Release of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender" 4.0.4 and "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender" 4.1.5 with Support for Blender 4.5

We have released version 4.0.4 of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender", our Blender add-on providing cel shading and illustration tone styles, and version 4.1.5 of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender", our Blender add-on for creating hand-drawn-like lines on 3D objects with high quality and speed.

This update adds support for Blender 4.5 and fixes some bugs.

Changes Since The Previous Version

Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender

[Modifications]

  • Fixed an issue where the shader editor's gradation preview was not showing if the graphics backend was set to Vulkan.

Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender

[New features]

  • Added support for Blender 4.5.

[Modifications]

  • Fixed reduction computation so that overridden position information is correctly reflected when a library override is applied to an object referenced by Reduction Settings.
  • Improved panel display and usability when a library override is applied to a Line node tree.
  • Minor fixes.

Operating Environment

Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender

  • OS: Same as Blender operating environment
  • Host application: Blender 3.0 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 3.6 / 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 4.5
    (*Alpha and Beta versions are not supported)
  • Hardware: Same as Blender operating environment
  • Operates with the EEVEE render engine
  • [Render Elements Output] is supported from Blender 3.4 and up

Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender

  • Windows version: Windows 10 / 11 (CPU: x64-based processor)
    Mac version: macOS 13.0 or later (CPU: Apple Silicon or Intel)
  • Host application: Blender 3.0 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 3.6 / 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 4.5
    (*Alpha and Beta versions are not supported)
  • Required software: Pencil+ 4 Render App (4.1.1 and up)

Update Procedure

The installation procedures are described in the manuals below.

Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender

Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender

* In some cases, the installation does not work properly if the add-on is already installed. If a previous version of the add-on is already installed, please uninstall it first before installing the new version. If you get an error when uninstalling the old add-on, please uninstall it by following the instructions at the bottom of its entry in the Preferences / Add-ons screen.

Free Trial Version

To draw lines using the "Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender" add-on, you will need the "Pencil+ 4 Render App". First, install the trial version of the "Pencil+ 4 Render App" and give the "Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender" add-on a try. You can obtain the trial version of the "Pencil+ 4 Render App" from the following download page.

* There is no trial version for "Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender".

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Release of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender" 4.0.4 and "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender" 4.1.5 with Support for Blender 4.5

We have released version 4.0.4 of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender", our Blender add-on providing cel shading and illustration tone styles, and version 4.1.5 of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender", our Blender add-on for creating hand-drawn-like lines on 3D objects with high quality and speed.

This update adds support for Blender 4.5 and fixes some bugs.

Changes Since The Previous Version

Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender

[Modifications]

  • Fixed an issue where the shader editor's gradation preview was not showing if the graphics backend was set to Vulkan.

Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender

[New features]

  • Added support for Blender 4.5.

[Modifications]

  • Fixed reduction computation so that overridden position information is correctly reflected when a library override is applied to an object referenced by Reduction Settings.
  • Improved panel display and usability when a library override is applied to a Line node tree.
  • Minor fixes.

Operating Environment

Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender

  • OS: Same as Blender operating environment
  • Host application: Blender 3.0 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 3.6 / 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 4.5
    (*Alpha and Beta versions are not supported)
  • Hardware: Same as Blender operating environment
  • Operates with the EEVEE render engine
  • [Render Elements Output] is supported from Blender 3.4 and up

Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender

  • Windows version: Windows 10 / 11 (CPU: x64-based processor)
    Mac version: macOS 13.0 or later (CPU: Apple Silicon or Intel)
  • Host application: Blender 3.0 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 3.6 / 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 4.5
    (*Alpha and Beta versions are not supported)
  • Required software: Pencil+ 4 Render App (4.1.1 and up)

Update Procedure

The installation procedures are described in the manuals below.

Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender

Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender

* In some cases, the installation does not work properly if the add-on is already installed. If a previous version of the add-on is already installed, please uninstall it first before installing the new version. If you get an error when uninstalling the old add-on, please uninstall it by following the instructions at the bottom of its entry in the Preferences / Add-ons screen.

