Hi Ed, the latest CVolume script from Max (from here: http://moi.maxsm.net/media/files/) can also do surface area as well. It needs a surface as the input though, not just a curve. So before using it, select your curve and run Construct > Planar to build a surface, then select that surface and run the _CVolume2 command.

On a solid, it shows you all of Volume, Surface area, Mass, and Density. On an individual surface it will show surface area only.

- Michael