Download GroundWiz Lite Version 1.850
Completely free for personal non-commercial use!
Current version: 1.850, updated on July 30, 2012
File size: 36MB

• GroundWiz Lite free version is compatible with 3ds Max 2013, 3ds Max 2012, 3ds Max 2011, 3ds Max 2010, 3ds Max 2009, and 3ds Max 2008.
• By installing or using the software, you agree to the terms and conditions in the License Agreement that is presented to you when you run the installation program.
• GroundWiz Lite doesn't include all the features of GroundWiz Full version. All the features are available only in GroundWiz Full version.
• Click here to see what's new in GroundWiz Lite Version 1.850.
  
  

Update to GroundWiz Full Version 1.850
Current version: 1.850, updated on July 30, 2012

- GroundWiz now compatible with 3ds Max 2013 & 3ds Max Design 2013. GroundWiz currently supports the following 3ds Max versions:
  3ds Max 2013, 3ds Max 2012, 3ds Max 2011, 3ds Max 2010, 3ds Max 2009, and 3ds Max 2008.
- Bug fixes

»Read more about new features.


Click here to request an update if you have purchased GroundWiz Full version previously. Or buy GroundWiz.

Download GroundWiz RTS (Real-Time Shaders) Demo
Current version: 2.1, updated on March 3, 2011

Click here to download GroundWiz RTS Demo.

Tropical Island
Free max scene file, requires GroundWiz Lite and mental ray
File size: 8MB

• This scene file shows GW Planter & GW Terrain map in action.
• Users of GroundWiz Full and Lite versions may download this example file.

Using V-Ray Proxy Objects
Free max scene file, requires GroundWiz Lite and V-Ray
File size: 7MB

• This file is set up to present new features of GroundWiz Planter:
  - V-Ray proxy objects supported
  - Custom object shader
• Users of GroundWiz Full and Lite versions may download this example file.

GroundWiz Meets Yosemite Park
Free max scene file, requires GroundWiz Lite
File size: 3.7MB

• Click the picture to take a quick look at how GroundWiz Lite was used to create the texture. Render it yourself and have fun!
• This max scene file is already included in GroundWiz Full version.
  
  
  
  

Presenting New Features of GroundWiz Terrain Map 1.2
Free max file / File size: 2.3MB

• This file is set up to present new features of GroundWiz Terrain Map:
  - mental ray Support
  - Layer extended channels:displacement & specular color
  - Layer Thickness & Border Detail
  - Per Layer Noise Size
• There are two max scene files. One is set up for mental ray renderer. The other is for Default Scanline and its compatible renderers.
• For displacement mapping to work best, rendering engine should support view-dependent displacement mapping (for example mental ray and V-Ray).
• This sample file is already included in GroundWiz Full version.

GroundWiz Planter - Billboard & Collision Avoidance
Free max file / File size: 5.3MB

• An example of how to use Planter for mass planting, collision avoidance, and billboards for bushes and small features.
  (Note: Lite version does not support collision avoidance.)
• This sample file is already included in GroundWiz Full version.

GroundWiz Material Samples
Free GroundWiz material sample file
File size: 1.3MB

• These GroundWiz material samples are set up for GroundWiz Full version users. However, GroundWiz Lite users can download the file: use it as a template for new materials. Be sure to disable some layers when rendering since GroundWiz Lite has limitation of maximum 5 layers.
• This sample file is already included in GroundWiz Full version.