus - a highly flexible bitmap based texture plugin [Hash Forum Link]
soon: Limit - a texture plugin to limit your own textures [Hash Forum Link]
soon: BrightnessContrast - a texture plugin to buff up your own textures [Hash Forum Link]
TreeeZ - a great tree modeling tool new: documentation
Vampire - Texture that looks different in mirrors
Z Projection Map - animated Projection Map Texture
Texturing pack for $6:
GradientZ:Texture - advanced gradient Texturing plugin
GradientZ:Shader - advanced gradient Shader plugin
GradientZ:Copy&Paste; - copies & pastes Material Attributes and GradientZ:Textures
Resurfacing pack for $15:
Conform - conforms/fits geometry to other geometry
Zelect - selects CPs in patterns along splines
rebuildSpline - rebuilds a selected spline with a given number of CPs
ShortcutZ - lets you conveniently transform model Shortcuts
Icarus Import - loads Icarus Camera Data into A:M
QuickDirt - a texture plugin that simulates dirt and wear
Export Flash animations from A:M for $45:
Hash2Flash: A:M 2 SWF Plugin this plugin is included in current a:m versions
fBm - a replacement for the A:M fBm turbulence
Modeling pack for $10:
puZh - a plugin that makes your model thinner or fatter
ZuperExtrude - takes extrusion to a new level
Zpiral.2 - draws Zpirals along splines
Zevel - a plugin that bevels your model new: mac osx version!
Zettle - a plugin that automatically tweaks gammas
Zpiral - a plugin that creates helix objects

A list of Plugins available for A:M (constantly out of date, but mail me links!)

Tutorials & Downloads

Dispersing Glass Tutorial - 3 methods to create dispersion
GradientZ Tutorial - how to use GradientZ:Texture to paint a tank
Skin Shading - a tut for faking subsurface scattering in a:m
Light Saber - small tut + download for an auto-fanning light saber
Plot Device - excel sheet that creates plot pieces on a click
Tongue Rig - small tut + download for a stretchy and bendy bone setup

Gallery

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Interactive Demo for a:m2swf manual. Input values for Specular Size and Intensity to get an output preview.

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Glossary & Links

AMFilms
A:M means Martin Hash's Animation:Master

All material on this pages is © by Marcel Bricman aka ZPiDER.