http://www.lotsofrobots.com/automatron/Automatron_FS.htm
I am not a 3DS user but figured you folks around here would love this for autorigging etc.
from the site…
"Automatron is a powerful new character animation tool for 3ds Max 8 and up, designed and written by Andy Murdock of Lots of Robots, the creator of the animated movie ‘LOR’. In order to make this feature film project, new tools were needed to complete the enormous amount of character animation. So far in ‘LOR’, there are only a handful of robots, as the movie continues, there will be hundreds… or lots of robots. Automatron is born!!! Learn more…
Procedural Walking System ~ Whether you are an experience animator or a novice, you’ll be able to create hundreds of frames of animation in seconds. Learn more…
Custom Walking Cycle Designer ~ The Walkatron Editor lets you create your own walk/run/stagger/jump cycles for use in the Procedural Walking System or crowd simulator. Learn more…
Snapshot Poses ~ Store snapshot libraries and play them back on any Automatron Bot, in whole or in part with multiple relative systems to choose from. Learn more…
Crowd Simulation ~ You’ll be able to automate the creation of hundreds of characters all walking around on multiple deforming terrain surfaces. Learn more…
Advanced IK Blending System ~ Blend from forward kinematics to IK with multiple predefined IK targets. Learn more…
Character Library ~ Store your characters in a library for instant recall into your scene. Automatron is ready to make animation right out of the box. Learn more…
Rig Customization ~ Scale and reform the Automatron Skeleton Rig to fit your characters. Learn more…
Keyframe Tools ~ Lots of Keyframe Tools; Copy and Paste animation with CopyCat, add springiness to your character with Secondary Mojo, or make your dinosaur look like it was filmed in stop motion with Harryhausen. Learn more…
Online Help
You can learn just about everything there is to know about Automatron by downloading the Help File and by watching the Help Movies."
HTH
BTH
