Hi Kevin,

> Yes, I've seen that functionality in modo (It doesn't
> exist in 3DS Max as far as I know).

Possibly with Polyboost? I think another option is Silo which I believe has some retopo tools in it and is really cheap and accessible as a companion program.

But yeah this adds another kind of tool into the mix with another skill needed to be learned, that part is not so good but on the other hand that kind of tool can also be useful in pure poly modeling as well.

- Michael