3DS MAX – Micro Reference Manual – Modifiers – Mesh Editing – Normal
It has 2 options:
– Unify Normals
– Flip Normals
With this modifier you can:
– model a geometry
1. Create an object
2. Select the object, RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> Modifier List> OBJECT-SPACE MODIFIERS> Normal
3. RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> Normal> setup parameters
RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> LMB over the modifier (blu highlight)> RMB over the modifier> Delete
3DS MAX – Micro Reference Manual – Modifiers – Mesh Editing – Conversion
You can convert your geometry into:
– Mesh
– Poly
– Patch
Automatic – no setup parameters – no editing
RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> LMB over the geometry name> RMB over the geometry name> Converet to: Editable Mesh – Poly – Patch
or
Modifier – yes setup parameters – no editing
Select the geometry in the viewport> MAIN TOP MENU> Modifiers> Conversion> Turn ti Mesh – Poly – patch
or
Automatic + editing
Select the geometry in the viewport> MAIN TOP MENU> Modifiers> Edit Mesh
Select the geometry in the viewport> MAIN TOP MENU> Modifiers> Edit Poly
3DS MAX – Micro Reference Manual – Modifiers – Mesh Editing – MultiRes
The MultiRes modifier reduces the memory overhead needed to render models by decreasing the number of vertices and polygons.
With this modifier you can:
– model a geometry
1. Create an object
2. Select the object, RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> Modifier List> OBJECT-SPACE MODIFIERS> Multi Res
3. RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> Multi Res> ‘Generate’
4. RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> Multi Res> Resolution> ‘Vert Percent’ or ‘Ver Count’
RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> LMB over the modifier (blu highlight)> RMB over the modifier> Delete
3DS MAX – Micro Reference Manual – Modifiers – Mesh Editing – Face Extrude
The Face Extrude modifier extrudes faces along their normals, creating new faces along the sides of the extrusion that connect the extruded faces to their object. As with most modifiers, this affects the current face selection passed up the stack.
Face Extrude modifier are animatable!!!
With this modifier you can:
– model a geometry
– animate a geometry
1. Create an object
2. Select the object, RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> Modifier List> OBJECT-SPACE MODIFIERS> Face Extrude
3. RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> Face Extrude> setup parameters
RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> LMB over the modifier (blu highlight)> RMB over the modifier> Delete
3DS MAX – Micro Reference Manual – Modifiers – Mesh Editing – EditMesh
The Edit Mesh modifier provides explicit editing tools for different sub-object levels of the selected object: vertex, edge, and face/polygon/element. The Edit Mesh modifier matches all the capabilities of the base Editable Mesh object, except that you cannot animate sub-objects in Edit Mesh.
With this modifier you can:
– model a geometry
1. Create an object
2. Select the object, RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> Modifier List> OBJECT-SPACE MODIFIERS> EditMesh
3. RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> EditMesh> setup parameters
RIGHT COLUMN> Modify> LMB over the modifier (blu highlight)> RMB over the modifier> Delete
