List of Maya plugins
Maya Plugins are extensions for the 3d animation software Maya. There are plugins for many different areas such as modeling, animation and rendering. Some of them also interact with external applications (for instance renderers, game engines or other software packages).
Dynamics
| Plugin |
compatibility |
description |
| Stroika[1] |
8.5/2008 |
Fields and Emitters |
| Blast[2] |
7.0/2009 |
Demolition (Nurbs) |
| Brainbugz[3] |
4/2008 |
Behavioral/Flocking |
| PullDownIt[4] |
8.0/2011 |
Dynamics & Fracture |
Fluid
| Plugin |
compatibility |
description |
| Glu3d[5] |
7/8.5 |
Fluid in realtime. |
| RealFlow[6] |
7/8.5/2008 |
Fluid & Simulation. |
Import/Export
| Plugin |
compatibility |
description |
| BodyStudio[7] |
4 - 7 |
Import plugin for Poser characters. |
| ActorX[8] |
6.5-2008 |
Export to .ase format, used with Unreal Ed and Unreal Ed for UT3 |
| Collada[9] |
7-2008 |
Import/Export plugin for the Collada format, used with Unreal Ed and Unreal Ed for UT3 and most other 3D modelling software |
| .smd Exporter[10] |
4-2008 |
Import/ Export plugin for the .smd format, used for Source Engine model compiling. |
| Rapid Export for Maya[11] |
6.5-2010 (32 & 64-bit) |
Workflow tool to automate the export process to just a single click. |
| SketchUp Import for Maya[12] |
2009-2011 (32 & 64-bit) |
Import plugin for SkechUp models. |
| SolidWorks Import for Maya[13] |
2009-2011 (32 & 64-bit) |
Import plugin for SolidWorks models.. |
| BVH Import for Maya[14]] |
6.5-2012 (32 & 64-bit) |
Import/Export BVH data using AMS. |
Modelling
| Plugin |
compatibility |
description |
| NEX[15] |
7-2012 |
polygon modeling workflow enhancement plugin. |
| natFX[16] |
7 |
3D plant modelling plugin. |
| T-Splines[17] |
7/8/8.5 |
T-Spline plugin. |
| Xfrog[18] |
6/6.5/7 |
Plant modelling plugin. |
| CurvedSpace[19] |
2008 |
CurvedSpace plugin. |
| Vertex Chameleon[20] |
6.5 - 2010 (32 & 64-bit) |
The ultimate vertex colour toolset for Autodesk Maya. |
Rigging
| Plugin |
compatibility |
description |
| The Setup Machine 2[21] |
7.0 - 2012 (32 & 64-bit) |
Modular character auto-rigger, can rig bipeds, quadrupeds, and others. |
| The Face Machine[22] |
7.0 - 2012 (32 & 64-bit) |
Auto-rigger for human and human-like faces |
Scripting
| Plugin |
compatibility |
description |
| MELProtector[23] |
2008/2009/2011 (Windows: 32 & 64-bit) |
Encrypts MEL code in order to allow developers to protect their intellectual property. |
Texturing
| Plugin |
compatibility |
description |
| UVAutoRatio[24] |
6.5 - 2012 (32 & 64-bit) |
Automatically unify UV to polygon surface area ratio across multiple objects |
| RoadKill[25] |
6.5 - 2011 (32 & 64-bit) |
Automatically unwrap UV's of complex meshes into a "pelt" for easy texture mapping.( Technically not a Plug-in, since it opens a separate program, not a window integrated in Maya.) |
| Unwrella[26] |
8.5 - 2011 (32 & 64-bit) |
Automatically unwraps UVs of meshes while preserving pixel proportions and surface stretch |
Rendering
| Plugin |
compatibility |
description |
| HDRI-Studio lighting system[27] |
8.0/8.5/2008/2009 |
Lighting environments for 3D-models. |
| RenderMan for Maya[28] |
6/6.5/7/8.5/2008-2012 |
Photo-realistic Rendered by Pixar. |
| 3Delight for Maya[29] |
8.0/8.5/2008-2012 |
Fast, Renderman compliant renderer by DNA Research.[30] |
| V-Ray for Maya[31] |
2008-2012 |
A very fast and popular raytracing render engine.[32] |
| Holomatix Rendition[33] |
7/8/8.5/2008/2009 |
Realtime, Progressive, mental ray-compatible raytracing Renderer |
| Turtle[34] |
7/8.5/2008/2012 |
Raytracing renderer. (Now bundled with Maya Entertainment Creation Suite Premium 2012) |
| Maxwell Render[35] |
7/8.5/2008-2012 |
The Light Simulator. Render engine. Multilight. Materials. Photorealistic... |
Papercraft
| Plugin |
compatibility |
description |
| Dunreeb Cutout for Maya[36] |
2009/2010/2011 (Mac OSX, Windows: 32 & 64-bit) |
Automatically creates papercrafts from 3D-models to be printed, cut out, and glued together in reality. |
Character animation
| Plugin |
compatibility |
description |
| AMS – 3D Automated Motion Systems for Maya[37] |
6.0-2012 (32 & 64-bit) |
Toolset for creating, editing, storing, reusing, scaling, blending and timing animation. |
Crowd simulation
| Plugin |
compatibility |
description |
| Golaem Crowd[38] |
2011/2012 (Windows/Linux: 32 & 64-bit) |
Developed and tested under real production conditions, it allows to easily simulate complex and controllable characters. |