Previously you have learnt how to model a design from scratch by inserting a pre-defined surface from Maxsurf’s surfaces list and then modifying it.

As mentioned earlier in this training manual, there are different options to start a new design and you can – as an alternative to starting completely from scratch – start a new design by changing an existing design from the Maxsurf Sample Designs library. With an extensive collection of designs from small yachts to container ships, you are likely to find an existing design that you can modify to produce the design you have in mind.

Let’s first have a look at a few of the sample designs that get installed with Maxsurf before we continue and look at some tools to make modifications to an existing design.

Start with the section on Exploring Sample Designs Directory.