SiNi Software

Supports the following 3rd Party Renderers

Why use Sculpt?

One of nine 3ds Max plugins in the IgNite Collection.

Many 3d models imported into 3ds Max from CAD and BIM software have geometry issues. Sculpt is designed to repair and fix these issues as efficiently as possible.

(Please visit the NEW SINI HELP DOCS for detailed Sculpt information).

IgNite Collection Help Docs.

Overview

Sculpt is not designed as a 'one-click' solution to fix an entire imported scene in one go in 3ds Max. Use Sculpt by working through an imported 3D model in manageable groups or sections.

Sculpt diagnostic tools will assist users in identifying many types of issues and provides follow-up tools to fix these.

Please note. The retopologizing tools will not rebuild an entire detailed Revit model. The retopology massing tool is designed to fix typical block architectural massing 3d models exported from CAD and BIM that contain stacked, triangulated and damaged geometry. It rebuilds these as clean geometry.

Use the rotopologize plane tool to recreate a new quad-mesh from messy overlapping faces.

Features

Find and remove double faces and isolated vertices.
Retopologize imported architectural block massing 3D models.
Retopologize surfaces and terrains with a live visual guide.
Bulk detach and attach with multiple options.
Unify polygon and mesh normals.
Manipulate material IDs and smoothing groups of multiple objects.

Requirements & Supported Software

Static Mac ID.
Autodesk 3ds Max 2018 - 2025.
One of nine 3ds Max plugins in the IgNite Collection.

More information is available in the Help Docs; https://docs.sinisoftware.com/system-requirements

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Image of Autodesk revit bim model ready to be attached with sini sculpt 3ds max plugin

Attaching BIM/REVIT models

Diagnostic View Modes

Sculpt Retopo Plane

Multithread Detach Double Faces

Attach Similar Objects

Fast Attach By Material

Sculpt Retopology

Attaching BIM/REVIT models

Diagnostic View Modes

Sculpt Retopo Plane

Multithread Detach Double Faces

Attach Similar Objects

Fast Attach By Material

Sculpt Retopology

Sergio Mereces

- Open & Close Ui

Definition

Si_Mesh.OpenDialog <No Prams>

Example

Si_Mesh.OpenDialog()

- Explode all object faces into individual objects

Definition

Array:<Array=Objects> Si_Mesh.ExplodeFaces Array:<Array=Objects> Center:<bool> Wirecolour:<bool> Name:<string>

Example

Si_Mesh.ExplodeFaces Objects true true "ExplodedFaces_"

- Explode all object elements into individual objects

Definition

Array:<Array=Objects> Si_Mesh.ExplodeElement Array:<Array=Objects> Center:<bool> Wirecolour:<bool> Name:<string>

Example

Si_Mesh.ExplodeElement Objects true true "ExplodedElements_"

- Explode object mesh into individual objects by material

Definition

Array:<Array=Objects> Si_Mesh.ExplodeMaterial Array:<Array=Objects> Center:<bool> Wirecolour:<bool> Name:<string>

Example

Si_Mesh.ExplodeMaterial Objects true true "ExplodedMaterial_"

- Explode object mesh into individual objects by material ID

Definition

Array:<Array=Objects> Si_Mesh.ExplodeMatID Array:<Array=Objects> Center:<bool> Wirecolour:<bool> Name:<string>

Example

Si_Mesh.ExplodeMatID Objects true true "ExplodedMatID_"

- Attach all mesh objects into on mesh

Definition

AttachedObj:<INode> Si_Mesh.AttachObj Array:<Array=Objects> Weld:<bool> Weld Threshold:<float> Name:<string>

Example

AttachedObj = Si_Mesh.AttachObj Objects false 0.0 "AttachedObjs_"

- Attach all mesh objects into one mesh per material

Definition

Array:<Array=Objects> Si_Mesh.AttachMaterial <Array=Objects> Weld:<bool> Weld Threshold:<float> Name:<string>

Example

Si_Mesh.AttachMaterial Objects true 0.01 "AttachedObjs_"

- Attach all mesh objects into one mesh per layer

Definition

Array:<Array=Objects> Si_Mesh.AttachLayer <Array=Objects> Weld:<bool> Weld Threshold:<float> Name:<string>

Example

Si_Mesh.AttachLayer Objects false 0.0 "AttachedObjs_"

- Attach all mesh simular objects into one mesh

Definition

Array:<Array=Objects> Si_Mesh.AttachSimilar <Array=Objects> Weld:<bool> Weld Threshold:<float> Name:<string>

