"PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Render App", which has been well-received in its Windows version, has now been released for Mac too. With it, "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender", the free Blender add-on which performs high-speed drawing of high-quality lines with a hand-drawn look on 3D objects, can now be used in a Mac environment.

This product also includes official support for "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender" which can be downloaded from the PSOFT User Page's Download section after purchasing the Render App.

Make full use of "Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender" and "Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender" in your creative productions in a Mac environment.

Fields of application: Animation, motion graphics, product design, graphic design, etc.

Introduction Movie

Operating Environment

• OS: macOS 13.0 and up
• CPU: Apple Silicon or Intel
• Required software: PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender add-on

Pricing

*Only standalone licenses are available for this product. There is no network license version.

Free Trial Version

A free 14 days trial version of the "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Render App", which is required for drawing lines with "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender", is available.

• "Pencil+ 4 Render App" free 14-days trial version

*There is no trial version of "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender".

We have released version 4.1.0 of the free Blender add-on "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender" for creating hand-drawn-like lines on 3D objects with high quality and speed.

This update adds new functionality including support for macOS and implements bug fixes.
*Please also update the "Pencil+ 4 Render App" to version 4.1.0.

Changes Since The Previous Version

[New features]

• Added support for macOS.
• Added Brush preview and Stroke preview to the Line Node Editor.
• Added Brush Presets and Stroke Presets to the [Brush Detail] settings node.
• Added [Rotation] setting to the [Texture Map] node.
• Added [Clip] setting to [Wrap Mode] in the [Texture Map] node.

[Modifications]

• Improved the accuracy of the Viewport line preview and fixed bugs.
• Fixed a bug that occurs when setting [Attribute Override] for some parameters.
• Minor fixes.

Supported Versions

• Windows 10 / 11 (CPU: x64-based processor)
• macOS 13.0 or later (CPU: Apple Silicon or Intel)
• Blender 3.0 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 3.6 / 4.0 / 4.1 (*The alpha and beta versions are not supported.)
• Required software: Pencil+ 4 Render App (4.1.0 or later)

Update Procedure

The add-on is available on GitHub. Please consult the manual below for the GitHub URL and installation procedure.

• Installation

Please update the "Pencil+ 4 Render App" to version 4.1.0.
"Pencil+ 4 Render App" can be downloaded from the "Download" section of the PSOFT User Page.

• PSOFT User Page

Free Trial Version

To draw lines using this add-on, you will need the "Pencil+ 4 Render App". First, install the trial version of the "Pencil+ 4 Render App" and give the "Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender" add-on a try. You can obtain the trial version of the "Pencil+ 4 Render App" from the following download page.

*Users who used the trial version previously can use it once more. Please reinstall it and try it again.

• "Pencil+ 4 Render App" free 14-days trial version