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Pencil+ for Maya
PSOFT Pencil+ 4 for Maya is a non-photorealistic rendering plugin which can reproduce the appearance of pen-and-ink and color pencils drawings as well as animation cels.
- Materials with high level of expressiveness
- Fast and beautiful line drawing
- Powerful render elements and file output functionality
This plugin makes it possible to reproduce in 3D the distinctive art style seen in Japanese animation and illustrations. It is also effective for creating non-photorealistic looks made from simple planes and lines and which are useful for creating simplified illustration drawings to convey ideas.
It is also great as a visualization tool for product and graphic design as well as for motion graphics and animation.
Features of Pencil+ for Maya
- Visible Lines
Draw lines using simple settings. - Hidden Lines
Draw edges at the back of objects as in perspective views. - Brush Details
Create lines that look as though they were hand-drawn such as lines with width modulation, dotted lines, wavy lines, etc. - Brush Settings Instance Copy
Copy brush settings as instances. - Reduction Settings
Vary line width and transparency based on the distance to the camera. You can also use the distance to a specified object. - Pencil types: Choose from a variety of pencil types, including ballpoint, fountain pen, and charcoal.
- Line weight: Control the thickness and opacity of the lines.
- Shading: Choose from a variety of shading styles, including cel shading, hatching, and stippling.
- Textures: Apply textures to the rendered output to create a more realistic look.
- Effects: Add effects such as blur, noise, and outlines to the rendered output.
- Multithreaded Rendering
The Pencil+ 4 Line rendering engine supports multithreading and multiple platforms. It can quickly draw lines even for complex scenes with thousands of overlapping objects. - Display Lines in the Viewport
Pencil+ 4 lines can be displayed in the viewport so you can do modelling while checking the lines. - Reference Functionality
Line settings can be referenced. - Selected Edges
Draw lines on selected polygons and edges. - Open Edge
Draw lines on open edges of polygons. - Merge Groups
Draw on multiple grouped objects as though they were a single object. - Self-Intersection
Draw lines where an object intersects itself. - Size Reduction Settings Instances
Reduction settings can be copied as instances. - Draw Lines on Object Intersections
Lines can be drawn over the shape of objects to, for example, represent panel lines on complex mechanical designs. Since, unlike textures, this is independent from the resolution, the panel lines are always drawn clearly. - Curve Rendering
NURBS and Bezier curves can be drawn as outlines, making it easy to add lines to 3D models using curves.
Pencil+ for Maya System Requirements
- Configure according to the installed Maya software
- Operating System: Windows 7/8 / 8.1 / 10/11
- Memory (RAM): Requires 1 GB of RAM.
- Hard disk space: 1 GB of free space required.
- Processor: Intel Dual Core processor or higher.
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Pencil 4.2.3 for Maya 2020-2025
Pencil+ 4.2.2 for Maya 2017-2024
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How to install Pencil+ for Maya
- Install Autodesk Maya First
- Extract the downloaded software
- Run Setup to install software
- Copy Crack to C:\Program Files\PSOFT\Pencil+ 4 for Maya\modules
- Done
