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NURBS Surface Modeling Plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max

Power Surfacing is now part of Power NURBS [PRO] : Click here to go to the Power NURBS [PRO] Page.

World Class NURBS Surface modeling Plug-in for 3ds Max .

Power Surfacing integrates the world’s leading edge NURBS surface modeling technology into the heart of Autodesk's 3ds Max.

The Combination of nPower NURBS Surface Modeling combined with 3ds studio's Mesh Deformation technology, UI, animation and rendering provide one of the world’s most sophisticated 3d Design concept environments available.


	Power Surfacing redefines the 3d Max Concept Design Environment

	Quickly sketch out your idea with our free form NURBS curve network. Easily, blend or multi rail sweep your curves into complex interconnected organic shapes. Intuitively re-sculpt your form on the fly while changes automatically propagate through your model. Easily project curves onto any NURBS surface to extrude, emboss or trim in new design features. Easily migrate your object to a high quality mesh and further sculpt your model with Max’s free from mesh deformation and next generation Pro Boolean tools. Break free from old school NURBS Modeling applications and experience the freedom of design with Power Surfacing and Autodesk’s 3ds Max.

Power Surface in action in this workflow video. IE explorer

Power Surfacing Features


•	Powerful Artist Oriented User Interface - for fast, flexible construction and editing of NURBS Curves and Surfaces.		Video


•	Intelligent NURBS Sketcher – easily sketch, draw or trace complex NURBS curve networks. Tangent and perpendicular constraints to NURBS curves and surfaces. See Video. Powerful "Fix Curves" button which does automatic vertex merging setting tangency between curves. See Video.		Video


•	Draw on surface and Curve projection - for creating unlimited surface detail.		Video


•	Intelligent objects - retain parameterization and includes full, navigatable, per-object history.	Video

•	Power Trim - Trimming and splitting with projected curves and surfaces. See Video. Powerful offset, step back and filling tools to enable the user to quickly and easily create complex surface features. See Video.

•	Power Blend - Go beyond traditional curve to curve surface blending found in other NURBS modeling packages. Powerful double sided blend, with easy to use right click UI. See Video. Next Gen "Side Blending" creates blends with 3 and 4 tangent sides. See Video.

•	UV Trimming Sub-Object -dynamically adjust the default UV trimming curves of Rail Sweep, Blend, and Corner Blend surfaces. See Video.

•	Power X Curve - produce an intersection curve between 2 surfaces or curves. See Video.

•	Creation of Surface Grids - creation of a grid on the surface which represents the ISO curves displayed on the surface. This allows drawing on a surface with vertex and curve snapping. See Video.

•	Detailer Tool - Project a curve onto a surface embossing or extruding the shape. Advanced array copy feature enables fast construction of multiple equivalent details. See Video.

•	Power Bevel - create bevels of various shapes around the edges of a surface to help them to render more realistically. See Video.

•	Power 2-D Boolean - does 2-D Boolean operations between closed sketches. See Video. 2) Power 2-D Boolean - does 2-D Boolean operations between closed sketches. See Video.

•	Power Surface Tools - provides surface draping and re approximation. See Video.

•	Power Blend Curve - creates a 3-D blending curve between surfaces or edges. It updates when underlying curve/surfaces change. See Video.

•	Power Project - creates a curve which represents the projection of a curve onto a surface or surfaces. It updates when underlying curve or surfaces change. See Video.

•	Power Offset- creates offsets for the surfaces of a given object. See Video.

•	Resolution independent surfaces – easily adjust a model’s level of detail for the view port or rendering.

•	Direct Curvature and Tangency manipulation - for greater shape control with fewer curves.

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