Shrink Wrapping (3ds Max)?
In Max is there a way to shrink wrap an object around another (ie using scale or push modifier)?
Modo has the Background Constraint tool, which allows the scale tool to be used to constrain one mesh to another.
In Max, is the only option to go around pushing it on bit by bit with the conform brush, and then cleaning up?
Modo has the Background Constraint tool, which allows the scale tool to be used to constrain one mesh to another.
In Max, is the only option to go around pushing it on bit by bit with the conform brush, and then cleaning up?
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There's also this free script: http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/max-retopo
Or, a commercial script: http://www.matt-clark.co.uk/wrapit/spe.php?o=177
Or... if you're using 2012, I'm pretty sure it comes with some cool new features that will do this. I can't remember what they're called though.
This is the sort of thing you're after right? Or am I mistaken?
Edit
I know I'm just throwing re-topo stuff at you, but these do have functions to "fit" a mesh around another mesh.
Yeah I'm looking to shrink wrap a surface around another surface. It's for hard surface modeling though so I don't want it to relax the edges when wrapping. I only want it to scale/push the verts inwards (in their Normal directions) and stop when they hit the other mesh.
I didn't see anything similar in 2012, but maybe I missed it? Those conform brushes look like they'd produce a messy result.
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Wrapit is another amazing script with even more awesome features but it costs 30 bucks. I have wrapit love it I wouldn't retopo in max without it.
A great stand alone app is topogun, quite a few people use it and swear by it, personally I found it a bit buggy and didn't like having to use another app.
Wrapit, I can attest to it like Mark that it's awesome...honestly, just export you model to Max in a reasonable level to keep the silhouette and topo away. You have both the Wrapit tools as well Max's inbuilt tools, so double the possibilities to get your stuff done.
The Graphite tools are also functional, but they lack the proper documentation that came with Polyboost, so you might end up with strange things, such as vertices being always displayed. Plus, they kinda are annoying to setup properly (loads of flipping occurring randomly).
@Mark: Great news to hear MaxRetopo is coming out soon!
On the Wrapit site, it seems to relax the geo too. Can it shrink wrap without relaxing?
I'm not interested in the create tools as it's just for conforming an existing mesh to another.
It's a shame that Max designed new tools for conform. It would have been better for it to work with all the existing tools and modifiers. Scaling, or the Push Modifier, would have been perfect.
Wrapit lets you switch on 'auto-wrap' mode, which projects all your unlocked low verts onto the reference meshes ion real time. You can lock/unclock verts as you fix areas and tweak them to your liking. It works with all normal max tools (including the graphite tools for mesh creation)
It is very much worth the cost IMO.
thanks