Ben is Happy:

Oh man, just like the title says, I am a happy person. After previously griping about the inconveniences of upgrading to 3d max 2010, I stand an absolute convert. Why? 2010 has a little something called Graphite Polytools, which basically transforms max from a decent program into an amazing program. To be slightly more specific, these new polytools let users select and anchor mesh and all polygons drawn upon that mesh will conform to that mesh's shape. In other words, retopology tools that don't suck (see you later Zbrush). That means I'm revising my pipeline a little, but with great satisfaction.