For less complex objects in 3ds max, such as flat planes, using the align tool can help match the object to a surface while the bend modifier can help curve the object to the desired surface. The mesh model using the bend modifier should have a decent mesh density (polygons) in order for the deformation to work. Align tool and bend modifier
The problem is in combination of the surface modifier and the splines, the modifier interpolates the curves, you should check out the bezier handles on the splines, i bet some off them are not aligned properly with the surface. If you can post an image with all bezier handles visible (select all verts). As a tip/opinion, spline modelling in.
When you change the geometry of the original, parent surface or curve, the. This is how you project any line onto a polygonal surface in order to get the same shape on that surface. > objects menu > compound objects > terrain.
To produce a terrain, you select editable splines representing elevation contours and then click terrain, whereupon 3ds max generates a mesh surface over the contours. You can also create a terraced representation of the terrain object so that each level of. Detach the new spline and rename sundial surface;
If this is now converted to an editable mesh the operation will fail. This is because the outline operation produces intersecting vertices. To correct this situation the vertices must be welded thus:
This will change the orientation before extrusion. With the drawing you posted you only need 2 splines not four to make the surface. The two on the sides or front and back.
Then put a cross section modifier on it, then an edit patch. And edit from there as a patch. And that line type seems to be linear.
Which gives a linear surface, change the line type to smooth. In this interesting video tutorial we will see how to draw lines on the surface of objects in the 3d environment of autodesk 3ds max. The refine group includes a number of functions useful for building spline networks for use with the surface modifier.
Refine lets you add vertices without altering the curvature values of the spline. Click refine, and then select any number of spline segments to add a vertex each time you click (the mouse cursor changes to a connect symbol. The surface modifier generates a patch surface based on the contours of a spline network.
The surface modifier and the crosssection modifier, taken together, are referred to as surface tools. They allow you to create complex or organic surfaces, like the fuselage of a. In this tutorial, i cover the surface modifier for lines and editable splines in 3ds max.
If you want a custom shape following the spline, then apply a sweep modifier to it and select the shape you want. If you want to turn that spline into a sort of poly sheet, with the spline defining the borders of the sheet, then just apply either an extrude or surface modifier to the spline. Yeah as sean said above not sure what you want.
Create surface from lines create surface from lines. By f j, january 3, 2008 in 3ds max. Share more sharing options.
You have to create a spline network, that means all splines must be only 1, (i mean attached to form only 1 shape). Also, make sure there are no vertices alone, i mean all line vertices should be.
