Digimation, a provider of 3D software, models, and creative services to the entertainment, visualization, and defense industries, is making 12 of its award-winning software plug-ins for 3ds Max available for free.

The free products are collectively known as the Digimation Suite. In addition, the company has launched a completely redesigned website to make finding and purchasing products easier than ever.

Free plug-ins support most versions of 3ds Max and include:

-- Atomizer, which allows 3ds Max particle systems to use any 3D object as a particle.
-- Bones Pro, a powerful and easy to use skeletal deformation system.
-- Chameleon, which places textures based on the location of an animatable gizmo.
-- Clay Studio, an advanced metaball modeler.
-- DigiPeople, a collection of procedural, low-resolution mannequins.
-- Fractal Flow, which can be used to warp any image, video, or 3D object.
-- Glider, which can animate any object or particle along the surface of another object.
-- Lightning, a procedural electric arc generator.
-- MaxSculpt, advanced mesh sculpting with support for pressure sensitive tablets.
-- SandBlaster, the flexible particle system with a unique emitter and target system.
-- Spray Master, which can be used to spray geometry on, or around, other objects.
-- Tree Factory, used to generate a wide variety of trees and ground foliage.

The Digimation Suite is available on the company's newly-redesigned website, which features a new interface and updated information on the company's software products, 3D models, and services.