wrap on surface a array of models above the surface of another?

NAIMA

Hi in 3dsmax is it possible to :

when I have fr example a Cone , and an array of cones all around to make so that all the surrounding cones gets projected with their bases on the surface of the central big cone so that their tips project along thenormals and they are all distribuited around the conical object to form a sort of spiky crown ?

cw

yes, look into scatter compound object and if tat is not effective look into particle flow, emit the small cone instances from the large cone's surface.

Good luck!

mLichy

The new version of my turboTools also has an object placer that allows you to do that.

But if you wanted to do it yourself, you'd have to decide if you want to use Verts/Edges/Faces or random positions on the mesh using Barycentric Coordinates.

Cheathem

3ds max has object paint which lets you paint objects onto a mesh.it can also align the objects with the normals of the object you are painting on.