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2.
In a viewport, drag to specify the initial area of
the point surface.
3. Adjust the point surface’s creation parameters.
Inter face
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)
Lengt h—The length of the sur face in current
3ds Max units.
Width—Thewidthofthesurfaceincurrent
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 su rface. Range=2 to
50. Default=4.
Generate Ma pping Coordinates—Generates
mapping coordinates so you can apply mapped
materials to the surface.
Flip Normals—Turn on to reverse the direction of
the surface norma ls.
Point S urface 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.
Tran sfo rm Surface
Select NURBS object. > Modify panel > Create Surfaces
rollout Dependent Surfaces group box > Transform
Select N URBS obj ect. > Modify pane l > NURBS toolbox >
Create Transform Surface button
A transform surface is a copy of the original
surface with a d ifferent position, rotation, or scale.
Surface created as a transform