3DS Max Help Please, Conforming a 3D model.

D4N005H

Hello.
As you know, you can conform a plane or any 2D-shaped model via the modifer panel by going to the "Compund Tools" and then choosing the "Conform" button.

But I have a... ummm this one:

And I want to conform it on a road so it can sit on the road. Since it is a 3D model (and is not a 2D model) I can't use the "conform" button. So what should I do to make it "sit" on the road?.

I've read about the cloth modifer but I can't find it on Google anymore. So any help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Dan.

Mark Dygert

It seems like with a model like that you could, use a spline as a path and then, sweep, loft or extrude along path. You could also use path deform(wsm). Those are all pretty common techniques for roads and the things that flow along them.

D4N005H

Then how do I "Conform" walls or some other 3D object that should sit on the ground as if it was "conformed" like the 2D road?

musashidan

D4N005H said:

Then how do I "Conform" walls or some other 3D object that should sit on the ground as if it was "conformed" like the 2D road?

Using any of the methods Mark listed. If your object is tilable(like a wall/fence) then all the better.

musashidan

musashidan said:

D4N005H said:

Then how do I "Conform" walls or some other 3D object that should sit on the ground as if it was "conformed" like the 2D road?

Using any of the methods Mark listed. If your object is tilable(like a wall/fence) then all the better.

If you have an undulating surface you can extract an edgeloop or use Graphite spline-painting to derive the path.

DZ_23

Hi! I am saying this just to help you to make your scene more natural. It is not possible to make concrete too long like that. Trust me I was civil engineer before I change to an artist! Make a small one then copy that to your path with shift+i.

Mark Dygert

True, I would probably copy a long string of smaller meshes then combine them into one object and path deform that, down a path spline.