Free Trial Version

To draw lines using the "Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender" add-on, you will need the "Pencil+ 4 Render App". First, install the trial version of the "Pencil+ 4 Render App" and give the "Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender" add-on a try. You can obtain the trial version of the "Pencil+ 4 Render App" from the following download page.

* There is no trial version for "Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender".

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Release of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 for Maya" 4.2.4 Compatible With Maya 2026

We released version 4.2.4 of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 for Maya", our non-photorealistic rendering plugin which can reproduce the appearance of animation cels in 3D graphics.

This update adds support for Maya 2026 and includes bug fixes. The update is free for registered users of this product.

Changes Since The Previous Version

[New features]

  • Adds compatibility with Maya 2026.

[Modifications]

  • Improved operational safety when rendering is cancelled.
  • Clicking a line or render element in the Pencil+ 4 Line Window's list now also selects the corresponding node.
  • Update the render elements list when [New Scene] or [Open Scene] is executed.
  • When using the Japanese version of Windows with UTF-8 mode, the menu is now displayed in English.
  • When outputting to PLD and there are duplicated PencilLine node names, if a namespace is set to a node, the namespace will be included in the name of the output file.
  • Display a warning when rendering with the Pencil+ 4 Line Renderer if the file output folder does not exist.
  • Perform mesh access using a single thread.
  • Fixed a problem where the material opacity changed when rendering without a license.
  • Fixed a problem where batch rendering could stop in Maya 2025 if a map path contained non-ASCII characters.
  • Fixed a problem where Selected Edges were not being drawn in some cases.
  • In the Curve UI, curves are now correctly inverted when 2 points have the same X coordinate.
  • Removed an old workaround for an error caused by Mental Ray.
  • Fixed minor problems related to the attribute editor display.

Utility Plugins

We updated the Pencil+ 4 utility plugins to support Maya 2026.

  • Pencil+ 4 Bridge for Maya 1.0.6

Supported Versions of Maya

Pencil+ 4 / Bridge

Windows Version
Autodesk Maya 2022 / 2024 / 2025 / 2026

Update Procedure

"Pencil+ 4 for Maya" and "Pencil+4 Bridge for Maya" can be downloaded from the "Download" section of the PSOFT User Page.

    Product Prices

    Free Demo Versions

    Free demo versions of all PSOFT products are available so you can try out our products before you decide to buy them. Please take this opportunity to check out our plugins directly in your own Maya environment. The free demo versions are introduced on the following page:

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    Release of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 for Maya" 4.2.4 Compatible With Maya 2026

    We released version 4.2.4 of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 for Maya", our non-photorealistic rendering plugin which can reproduce the appearance of animation cels in 3D graphics.

    This update adds support for Maya 2026 and includes bug fixes. The update is free for registered users of this product.

    Changes Since The Previous Version

    [New features]

    • Adds compatibility with Maya 2026.

    [Modifications]

    • Improved operational safety when rendering is cancelled.
    • Clicking a line or render element in the Pencil+ 4 Line Window's list now also selects the corresponding node.
    • Update the render elements list when [New Scene] or [Open Scene] is executed.
    • When using the Japanese version of Windows with UTF-8 mode, the menu is now displayed in English.
    • When outputting to PLD and there are duplicated PencilLine node names, if a namespace is set to a node, the namespace will be included in the name of the output file.
    • Display a warning when rendering with the Pencil+ 4 Line Renderer if the file output folder does not exist.
    • Perform mesh access using a single thread.
    • Fixed a problem where the material opacity changed when rendering without a license.
    • Fixed a problem where batch rendering could stop in Maya 2025 if a map path contained non-ASCII characters.
    • Fixed a problem where Selected Edges were not being drawn in some cases.
    • In the Curve UI, curves are now correctly inverted when 2 points have the same X coordinate.
    • Removed an old workaround for an error caused by Mental Ray.
    • Fixed minor problems related to the attribute editor display.

    Utility Plugins

    We updated the Pencil+ 4 utility plugins to support Maya 2026.

