3ds Max Modifiers - Patch Deform
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Modifier : Patch Deform
Works on: Shapes, Meshes, Polys, Patches, NURBS, Materials
3ds Max Description : The PatchDeform modifier deforms an object based on the contours of a patch object. This modifier works similarly to the PathDeform modifier, but uses a quad-based patch object instead of a spline shape or NURBS curve path.
My 2 Cents : Patch Deform is a great tool for mapping geometry on a surface or the distribution of component on a surface. The only catch is that the distribution geometry has to come from a surface originally made as a Patch. What I mean by that is that the surface cannot come from a set of cross sectioned splines with a surface modifier. The surface needs to be made from the command panel as a patch in order for this modifier to work. In the video explain some of the work arounds for using the modifier on multiple objects as well as moving your deformed geometry to the distribution object.
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Hi!
David, thank you so much for all your tutorials - they are a huge help!
I was wondering is there a way to convert patch deformed object to editable poly? Every time I am trying to convert it into something max puts modifier under patch deform in stuck.
Thank you!
Hey KIRA! I just figured that out! In the modifier stack, click on the modifier you want to apply to the object (make it a final mesh) with right, then choose ‘collapse to’!
Hey David,
I was wondering if there was a way I might be able to get a hold of a copy of the script that centers the pivot… I’m using max 9 by the way.
hey, this looks really cool. But this doesn’t seem like a particularly good way if you want light models. Am I right or wrong to say this is quite heavy for game-modeling?
Great tutorial. I could see this used to make a grid of skylights in a surface or even to make a deformed structure under a surface that would meet the surface. Thank you!
the whole video is good.. but at the last, after the seventh min.. i dont understand y u changed the boxes parameters to very small..
mm,this is awesome and very useful tut,how to download this? because i’ll need this tut always