HDR Total Control for Corona - 3DsMax Plugin

[tonylb]

Hello Corona Comunity, I want to share a Scripted Plugin tool to control your HDRI files and backplates within 3Ds max fully.

Description:
HDR Total Control for Corona allows you to Set up and control HDRI files and backplates for lighting your scenes with a dedicated, intelligent UI with collapsable menus to avoid interference with your menu workflow.

Features:

• Collapsable Menus and dialog...
• Preview HDRI file Easily...*(Base on a pre-built preview image or automate preview generation based on the file exposure info)
• Control your HDRI Exposure, Temperature, Color Saturation... and More
• Rotate, Flip, Change HDR Mapping with Ease...
• Apply Bakcplate, Infinity plane and Shadow Catcher automatically...
• Save and load all options by scene Automaticallly...

Hope you guys like it, any comments, critics, and/or suggestions are more than welcome.

You can find the the utility HERE . If you have any questions you can DM directly in the Forum or you can use the following Contact information.

Compatibility:
3ds Max Version: 2014-2022 ---> Max 2023(WIP)
Corona 4 or higher ---> !NEW! Corona 8


Detailed Description:

- HDR Setup
     Load HDRI
     Preview HDRI
     Show HDRI In the viewport
     Clear HDRI (clear any HDRI/Environment Setup in the current 3Ds Max Scene).
     Set Corona Render (Assign Corona Render as current Render engine)
     Set HDR Lighting  (Set up and assign the selected HDRI file to the current scene)

- HDR Settings (Enabled ONLY after load and Setup HDRI file)
   >Intensity Adjustments
          Exposure Control
          Gamma/Shadows Control

   >Color Adjustments
          Temperature Control
          Saturation Control

   >Environment Adjustments
          Model Mapping (Spherical, Dome, Mirrorball)
          Flip/Mirror HDRI
          Rotation (-360 to 360)
          Camera Height (*Dome Mapping ONLY)
          Dome Radius (*Dome Mapping ONLY)

- Backplate Setup
          Load Backplate
          Visible in render ("ON" by default)
          Use in Reflections ("OFF" by default)
          Use in Reflections ("ON" by default)
          Flip/Mirror Backplate
          Infinite Plane (Create infinite Plane with  Shadow Catcher)
          Clear (clear any backplate setup in the scene)
          Set Backplate (assigned the loaded backplate to the scene and render visibility) [/li][/list]

[tonylb]

NEW UPDATE AVAILABLE !!!

• Improved Performance
• Improved File handling
• Automate HDR_Preview creation
• Improved User Dialogs
• Improved RenderEngine Detection
• Updates cycle validation
• General Bugs Fixes
• Support for 3DsMax 2022

[leo_surrealismo]

hi, is this plugin capable of aligning coronsun with the sun on the hdri?

[tonylb]

hi, is this plugin capable of aligning coronsun with the sun on the hdri?

Hello Surealismo,

This option is not integrated into the plugin yet but sounds like a really good Feature for the next update, I would look into this to find the best solution for your request.

Thanks

[jbaptiste]

absolutely perfect!!!!! thanks

 are you guys planning to get into politics?

[tonylb]

absolutely perfect!!!!! thanks

 are you guys planning to get into politics?

Hello Jbaptiste, Thanks for the feedback, about politics, not yet but if we come up with a plugin idea that can fix that mess we will do it for sure!

Best,

[asdecret]

Hello there,

Very interested in your plugin, is it compatible with 2014?

Thanks

Alex

[tonylb]

Hello there,

Very interested in your plugin, is it compatible with 2014?

Thanks

Alex

Hello Alex,

Thanks for reaching out, I tried to answer your email but I got a delivery issue several times, yes our plugin runs down to 3Ds max 2014, that is the oldest version Corona Render support unofficially.

Best,

3Dlance

[Gabiru]

I'm interested, does the same license works in 2 different pcs?

[tonylb]

I'm interested, does the same license works in 2 different pcs?

Hello Gabiru, Thanks for your interest, Unfortunately, every license is unique and linked to your email and system, if you want to use it on more than one PC you will need to request a new license for each system you want to use the plugin with.

Best,
3Dlance

[asdecret]

Hello,

Sorry about the email failure.
I sent you an email via a different one, could you see if it works by replying please.
At that point I will purchase the plug in.

Thanks

Alex

[tonylb]

NEW UPDATE 1.9.7 IS OUT!!!

• Fix known issue with 4K and Scaled system Display options
• Improved Version Control
• Improved  Reinstall update and restore Cycles
• 3Ds max 2022 compatibility issue Fix
• General Bugs Fixes

[Gabiru]

I'm interested, does the same license works in 2 different pcs?

Hello Gabiru, Thanks for your interest, Unfortunately, every license is unique and linked to your email and system, if you want to use it on more than one PC you will need to request a new license for each system you want to use the plugin with.

Best,
3Dlance

I was planning to use this at work and home, so do I have to buy 2 licenses?

[tonylb]

HDR Total Control NEW 2022 UPDATE AVAILABLE !!!

Updates log:

• Update Compatibility for Corona 8
• Automate HDR_Preview creation (warning messages and 2 file selections removed).
• Ability to Preview the HDRI in Viewport before applying the file.
• Ability to Reset all Settings.
• Ability to Preview Additional HDRI and reverse to the current HDRI.
• Infinite plane Projection options (HDR environment and backplate).
• Automatic Environment projection into Infinite plane.
• Changes directly in the Material (MatEditor) are reflected in the plugin in Real-time in.
• Improved Performance.

You can find the the utility HERE .

 

[ucna]

Would be lovely if this plugin is capable of aligning Coronasun with the sun on the HDRI. I hope you can implement it in the next release. Thank you.