Example

Si_Mesh.AttachSimilar Objects true 0.01 "AttachedObjs_"

- Attach all mesh objects into one mesh per distance given

Definition

Array:<Array=Objects> Si_Mesh.AttachDistance <Array=Objects> Distance:<int> Weld:<bool> Weld Threshold:<float> Name:<string>

Example

Si_Mesh.AttachDistance Objects 100 false 0.0 ""

- Restore wirecolour after diagnostics of mesh

Definition

Si_Mesh.RestoreWirecolour <No Prams>

Example

Si_Mesh.RestoreWirecolour()

- After diagnostics of mesh select red bad objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.SelectRed <No Prams>

Example

Si_Mesh.SelectRed()

- After diagnostics of mesh select yellow objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.SelectYellow <No Prams>

Example

Si_Mesh.SelectYellow()

- After diagnostics of mesh select green good objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.SelectGreen <No Prams>

Example

Si_Mesh.SelectGreen()

- Diagnostics show & hide verts on sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.DisplayVerts <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.DisplayVerts Objects

- Diagnostics show DirectX material sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.DisplayDirectX <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.DisplayDirectX Objects

- Diagnostics show 2 sided Normals material sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.DisplayNormals <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.DisplayNormals Objects

- Diagnostics show different colour on all smoothing groups

Definition

Si_Mesh.DisplaySmoothing <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.DisplaySmoothing Objects

- Diagnostics show red material on all open objects sent

Definition

Array:<Array=Objects> Si_Mesh.DisplayOpen <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.DisplayOpen Objects

- Diagnostics show mapping material on all sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.DisplayMapping <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.DisplayMapping Objects

- Diagnostics show red material on all objects with iso verts

Definition

Array:<Array=Objects> Si_Mesh.DisplayIsoVerts <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.DisplayIsoVerts Objects

- Diagnostics show red material on all objects with Dbl. faces

Definition

Array:<Array=Objects> Si_Mesh.DisplayDblFaces <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.DisplayDblFaces Objects

- Diagnostics show multi-sub material on sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.DisplayMultiSub <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.DisplayMultiSub Objects

- Detach double faces on all sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.DetachDblFaces <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.DetachDblFaces Objects

- Delete double faces on all sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.DeleteDblFaces <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.DeleteDblFaces Objects

- Delete iso verts on all sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.DeleteIsoVerts <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.DeleteIsoVerts Objects

- Rebuild mesh on all sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.RebuildMesh <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.RebuildMesh Objects

- Conform objects to any surface on their Z ray direction

Definition

Si_Mesh.Conform <Array=Objects> Conform:<bool>

Example

Si_Mesh.Conform Objects false

- Bulk weld verts on all sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.Weld <Array=Objects> Threshold <float>

Example

Si_Mesh.Weld Objects 0.01

- Set random MatIDs on sent objects by faces

Definition

Si_Mesh.RandomIDFace <Array=Objects> Random ID <int>

Example

Si_Mesh.RandomIDFace Objects 5

- Set random MatIDs on sent objects by elements

Definition

Si_Mesh.RandomIDElement <Array=Objects> Random ID <int>

Example

Si_Mesh.RandomIDElement Objects 5

- Set all MatIDs to 1 on all sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.SetIDOne <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.SetIDOne Objects

- Set all smoothing groups to auto on all sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.AutoSmooth <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.AutoSmooth Objects

- Clear all smoothing groups on all sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.ClearSmoothing <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.ClearSmoothing Objects

- Retopologize all sent planes to a given mesh size

Definition

RetopoPlane:<INode> Si_Mesh.RetopoPlane <Array=Objects> Grid:<float>

Example

RetopoPlane = Si_Mesh.RetopoPlane Objects 4.5

- Retopologize all sent building massing models

Definition

Array:<Array=Objects> Si_Mesh.RetopoMassing <Array=Objects> Grid:<float> Delete Original:<bool>

Example

Si_Mesh.RetopoMassing Objects 1.0 true

- Unify normals on all sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.UnifyNormals <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.UnifyNormals Objects

- Flip all normals on all sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.FlipNormals <Array=Objects>

Example

Si_Mesh.FlipNormals Objects

- Set all normals to face their pivot on all sent objects

Definition

Si_Mesh.NormalsToDir <Array=Objects> Towards:<bool>

Example

Si_Mesh.NormalsToDir Objects true