by mgh3d·Modeling
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Duplicurver earns its spot in the scriptspot library by carrying ZBrush's IMM Curve brush functionality into 3ds Max, so mesh cloning and deformation along a path happen within the 3ds Max environment.
Duplicurver, from mgh3d, is a MaxScript tool for Autodesk 3ds Max that brings ZBrush's IMM (Insert Multi Mesh) Curve brush functionality into the application. You select a mesh from the scene, set the number of clones, and adjust the overall offset between them to replicate and deform meshes along a path.
The CurveController rollout controls the thickness of the clones along the path by manipulating a curve, and you can apply custom rotation and twist along the chosen path. Orientation of the selected mesh can be adjusted along the X, Y, and Z axes before cloning and deformation, and an option automatically welds the edges of the clones. All parameters are interactive and adjustable in real time.
The picked line should be a line shape or an editable spline. Installation runs the Duplicurver.ms script from the Scripting menu, after which the tool can be dragged onto a toolbar from the MGH3D category. This release is version 1.0, last updated in August 2023.
Duplicurver is best for artists, designers, and 3D professionals working on mesh cloning and deformation along a path in 3ds Max.
Duplicurver is completely free to download and use.
Duplicurver works from a path, and the picked line should be a line shape or an editable spline in your 3ds Max scene. Once that shape is in place, you select a mesh, set the number of clones, and adjust the overall offset between them so they follow the curve. From there you can control thickness, rotation, twist, and orientation along the path, adjusting the parameters as you go until the arrangement looks right.
Duplicurver installs as a MaxScript. In 3ds Max, open the menu, choose Scripting, then Run Script, and pick Duplicurver.ms. To make it easy to reach, go to Customize, then Customize User Interface, open the Toolbars tab, find the MGH3D category, and drag Duplicurver onto your toolbar. After that you can launch it from the toolbar whenever you need to clone and deform meshes along a path.
Duplicurver is listed as free in this catalog. For current licensing and any updates, check the developer's page on Gumroad, where mgh3d posts about what they are creating. The tool is version 1.0 and was last updated in August 2023, so the developer's page is the best place to confirm the latest terms before you download it for 3ds Max.
Duplicurver keeps all parameters interactive, so you can adjust them in real time and get immediate feedback as you work. That covers the number of clones and the offset between them, the thickness distribution set through the CurveController rollout, the custom rotation and twist along the path, and the mesh orientation on the X, Y, and Z axes. This lets you iterate and fine-tune the result rather than committing to fixed values up front.
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