Pulldownit plug-in for Maya updates to version 6.6, improving and extending the non-destructive workflow introduced in previous version and fixing some usability issues.
Re-Shattering operations 3x faster, speeding up the workflow when refining your destruction effect, just re-shatter the area where you want more debris and play the scene, all shatter modes support “Undo Last” and you can recover the original breakage at any moment.
New “Eraser” tool to reduce fragmentation, get quality fracture results while reducing the number of fragments generated, you can visually reduce fragmentation on selected areas and play the simulation immediately, or remove cracking areas completely.
New “Chipping on Borders” tool, generate small debris on borders of the model just by visually selecting the area affected, they will detach automatically when computing dynamics.
New ability to change source node of a breakage, allowing artists to apply an existing breakage to a different model, or re-use it as starting point for a new destruction effect.
There are also several bugs fixed, you can check the whole list of fixes in the Pulldownit version logs page:
Read the full list of fixes in the Pulldownit web site version logs
Licensed users can already access Pulldownit 6.6 from his account and there is a demo version for Maya 2027 in the Thinkinetic web site.
Shatter New Features
Re-shattering operations 3x faster, get your model re-shattered in selected areas much faster than in previous version.
Undo last re-shatter 4x faster, undo last shatter operation now takes just a few seconds to get the fracture updated.
New Erase Fracture tool, this new tool allows to reduce fragmentation on the model interactively, you can undo your changes at any moment.
New “Chipping on Borders” tool, generate small debris on borders of the model interactively, inner borders like holes in the model are detected.
UI Enhancements
New Shatter it “Select Source Node” button, by clicking on it you can ser a new geometric node as source for the current breakage.
