In this section you will find a set of resources that I use regularly in my work. Initially are were only kits for Modo but since later 2022 I also include some plugins and nodes for Substance 3D Designer. These kits are and will remain free to download.
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Free Substance 3D Designer Nodes and Plugins
Absolute Transforms • Collection of nodes to transform and deform the image in absolute terms, unlike the Transform 2D which always does it in terms of the last transformation • More info • Download
Frame Colors • Plugin to automatically colorise selected frames both using subtle transparent colors but also including pure vibrant ones to use as warning signs • More info • Download
Print Modified Values • Plugin to automatically add a child Comment with non default Properties & Values in Adobe Substance 3D Designer • More info • Download
Free Modo Kits
Nudge Tools • A group of palettes to nudge your geometry, moving, scaling & rotating and also to get info about size, scale ratio & angles • More info • Download
UV Tools • A palette bundled with lot of options to help with UV design from simple commands and macros to scripts • More info • Download
Weight Tools • A palette with various options to help with Weights, both for Edge/Subd Weights and Regular Weight Maps • More info • Download
Quick Locators • A new kit for helping with Locators creation and transformation operations, looking for the “smart way” • More info • Download
Snapping Bar • Utility to access to all default snap tools and options in a more direct and quickly way • More info • Download
Model Colors • A palette to assign predefined colors to polys and quickly select these areas (model & UV helper) • More info • Download
Primitives • Pop-over with lots of toolPresets and options for frequently used model primitives • More info • Download
Swiss Knife • A bunch of thirty party scripts and some native Modo tools, to get a more easy experience using them • More info • Download
Super Aligners • A set of pie-menus and pop-overs that allows a very flexible access to a bunch of alignment tools • More info • Download
Item Custom Display Presets • A popover with various presets to nimbly change the Draw Options on your selected items • More info • Download
Falloffs Presets • Pie Menu with direct access to eight presets for Linear and Cylindrical Falloffs • More info • Download
Slices Presets • Pie Menu with direct access to eight convenient presets for Loop Slice Tool • More info • Download
Item & Shader Tree Buttons • To quickly access most common operations on the Item List and Shader Tree • More info • Download
Links with tips for Python & Modo • Compiled along years from Foundry Modo Forums (Updated July 2020) • PDF
Important note about versions and compatibility
Most of these kits contain so called “fire and forget” scripts (mostly Python and a few Perl). This means that Modo will use these scripts only when you actively “call” them inside the app. They are not “running” in the background. Therefore these scripts do not have to damage or harm Modo by the simple fact of being installed. In addition, most of them don’t have to stop working with the following versions of Modo (with some uncontrollable exception here and there)
In short: install and try without fear whatever your Modo version is. The worse what can happen with some of them is that they stop working, nothing more.
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