Hash Animation:Master
Hash Animation:Master is a 3D animation package for still illustrations, animated shorts, product designs, architectural visualizations, special effects and …
What Hash Animation:Master is
Hash Animation:Master is a 3D animation package for still illustrations, animated shorts, product designs, architectural visualizations, special effects and feature-length films. Its modeling tools include patch-based modeling, 3-, 4- and 5-point patches, lofting, extrusion, mirroring and retopology. Materials support projection and UV workflows, procedural materials, particle systems and surface baking with automatic UV creation. Animation features include nonlinear animation, IK/FK constraints, weighted bones, poses, expressions, and cloth, rigid-body and hair simulation. Rendering includes global illumination, radiosity, caustics, ambient occlusion, subsurface scattering and multipass HDRI. GUI-based NetRender batches jobs across computers, with eight nodes described. Users can export 3D-printable objects to STL. It runs on Windows and macOS; the listed Mac version is 32-bit. A 14-day trial is available, with no free plan. A one-year subscription is $79.99 a year.
Good
- Patch-based modeling and retopology
- Cloth, rigid-body and hair simulation
- Facial and physics animation
- Batch rendering with NetRender
- STL export for 3D printing
Watch out
- Mac version is 32-bit only
- Not fully optimized for multiple cores
- No free plan
- Subscription costs $79.99 a year
Who it suits
It is aimed at animation professionals and newcomers who need modeling, animation, simulation and rendering tools. It also supports users creating STL files for 3D printing.
Verdict
Animation:Master covers a broad 3D production workflow, from patch modeling through rendering and simulations. Check operating-system support, processor utilization and the paid licensing options before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Hash Animation:Master's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| A:M Subscription | — | 4 render nodes |
| 4 additional rendernodes | — | 4 render nodes |
| 10 additional rendernodes | — | 10 render nodes |
| 25 additional rendernodes | — | 25 render nodes |
| 50 additional rendernodes | — | 50 render nodes |
| 4 additional rendernodes for netrender | $10, paid once | 4 additional render nodes · $10.00 |
| 10 additional rendernodes for netrender | $15, paid once | 10 additional render nodes · $15.00 |
| 25 additional rendernodes for netrender | $30, paid once | 25 additional render nodes · $30.00 |
| 50 additional rendernodes for netrender | $50, paid once | 50 additional render nodes · $50.00 |
| A:M Subscription (1 year) | $79.99 a year | Bound to one computer · license expires after 1 year · updates and upgrades during that period · 4 NetRender nodes · $79.99 for 1 year |
| Never expiring Version of A:M | $299, paid once | Bound to one computer · updates for the same major version · 4 NetRender nodes · $299.00 |
The facts
Each one read from Hash Animation:Master's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 3D printing
- The maker says users can create 3D-printable objects and export them to STL format.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Animation
- Animation features include nonlinear animation, IK/FK constraints, weighted bone animation, pose and expression animation, and cloth, rigid-body, and hair simulation.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes A:M as designed to make 3D animation accessible to both animation experts and people new to animation.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Materials
- The software offers projection- and UV-based materials, a UV editor, procedural materials, particle systems, and surface baking with automatic UV creation.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Modeling
- Its modeling tools include patch-based modeling, 3-, 4-, and 5-point patches, lofting, extrusion, mirroring, and retopology.checked 8 Oct 2026
- NetRender
- A:M includes the GUI-based NetRender application for batch rendering with multiple computers; the page says 8 nodes are included in its feature description.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Performance limit
- The maker says A:M is not fully optimized for multiple cores, though NetRender and OpenMP use multiple cores for rendering and some operations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Animation:Master is a 3D animation package for creating still illustrations, animation shorts, product designs, architectural visualizations, special effects, and feature-length films.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Rendering
- Rendering features include global illumination, radiosity, caustics, ambient occlusion, subsurface scattering, and multipass HDRI input and output.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The A:M forum is described as a place for technical support and sharing tips and ideas, and its guidelines say it is moderated by technical support representatives.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The page lists Windows 11, 10, 8.x, 7, and Vista, and Mac OS X 10.13.6 or earlier; it says the Mac version is 32-bit only.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Third-party tools
- The forum lists a Blender exporter that converts polygonal meshes to Animation:Master's patch-based MDL format, with some rigging relationships not exported.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1987checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
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