hbBool: A Boolean Plugin for 3ds MAX
hbBool is a plugin for 3ds MAX (v7 and v8), which performs Boolean Set Operations on
polygonal meshes. It offers all the functionality of 3ds MAX Bool and more.
It is also a powerful source code library intended to help application developers.
Features of hbBool
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Local Boolean:
Limit the operations to the vicinity of a selected vertex (work with large tools locally).
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Slice, multiknife-slice:
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Use the second argument(s) as knifes, chopping the first argument into many solids. Also: multitool subtraction.
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Translational Sweep: Along a polyline. Result has no selfintersections.
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Surface operations: perform Boolean on surfaces (not only on volumes).
- User-selectable preprocessing operations:
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Scene union:
Merge (union) all surface patches of a mesh (turn a set of patches into a solid).
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Remove Selfintersections
: Perform Boolean even on meshes which contain selfintersections.
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hbBool as a modifier: Modify a mesh by the preprocessing options, without doing Boolean operations.
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Fairing Boolean: In preparation.
Familiar Workflow
That of the MAX7 Boolean with the additions.
Why hbBool?
Because of its features, and performance. A handy tool, which just does its job. Please give it a try!
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