11 new patterns. Standard: Penny RoundPenny Round (circles or capsules), Hex WeaveWhole hexagonsHalves one wayHalves turning, ShinglesShingles, PentagonPentagon, TrapezoidCubesHerringbonePinwheelsHexagons and rhombi, TriangleAll alikeLarge and small, and a third Fish ScaleRowsPinwheelWith rounded squares variation. Custom shaped tiles: WaveWave, BiscuitsBiscuits, ShippoShippo, CloverClover, CorsetCorset.
Pattern picker: every pattern and variation as a picture in a grid; the mouse wheel steps through them.
Areas list with pattern icons and an on/off eye for each area.
Material IDs: Randomize from any range (e.g. 3-6); Neighbours differ - touching tiles never share an ID; own IDs for Basket WeaveBasket Weave, VersaillesVariation 1Variation 2Variation 3, BordeauxBordeaux and Parquet PanelsDiagonal bandsCombed trianglesCrossFour blocks.
Rotate per element: each tile's texture turned at random, by 180° or 90°.
Bevel padlock: one number for a 45° edge.
Redesigned Planner: new tools (fill, brush size keys), colour chips per ID, minimize and maximize buttons.
MAXScript functions for the Areas list, and a guide for AI assistants.
Faster: the panel opens in half the time; area switching and origin drags are quicker; shaped-tile floors build up to 15× faster.
Fixed: rounded tiles cut exactly at the walls; mitres close where three surfaces meet; splines turned out of their plane are tiled correctly; border painting stays on one side; texture direction in VersaillesVariation 1Variation 2Variation 3, Parquet PanelsDiagonal bandsCombed trianglesCrossFour blocks and MonticelloOne picketTwo boards; BlockBlockWith diamondsDiamonds every 2 diamonds on split boards; ShinglesShingles border corners.
Fixed: scenes saved with 1.3.0 or earlier failed to open in 1.4.3 with Error Loading ParamBlock2. They open as they were saved again, and so do scenes saved with 1.4.3. A 1.4.3 scene can't be merged or XRef'd as it is: open it once and save it.
Fixed: the toolbar came back at every start however often it was hidden. Max now remembers it like any other toolbar, where it was left and whether it is shown; hidden, it stays hidden, and a right-click on any toolbar brings it back.
1.4.3
New, in beta: the Planner, the floor from above with the tiles set by hand.
New, in beta: Volume Tiles, a whole room tiled from one box.
New in the modifier: every face of an object tiled as a surface of its own.
Pattern origin in three axes.
Apply to all (Pattern) and Apply to all areas (Grout).
Fixed: borders laid along the outline left small offcuts at the corners, and a wall shorter than one element was split in two.
Fixed: Move the border outwards / inwards swapped the two borders' widths instead of the borders themselves.
Minor bug fixes, and a tidy-up of the interface.
1.3.0
Borders follow the border outside them; Apply to borders and Set Nearest Free IDs in the modifier.