Craft Director Studio
Craft AnimationsCraft Director Studio
Craft AnimationsAnimation plugin for vehicles, aircraft and cameras.
Trial
Skip the grunt work, focus on the art.
With this animation plug-in, you simply hook up to a model and start “driving” vehicles and aircraft through 3D environments. Adjust variables like suspension and add camera effects to achieve the exact look and feel you’re after.
Natural animations automatically
Craft Director Studio was built to solve an old problem in animation: that hours and hours needed to be spent simply to make a vehicle roll forward and turn. Never mind animating all the subtle impacts of real-life driving, like a slight body shake over a bump.
Instead of endlessly keyframing and scripting, animation teams and professionals can spend that time fine-tuning the realism of their scenes.
Striking camera effects
Give your scenes a special impact with a wide array of camera effects to choose from and combine. “Humanize” cameras with subtle shakes, use SphereCam to simulate epic camera angles, get precise using Spline Speed Controller, and so on and so forth!
Note: This app uses a custom installer (and not the standard App Store installer).
Details
Operating system
Release date
Jun 11, 2020
Last updated
Nov 10, 2025
Version
25.2.1
Language
Compatible with
MAYA
2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
3DSMAX
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Certifications
Digitally signed
Capabilities
Animation
Effects
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
What else should I know about this product?
Tutorials: https://craftanimations.com/tutorials/
CDS Tool specific manuals: https://craftanimations.com/manual/cds-tools/
Useful scripts & tricks: https://craftanimations.com/manual/cds-useful-scripts/
Is there additional support information provided?
Feel free to contact us anytime via https://craftanimations.com/contact-us/. We are happy to help out and respond to any questions you might have.
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