Introducing Volume! Convert entire particle systems and models to volumes, and manipulate the result with various tools such as booleans, filters, noise and more. Stardust is a modular 3D particle system for After Effects. It has an easy to use node-based user interface and ships with a ton of presets to create stunning effects quickly and easily.

1.5.0 (Current version) – Aug 14, 2019
Main New Features :
– Volume workflow – Create striking looks, meshing particles and 3d models into
volumes using the renowned OpenVDB technology. Create complex intersections and manipulations of volumes using Stardust’s highly flexible modular design.
– 3D Wireframes – New OBJ Emitter options to emit from model edges.
– Extrude Edges – Extrude Masks and Text Edges to create fine hollow bodies.
– Transparent material – Affect transparency by surface facing towards or away
from the camera, to achieve an X-ray like effect.
– Transparent material – New option allows to affect the DOF.
– Normal Map from Bump – Convert bump map (any grayscale image) to a normal
map, to easily create procedural materials inside AE.
– Stardust panel additions
-Auto Connect Node – Connect a node between two linked nodes by dragging on top of the connection line until it turns green.
-Detach – Alt + drag a middle node to disconnect it and have the two surrounding nodes link directly.
-Multi-Connect – Shift click a connector, and use the green link line to connect to multiple nodes.
-Right click to create nodes, or group selected nodes.
– Preview – Fast preview of 3D setups as wireframe / flat / flat shaded.
– Path Emitters – Emit range: Controls the emit range of the path.
– Ambient Occlusion – New option allowing to tint the AO color.
– Specular – New option to adjust the specular amount.
– Model Node – New option to normalize scale and align the model to its sides.
– UV Map – New option to apply planar mapping to a 3D model.

Fixes
– SSAO – fixed an issue with objects near the image border.
– Physics – fixed inherited null scale issue.
– Physics – fixed an issue with Path manipulator and single models.

After Effects CC 2015.3 – CC 2019