Some days ado we published info about immediate availability of 3ds Max plugin FiberMesh to Splines from Marius Silaghi. Now Marius has released another plugin for 3ds Max Projection Painter. Projection Painter is a script for 3DS Max which allows you to send a view of your model in your favorite painting application to paint its textures then project them back on to your model. This plugin can be mostly used when you what to paint your 3d model in your favorite painting application or when you want to paint with your normal map on. According to Marius you will have the benefit of working in your familiar painting environment with your favorite brushes at the speed you are used to.
This script also allows that the snapshot exported to painting application includes the effect of the normal map and lighting, enabling artists to paint in context, without having to guess how the diffuse texture will interact with other maps. Projection Painter for 3ds Max is available for 3ds Max 2011 and above and costs 50€.
Projection Painter
For more details visit: mariussilaghi.com