Free download Smartrefs v1.06.07 for 3ds Max full version standalone offline installer for Windows PC,
It is more flexible and robust than the classic XRef tool, even with the improvements made in 3ds max 2016. This tool is designed for artists and teams of any size, to allow them to have a better pipeline where big scenes could be split in several smaller scenes working as a whole in a seamless environment.
Smartrefs Overview
It is a new advanced external reference plugin for Autodesk 3ds max. With this tool you can Reference external files but keeping the ability to modify and animate the objects from that reference, in a similar way of the references of Autodesk Maya, but even more advanced.It is more flexible and robust than the classic XRef tool, even with the improvements made in 3ds max 2016. This tool is designed for artists and teams of any size, to allow them to have a better pipeline where big scenes could be split in several smaller scenes working as a whole in a seamless environment.
Features of Smartrefs
Reference external 3ds max files with any kind of objects
Modify in any way those referenced Objects in the master scene, even animate them
Update the changes made to the referenced files. the modifications made locally are kept
A character with rig can be referenced and animated in the master scene
A character with Biped or CAT can be referenced and animated in the master scene
Animation controllers can be modified, added or deleted. You don't need to freeze transformations to be able to animate the reference. When reloading the reference the modified controllers will keep the animations, the others will update the modifications made in the reference source file
Modifiers can be modified, added or deleted in the master scene
Materials can be modified, assigned or removed from objects
You can have a reference scene just for materials and use them in any amount of scenes
Hierarchies can be modified in the master and referenced files, the changes will be updated in the master scenes. Very useful for making modifications for rigged characters
You can have proxies of whole referenced scenes
Only modified data will be kept in the master scene, keeping scenes as light as possible
As an alternative option, referenced objects can be saved in the master scene, so it can be easier to share a file without the hassle of finding and sending several files. When the referenced files are available they can be updated in the master scene automatically
References can be nested as much as you need
Compatible with most of the popular tools used nowadays with 3ds max like vray and other plugins
System Requirements and Technical Details
Supported OS: Windows 10 / Windows 8.1 /Windows 7
Processor: Multi core Intel Series or above, Xeon or AMD equivalent
RAM: 4GB (8GB or more recommended)
Free Hard Disk Space: 4GB or more recommended
