is a new plug-in for Adobe After Effects from Zaxwerks. It creates "animated noodles" (more technically known as 3D path-extrusions) without having to use an external 3D application. It costs $199, and works on After Effects 7 or later.

3D Serpentine uses standard AE paths to control the position, orientation and size of the "noodles." You can animate the length and location of the noodle along the path to create effects like shooting stars, movie film unwinding from a spool, swashes and more. The plug-in includes basic cross-section shapes, support for alpha channels, end cap controls and more.--