Last month’s release of the latest MC Tools is likely to affect everyone involved in special effects, motion control, animation and CGI. Developed initially by Erik Bierens at Photon VFX Pty, the product is now being distributed internationally by Mark Roberts Motion Control.

This remarkable software application allows a quick and efficient exchange of data between motion control rigs and 2D/3D workstations.

MC Tools makes seamless joins between 3D packages in the marketplace, each with its own file format and coordinate system, without the need for programming skills, complex scripts, plug-ins or drivers, any user can transfer data.

MC Tools is effectively a universal translator. It is currently capable of translating between Softimage, Xsi, Maya, Flame, Flint, Inferno, Alias – Power Animator, Flair and Kuper. We plan to implement both Lightwave and 3DS Max soon.