Motion Factory - Introduction & Installation

What is Motion Factory

Motion Factory gathered all of the tools in one place. Each Builder gives you a different power of creativity without any advanced knowledge. Recommended to motion designers from learners to experts in the field of broadcast, animation, motion graphics and more.

Before You Start

Video Tutorial

To install Motion Factory Plugin follow these steps:

1- Download the Motion Factory both for Mac and Windows From Here

2- Install it. It will install all available Builders and Free Starter Packs

3- After installation, open After Effects and find Motion Factory from this path:

Window > Extension > Motion Factory

To allow AE to use scripts you must open:

Edit > Preferences > General and the enable this checkbox ( like Image Below ) 

To install packages and unlock Premium items please follow these steps:

1- Download the file you have purchased from Envato Market ( VideoHive )

2- Unzip the file

3- Find .mfg file and drag and drop that file on Motion Factory panel inside AE, Like the image below:

To download and install premium packs please follow these steps:

1. Sign in to your Envato Account
2. Click on your profile name
3. Go to your download page
4. On your download page, you can see your purchased item on Envato market. Click on download button
5. Scroll to the item and download the purchase code

General Tools ( See Image Below )

1. Builder Header: You can click here to select other builders
2. Dashboard & Notification: Click here to open dashboard and/or see notification
3. Search: Search in categories and items of active builder
4. Settings: Selecting the comp that you want to edit and clicking on Setting will open the setting panel
5. Categories: Categories make it easy to find the perfect item that you looking for
6. Favorite: Clicking on this star make this item favorite and put it on favorite page so you always have to access the most used items right at your fingertip
7. Animated Thumbnail: Mouse over thumbnail to see the animated, feeling and motion of the item
8. Pro Items: Locked items are premium items. Click on the lock to purchase and install premium packs and unlock all.
9. Create Button: Clicking on this button to create the item
10. Version: Installed version of your “Motion Factory”

Dashboard

The dashboard is one place for all of our products. Add, remove, Update and read notifications all in Motion Factory Dashboard.

1. Notifications: See all notifications here, Including updates, Promotions and etc...
2. Package Installation: Drag & Drop packs here to install or if you’re not a fan just click on “Install From File” To open browser window and install from there
3. Collapse / Expand: See the details of builder + Available Expansion Packs
4. Packs: List of all Available expansion packs, click to purchase them
5. More Details: Remove package and see more info about package

See articles below to learn more about the detailed installation of Builders:

Type Builder

Hi-Tech Builder

Particle Builder

ActionFX Builder