mbowers Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Ok, i'm designing tree branch-like supports for a new dining room table. I'm going to be modeling them in Max, exporting them to flat template sheets where i'll sculpt the resulting design out of extruded polystyrene and then cast them out of aluminum. Long winded, i know. I'm building an aluminum furnace and i need to size the furnace to handle the correct weight of aluminum required....so...my REAL question....is there any way to calculate the volume of a polymesh model out of max? This would allow me to calculate how much aluminum it will take, per piece/section. I have attached a file taken from a google search that shows the kind of modeling i'm talking about. It will be more controlled that this, but you get the idea. Any help is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Volume is listed under Utilities -> Measure Gives you surface area and volume of the element/object Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbowers Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 My apologies for the lame question. I didn't look hard enough. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 There are no lame questions, just lame answers.... No, wait - that's not right. There are no lame questions, just lame ducks... No, wait - that's not right either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whori Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Volume is listed under Utilities -> Measure Gives you surface area and volume of the element/object /Hi it helped me too thanks:) never thought that in max there is such a thing:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Only reason I know it is for modelling spaceships for a game called "Traveller" - it's based on hull volumes on their starships. I don't think this feature was always in Max. I remember seeing a script to calculate the surface area some time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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