Projection Modeling

[syndicate5]

Has anyone been able to find a modifier or plugin that allows you to use the projection modifier that you use in NURBS modeling? But use it on Poly's instead? Theres a technique while modeling NURBS where you can project a spline onto a surface and that surface will acquire that spline projection and integrate it into itself. Anyone know what Im talking about? Thanks. Would be an awesome modifier for Poly modeling.

[Tim_Wilbers]

Not sure what type of projection you need.

ShapeMerge Compound object inside Max.
-or
Glue from Itoosoft
(http://www.maxplugins.de/index.htm)

[syndicate5]

Ill give an example. I have a fender on a car that I want to add a marker light too. A circular light. I made the light first. Now I want to "carve" out a depression in the fender without using boolean due to its downfalls. While using NURBS, I can copy the back edge of the light and convert it to a spline. Now Ive got an exact template of the back of the light. I can project that spline onto the cars fender and the fender will incorporate the projected image of the spline into itself. I can use that spline image now to give me an exact marker where I need to extrude poly's in the negative in order to make room or "carve" for the new marker light. Was just wondering if there was a way to do it using poly's instead?