Add a method to cap with quad topology

[Swordslayer]

Just like Grid Fill in Blender or Quad Fill in Modo.

For a proof-of-concept maxscript implementation see Border Fill (unencrypted), and multiple others like RapidTools RapidQCap, RappaTools autoConnectBridge or Quad Cap Pro (doesn't use the curvature IIRC but identical with planar meshes).

All of them are maxscript tools and as such bound to be slow with complex meshes, plus they don't fit in the rest of UI. Having a native version would be great.

[Swordslayer]

There's also the Alles Im Fluss plugin (doesn't support newer max versions) that handles even irregular holes nicely:

[Swordslayer]

Bonus points if it works as open-geometry bridging method as well:

[Anonymous]

oh yeah yes please C: 

also will be great to be able to do this in edit poly modifier C: 

[wwardy]

Wow, coming to 3ds Max after using Modo and Houdini and am amazed I have to buy a plugin to do this! I'm finding so many things I like about 3ds Max and a bunch of stuff like this that makes me wonder WTF?

[Kranos_Orphydian]

what is that patches plugin ?

and yes, this is so undermining for a package that wants to be the king of polygon modeling

[joeaf9321]

You could grab some ideas also from the rapidQCap tool.

Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmfPsYCVsow&t=129s

[hwoRX6FJ]

Developers for the third year can't make a simple function that is in any other 3D editor (even in the free one)

[Kranos_Orphydian]

common  you buy or/and develop complex and expensive retopo tech but  you still dont provide some more basic and long needed tools

[Kranos_Orphydian]

@Swordslayer this quad cap tech should benefit other tools and modifiers from Max. Cap holes modifier should also get the ability to cap with quads plus other more advanced options like in Quad Cap Pro plugin from Marius Silaghi Quad Cap Pro | Marius Silaghi's Store

Renderable Spline modifier has a Quad cap option but that gives you a pole

[Kranos_Orphydian]

Go figure Cinema 4D, the weakest in terms of modeling of them all, got a slew of new modeling tools from which a Grid fill options for their Close Polygon hole tool. It also respects curvature (link)

[ldotchopz7FPNL]

I was shocked to see this thread has been around since 2017 and we still don't have this basic feature. Please add this! I think every other major 3D software has this.

[Kranos_Orphydian]

C4D just got improved this tool once again with the 2023.1 update (1) What's New in Cinema 4D 2023.1 FIRE, EXPLOSIONS, & SMOKE! - YouTube (watch from 05:30 onwards!)