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Craft 4-Wheeler Extended

Craft 4-Wheeler Extended is a simulator for 4-wheel vehicles. This animation tool makes it easy for the user to create realistic simulations for vehicles in motion. The vehicle is controlled with an input device directly through 3ds max or Maya.
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Interesting Features  Follows Motion-path

Craft 4-Wheeler Extended also has the ability to follow a spline. This is merely one of the several features that form part of Craft 4-Wheeler Extended's LQ2HQ™ workflow.

  • Booster
  • Gives the vehicles a boost in velocity.
  • ABS Brake
  • The vehicle will brake as much as possible without locking the wheels until it comes to a stop.
  • Skidding
  • Used to control the vehicle's skid. The vehicle's rear wheels lose traction.
  • Skid Brake
  • Locks the wheels and brakes the vehicle until it comes to a stop.
  • Gravel Shake Amplitude
  • Simulates driving on gravel.
  • Burnout
  • The rear wheels spin to create a burnout.
  • External Force
  • Creates an external force on Craft 4-Wheeler Extended pointing in the same direction as the C4WheelerExt_01_ExternalForceMesh. For example this can simulate a car changing gears or a car that is heavily loaded.
  • Craft 4-Wheeler Extended Tutorial

This tutorial will take you through the basics of rigging and beginning to use Craft 4-Wheeler Extended in 3ds Max. This tutorial is also very useful for Maya users since all of the Craft-specific actions are the same in Maya.

System Requirements

Windows 32-bit

Microsoft® Windows 7 Business
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business (SP1 or higher)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (SP2 or higher)
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 6, 7, 8, 9, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Autodesk® Maya® 7, 8, 8.5, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Autodesk® Softimage® 7.5, 2010, 2011, 2012
MAXON® CINEMA 4D® R10, R10.5, R11, R11.5

OS X 32-bit

Apple® Mac OS® X 10.4.1 operating system or higher
Autodesk® Maya® 8.5, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
MAXON® CINEMA 4D® R10, R10.5, R11, R11.5


Windows 64-bit

Microsoft® Windows 7 Business
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business (SP1 or higher)
Microsoft® Windows® XP x64 Edition (SP2 or higher)
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 9, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Autodesk® Maya® 8, 8.5, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Autodesk® Softimage® 7.5, 2010, 2011
MAXON® CINEMA 4D® R10, R10.5, R11, R11.5


OS X 64-bit

Apple® Mac OS® X 10.6.1 operating system or higher
Autodesk® Maya® 2011, 2012


Linux 64-bit

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5.4 WS
Fedora™ 11
Autodesk® Maya® 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012


Recommended Hardware

64-bit system with 8Gb of RAM (for massive scenes)

Recommended Input Devices

Logitech Dual Action™
Optional: Logitech Extreme™ 3D Pro for Craft Helicopter™, Craft Airplane™ and Craft Airplane™ Extended
Optional: 3Dconnexion SpacePilot™ for advanced camera movements
Optional: Immersion MicroScribe® for Craft Digitizer Cam™

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