Point Surface Sub-Object

Command entry:Select a NURBS object.

Modify panel

Create Surfaces rollout

Point Surf

Command entry:Select a NURBS object.

Modify panel

NURBS toolbox

(Create Point Surface)

Command entry:Select a NURBS object.

Modify panel

Right-click a viewport.

Tools 2 (lower-left) quadrant

Create Point Surface

Point surface sub-objects are similar to object-level point surfaces. The points are constrained to lie on the surface.

Procedures

To create a point surface sub-object:

In the NURBS toolbox, turn on (Create Point Surface).
In a viewport, drag to specify the initial area of the point surface.
Adjust the point surface's creation parameters.

Interface

The parameters that appear when you create a point surface sub-object differ from those you see when you modify it as a sub-object.

Point Surface rollout (creation time)

Length: The length of the surface in current 3ds Max units.
Width: The width of the surface in current 3ds Max units.
Length Points: The number of points along the length of the surface. In other words, the initial number of point columns in the surface. Range=2 to 50. Default=4.
Width Points: The number of points along the width of the surface. In other words, the initial number of point rows in the surface. Range=2 to 50. Default=4.
Generate Mapping Coordinates: Generates mapping coordinates so you can apply mapped materials to the surface.
Flip Normals: Turn on to reverse the direction of the surface normals.

Point Surface rollout (modification time)

The close controls let you close a surface. They appear on the Point Surface rollout while an independent point surface sub-object is selected. They have no effect if the surface is already closed in that direction.

Close Rows: Closes the surface by joining the ends of its rows.
Close Cols.: Closes the surface by joining the ends of its columns.