"PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Bridge for 3ds Max / Maya", new utility plugins, are now available. Registered users of Pencil+ 4 for 3ds Max and Pencil+ 4 for Maya can download them for free.
*Requires Pencil+ 4 for 3ds Max version 4.1.1 and up / Pencil+ 4 for Maya version 4.0.1 and up.
About Pencil+ 4 Bridge
Pencil+ 4 Bridge for 3ds Max / Maya are used to write Pencil+ 4 Material and Pencil+ 4 Line settings to file and read them back. The data is managed as a file separate from the scene file, so it can easily be applied to another scene. Pencil+ 4 settings can also be shared between 3ds Max and Maya for greater convenience.
*Pencil+ 4 Bridge can only import and export Pencil+ 4 settings. The rendered results will vary depending on the shaders, lights and rendering algorithms used.
From 3ds Max to Maya
From Maya to 3ds Max
System Requirements
Pencil+ 4 Bridge for 3ds Max
Windows version
Autodesk 3ds Max 2015 / 2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019
Installed copy of Pencil+ 4 for 3ds Max (version 4.1.1 and up)
Pencil+ 4 Bridge for Maya
Windows version
Autodesk Maya 2015 / 2016 / 2016 Extension 2 / 2017 / 2018
Installed copy of Pencil+ 4 for Maya (version 4.0.1 and up)
Download Procedure
Download the latest version by accessing the "Download" section of the PSOFT User Page.
PSOFT User Page
*Licenses for both Pencil+ 4 for 3ds Max and Pencil+ 4 for Maya are required for exporting and importing Pencil+ 4 settings between them.