particleIllusion 3.0 updates
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Updates and Patches - particleIllusion 3.0 for OS X

Check the "About particleIllusion..." menu or use Finder's "Get Info" function to determine the version of particleIllusion 3 you have.

The current version of pI3 for OS X is 3.0.8.1. (also called "3.0.8a")

3.0.8.1 (22 Jun 2009)     To update from any previous version of particleIllusion 3.0 (3.0.x) to 3.0.8.1, download this file: particleIllusion_OSX_3081_update.pkg.zip
unzip, then double-click the pkg file to start the installer. This is not a full install, but an update install only!

If you have 3.0.7 or up installed already and your particleIllusion computer has an Internet connection, use the "Check for Updates" feature in particleIllusion's "Help" menu instead of using this updater.

Click here to see the changes made in 3.0.8.
Click here to see the changes made in 3.0.7.

3.0.8 and pIRender 3.0.3 are Universal and work in OS X 10.2.8 through 10.5 (Leopard)

Activated via Internet is required in 3.0.7 and higher.

If you don't have a serial number for particleIllusion 3.0 for OS X (required for the activation process), click here to contact us. Make sure to include your full name, email address used when you purchased, order number (if you have it), and any other information that will help us find you in our records.

Click here for details on the activation process

If you've already updated to the latest version and are not seeing the project and emitter library preview images you're probably using OS X 10.5 or higher and need the particleIllusion "QuickLook" plugin.

click here to download the pIllusion 3 QuickLook plugin (for OS X 10.5 and higher only)