Can I save a mesh from the populate system?

[dreamlandmodels]

Like the title says is there a way to save a single mesh from the populate feature?

Also are there other premade meshes available? Such as beach people etc..

Tom

[nclark]

Select a figure, right-click, convert to editible mesh. Delete the animation keys and you have the mesh.

As for other figures, I dont' believe so.

[jivefincher]

You could also go to the Tools Menu >> Snapshot.

It will create a copy of the mesh in that exact position, leaving the populate character. That is helpful so you could keep scrubbing your animation and saving different poses.

[Laurent.Pallares]

Hi there,

The "x" key and snapshot function are the easiest way to do it, here is a video link about it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUSBEdXRY8s

Kind regards

[dreamlandmodels]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the help! I do a lot of test renders for my work and it is nice to know I can move a single person to a position that has the same rendering features. What a time saver.

Are there other figure types available yet? beach, kids, old people, etc..

Tom

[Laurent.Pallares]

Hi Tom,

There is no kids and special character models or animations like climbing etc... right now.

There is an useful link for wish list for improvement in 3dsMax:

https://beta.autodesk.com/

Best regards.

[donied]

Add a mesh select to the character and export it as FBX. If you want to save the animation add a point cache modifier and record the objects animation