Reference - Installation
GhostTrails is supplied as a downloadable file in zip format. Installation is a straightforward process
Step 1:
Download the correct zipfile for your version of 3dsmax from the Download page.
Step 2:
Extract the zipfile and select the correct plugin for your version of 3dsmax. The various builds of GhostTrails have different names that tell you which version of 3dsmax they are for.
| GhostTrailsMax2010_32.dlm |
for 3dsmax2010 32-bit |
| GhostTrailsMax2010_64.dlm | for 3dsmax2010 64-bit |
| GhostTrailsMax2009_32.dlm | for 3dsmax2009 32-bit |
| GhostTrailsMax2009_64.dlm | for 3dsmax2009 64-bit |
| GhostTrailsMax9_64.dlm | for 3dsmax9 and 3dsmax2008 64-bit |
| GhostTrailsMax9_32.dlm | for 3dsmax9 and 3dsmax2008 32-bit |
| GhostTrailsMax6.dlm | for 3dsmax6, 3dsmax7 and 3dsmax8 |
Step 3:
Copy the GhostTrails plugin to the 3dsmax plugins directory. This is the "\plugins" subdirectory of your 3dsmax installation. For example, if 3dsmax is installed in "C:\3dsmax2009" then you should copy the plugin to "C:\3dsmax2009\plugins".
Step 4:
Restart 3dsmax. GhostTrails should now be available. You can check by creating a spline or shape object (remember that GhostTrails only works on splines or shapes) and seeing if GhostTrails appears in the modifier list.