    • Pencil+ 4 Bridge for Maya 1.0.6

    Supported Versions of Maya

    Pencil+ 4 / Bridge

    Windows Version
    Autodesk Maya 2022 / 2024 / 2025 / 2026

    Update Procedure

    "Pencil+ 4 for Maya" and "Pencil+4 Bridge for Maya" can be downloaded from the "Download" section of the PSOFT User Page.

      Product Prices

      Free Demo Versions

      Free demo versions of all PSOFT products are available so you can try out our products before you decide to buy them. Please take this opportunity to check out our plugins directly in your own Maya environment. The free demo versions are introduced on the following page:

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      Release of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 for 3ds Max" 4.2.6 Compatible With 3ds Max 2026

      We released version 4.2.6 of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 for 3ds Max", our non-photorealistic rendering plugin which can reproduce the appearance of animation cels in 3D graphics.

      This update adds support for 3ds Max 2026 and includes bug fixes. The update is free for registered users of this product.

      Changes Since The Previous Version

      [New features]

      • Adds compatibility with 3ds Max 2026.

      [Modifications]

      • When a line from an external reference is added, the referenced file name is now set to the name of the effect.
      • When the effect name of a line from an external reference has been changed, the effect name will no longer be reset when the external reference is updated.

       

      Utility Plugins

      We updated the Pencil+ 4 utility plugins to support 3ds Max 2026.

      • Pencil+ 4 Bridge for 3ds Max 1.0.7
      • Pencil+ 4 Converter for 3ds Max 4.1.0
      • Pencil+ 4 Spreadsheet for 3ds Max 1.0.7

      Supported Versions of 3ds Max

      Pencil+ 4 / Bridge / Converter / Spreadsheet
      • Autodesk 3ds Max 2023 / 2024 / 2025 / 2026

      Update Procedure

      "Pencil+ 4", "Pencil+ 4 Bridge" and "Pencil+ 4 Spreadsheet" can be downloaded from the "Download" section of the PSOFT User Page.

      "Pencil+ 4 Converter" can be downloaded from the Download page.

      Product Prices

      Free Demo Versions

      Free demo versions of all PSOFT products are available so you can try out our products before you decide to buy them. Please take this opportunity to check out our plugins directly in your own 3ds Max environment. The free demo versions are introduced on the following page:

      Pick Up!

      Release of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 for 3ds Max" 4.2.6 Compatible With 3ds Max 2026

      We released version 4.2.6 of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 for 3ds Max", our non-photorealistic rendering plugin which can reproduce the appearance of animation cels in 3D graphics.

      This update adds support for 3ds Max 2026 and includes bug fixes. The update is free for registered users of this product.

      Changes Since The Previous Version

      [New features]

      • Adds compatibility with 3ds Max 2026.

      [Modifications]

      • When a line from an external reference is added, the referenced file name is now set to the name of the effect.
      • When the effect name of a line from an external reference has been changed, the effect name will no longer be reset when the external reference is updated.

       

      Utility Plugins

      We updated the Pencil+ 4 utility plugins to support 3ds Max 2026.

      • Pencil+ 4 Bridge for 3ds Max 1.0.7
      • Pencil+ 4 Converter for 3ds Max 4.1.0
      • Pencil+ 4 Spreadsheet for 3ds Max 1.0.7

      Supported Versions of 3ds Max

      Pencil+ 4 / Bridge / Converter / Spreadsheet
      • Autodesk 3ds Max 2023 / 2024 / 2025 / 2026

      Update Procedure

      "Pencil+ 4", "Pencil+ 4 Bridge" and "Pencil+ 4 Spreadsheet" can be downloaded from the "Download" section of the PSOFT User Page.

      "Pencil+ 4 Converter" can be downloaded from the Download page.

      Product Prices

      Free Demo Versions

      Free demo versions of all PSOFT products are available so you can try out our products before you decide to buy them. Please take this opportunity to check out our plugins directly in your own 3ds Max environment. The free demo versions are introduced on the following page:

      Pick Up!