On surface modeling (3Ds Max)

SimonT

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Is there any good solution to create new geometry based on reference mesh? For example if you have a cylinder and you want to model something to it's surface - how do i do that? I could just move verts a lot or unfold the mesh and later fold it back but that's not what i want. I want just that die verts i move are snapping to the underlaying surface.

cw

to model a retopo mesh or such - graphite tools allows mesh building on reference surface.

to build something to 'fold' onto a curved mesh, build retopo surface, then unwrap the UV, use uvtools/channel info to convert UVs to poly verts on a clone, make a morph target, build your gubbins on the flat version, use skinwrap and when done morph it back to the curved shape and the gubbins should follow nicely.

Good luck!

Neox

for 2009 and below its polyboost which later got implemented

Snader

I believe this post has what you're looking for:
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1126801&postcount=163

Can be found in this thread:
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68788&page=7

renderhjs

here you go:
http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/max-retopo
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works just awesome

SimonT

Thanks guys, i think i will give the max-retopo a try.

CompanionCube

try the freeform tools in the graphite tools. they are really good, i love to retopo with them

Mark Dygert

Yep max retopo + Polyboost's draw poly works great.

Topogun kicks ass too. http://www.topogun.com/

I think someone mentioned in previous threads like this using 3D-Coat to do something similar.

Calabi

Thats one thing thats confused me, why arent their more simpler more established overt ways of having objects behave solidly to one another?

I know its probably to do with physics and performance overheads, but you would think, by now we would have some decent proxy, sim so you can have objects appear to be solid to one another. Instead of the nonsense of snapping and lining things up by eye.

EarthQuake

Calabi, i think the functionality you are looking for is the basics of a CAD program like solidworks etc.

Calabi

Oh cool!, hence the name I guess, heh.

vargatom

Wrapit will be released soon, too. Best tool ever!

NyneDown

Max did a good job of updating re-top features, but Topogun definitely has hands down the best re-topology tools. It's simple and to the point to the point no faking...you can cook MC's like a pound of bacon.

W0rD!

Neox

NyneDown wrote: »

Max did a good job of updating re-top features, but Topogun definitely has hands down the best re-topology tools. It's simple and to the point to the point no faking...you can cook MC's like a pound of bacon.

W0rD!

dunno topogun always felt sluggish and ugly to me, bought that and polyboost and 3dcoat and so far 3d coat is imho the best solution

oglu

also voting for 3dcoat...!

NyneDown

Neox wrote: »

dunno topogun always felt sluggish and ugly to me, bought that and polyboost and 3dcoat and so far 3d coat is imho the best solution

I guess it's all about what feels and works best for you. Personally, I havent had any problems with lags just yet. I just use it with decimation master and it's worked out great.