What is LightPlacer?

LightPlacer is a tool for Autodesk 3ds Max utilizing on placing lights, which can help you to speed up your work. 

Features

• A modern, clear and resizable UI with no unnecessary interface elements that look more organic and friendly.

• Create automatic light using selected renderer.

• Add lights to a list and provide features such as selecting, hiding, and deleting them, and changing some parameters, such as size, type, and transformation.

• Use the color wheel to find the perfect color and to dynamically change your light's color, which can be saved into a palette list.

• Start place lights using one of the methods: From View, From Selection, From View BBox, From Tool.

• Applying and testing different light setups from the Studio library.

• Quickly browse and apply an HDRI texture to the environment map or in the light textured map slot.

The latest overview with new features and improvements.

Video Releases

Version 1.5 - April 15, 2022 (3ds Max 2017-2022) : Changelog

• added Node-Locked License;
• added new modern and resizable UI;
• added redesigned core structure with plates, lights and color palette;
• added studio library;
• added HDRI library;
• added tool icon;

Version 1.2 - April 19, 2021 (3ds Max 2017-2022) : Changelog

• added support for 3ds Max 2022;
• added help documentation;
• added tooltips to UI controls;
• added minor UI updates;

Version 1.1 - Dec 20, 2020 (3ds Max 2017-2021) : Changelog

• fixes UI scaling for 4k monitors; 
• added minor changes on UI;

Version 1.0 - Dec 14, 2020 (3ds Max 2017-2021) : Changelog

• added lights list - enabling you to display newly created lights to a list and provides features such as adding, selecting, hiding and deleting them;
• added color wheel - can be used to dynamically change your lights color, which can be saved into a palette list;
• added color palette - use palette to store and dynamically change your lights color.