Plug-in introduction:
Plexus is an AE 3D particle plug-in released by aescripts. Update Plexus 2.0.10 to the latest version first
This plug-in is similar to Trapcode Form, with the advantage of fast rendering speed and support for 3D model import.
You can save the 3D model in the highly compatible OBJ format and import it into AE as a particle emitter.
You can also create particle emission with the help of paths, text and lights, in an unconventional mode of operation.
At the same time, six custom special effects, fractals, colors, spherical fields and shadows are directly provided...
Features:
motion blur
Finally. Now with depth of field you can add motion blur to create animated animations. You can use composite settings or customize the camera shutter value.
acoustic effect
The new Sound Effects object lets you sample a waveform from a sound layer in After Effects and apply it to vertex position or scale or color. You can also echo a sampled waveform so that the sound is sampled over time.
slicer object
The Slicer object lets you slice through a grid and create interesting visualizations. It works best with OBJ grids and works well with instanced objects.
seamless beam
Render swept volume beams with seamless rendering. Beams no longer show any "overlapping joints". Not only does it improve rendering performance, but it also renders more accurate colors.
New building designed for AE
Plexus 3 is designed from the ground up to take advantage of the new multi-threaded architecture introduced by AE in 13.5. This means better support for persistent caching, better performance and the best part, automatic refresh of instances. You can have many nested instances and all changes will be automatically detected. Also, just in case you need to refresh the cache, a new button lets you do it with one click without affecting the cache of other layers.
Depth map picking
You can block pixels directly using a depth map exported from a 3D program or Buena Depth Cue. It helps composite Plexus in 3D scenes with ease.
Improved OBJ import
You can now import OBJ files and file sequences using AE's default file importer, which helps better organize footage and collect project files. OBJ objects can now also import normal and texture coordinates as well as vertex positions and faces.
nested composition
Collapse converts nested compositions, and Plexus behaves like native AE compositions. It reacts to the camera and natively composed lights. It allows you to pre-compile Plexus layers and still have the flexibility of animated camera movements.
Empty object performance
If running the latest version of After Effects, Null objects have similar performance to point lights. No need to convert Nulls exported from 3D applications to point lights.
Path object improvements
Path objects are improved with scaling controls for duplication and subdivision for closed paths. Now there's another way to create 3D text in After Effects, but make it a little more interesting.
Custom visibility settings
You can fade or vanish points, lines or polygons as they move closer to or farther from the camera. You can also customize hiding polygons facing or away from the camera.
unified rendering
Unified rendering allows all objects to have a common 3D space. It allows points, lines and polygons created from multiple objects to intersect each other in z-space.
loop noise
You can seamlessly wrap animations around noise values. You can cycle through noise evolution, which works on position, scale and color values.
Installation method:
Win: If the old version is already installed, create a new Plexus folder, move all the Plexus plug-ins for the old version to this folder, and then replace them with the two new files you downloaded. C:Program FilesAdobeCommonPlug-insAEMediaCoreRowbytePlexus
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