diff --git a/Bowerbird/Components/PathfinderComponents/ConstructPathfinder.cs b/Bowerbird/Components/PathfinderComponents/ConstructPathfinder.cs
index f3caf47..b5a1e68 100644
--- a/Bowerbird/Components/PathfinderComponents/ConstructPathfinder.cs
+++ b/Bowerbird/Components/PathfinderComponents/ConstructPathfinder.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ protected override void RegisterInputParams(GH_InputParamManager pManager)
             pManager.AddBrepParameter("Surface", "S", "", GH_ParamAccess.item);
             pManager.AddVectorParameter("Point", "P", "", GH_ParamAccess.item);
             pManager.AddNumberParameter("Step Size", "H", "", GH_ParamAccess.item, 0.1);
+            pManager.AddIntegerParameter("Maximum number of Points", "N", "", GH_ParamAccess.item, 10000);
         }
 
         protected override void RegisterOutputParams(GH_OutputParamManager pManager)
@@ -38,11 +39,13 @@ protected override void SolveInstance(IGH_DataAccess DA)
             var brep = default(Brep);
             var startingPoint = default(Vector3d);
             var stepSize = default(double);
+            var maxPoints = default(int);
 
             if (!DA.GetData(0, ref path)) return;
             if (!DA.GetData(1, ref brep)) return;
             if (!DA.GetData(2, ref startingPoint)) return;
             if (!DA.GetData(3, ref stepSize)) return;
+            if (!DA.GetData(4, ref maxPoints)) return;
 
             if (brep.Faces.Count > 1)
                 throw new Exception("Multipatches not yet supported");
@@ -122,24 +125,20 @@ protected override void SolveInstance(IGH_DataAccess DA)
                 uv = new Vector2d(u, v);
             }
 
-            //var type = (path as NormalCurvaturePath)?.Type ?? (path as GeodesicTorsionPath)?.Type ?? (path as DGridPath)?.Type ?? (path as PSPath).Type;
-
-            var type = (path as NormalCurvaturePath)?.Type ?? Path.Types.Both;
-
             var curves = new List<CurveOnSurface>(2);
 
-            if (type.HasFlag(Path.Types.First))
+            if (path.Type.HasFlag(Path.Types.First))
             {
-                var pathfinder = Pathfinder.Create(path, face, uv, false, stepSize, tolerance);
+                var pathfinder = Pathfinder.Create(path, face, uv, false, stepSize, tolerance, maxPoints);
 
                 var curve = new PolylineCurve(pathfinder.Parameters);
 
                 curves.Add(CurveOnSurface.Create(surface, curve));
             }
 
-            if (type.HasFlag(Path.Types.Second))
+            if (path.Type.HasFlag(Path.Types.Second))
             {
-                var pathfinder = Pathfinder.Create(path, face, uv, true, stepSize, tolerance);
+                var pathfinder = Pathfinder.Create(path, face, uv, true, stepSize, tolerance, maxPoints);
 
                 var curve = new PolylineCurve(pathfinder.Parameters);
 
diff --git a/Bowerbird/Curvature/DGridPath.cs b/Bowerbird/Curvature/DGridPath.cs
index 24cef4a..0b480ca 100644
--- a/Bowerbird/Curvature/DGridPath.cs
+++ b/Bowerbird/Curvature/DGridPath.cs
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ public class DGridPath : Path
 
         public Transform Material { get; private set; }
 
-        public Types Type { get; private set; }
-
         private DGridPath(NurbsSurface refSurface, NurbsSurface actSurface, Transform material, Types type)
         {
             RefSurface = refSurface;
diff --git a/Bowerbird/Curvature/GeodesicTorsionPath.cs b/Bowerbird/Curvature/GeodesicTorsionPath.cs
index 102fa36..d68ef54 100644
--- a/Bowerbird/Curvature/GeodesicTorsionPath.cs
+++ b/Bowerbird/Curvature/GeodesicTorsionPath.cs
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ public class GeodesicTorsionPath : Path
 
         public double Angle { get; private set; }
 
-        public Types Type { get; private set; }
-
         private GeodesicTorsionPath(double value, double angle, Types type)
         {
             Value = value;
diff --git a/Bowerbird/Curvature/NormalCurvaturePath.cs b/Bowerbird/Curvature/NormalCurvaturePath.cs
index 4c88401..ee4eca2 100644
--- a/Bowerbird/Curvature/NormalCurvaturePath.cs
+++ b/Bowerbird/Curvature/NormalCurvaturePath.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ public class NormalCurvaturePath : Path
 
         public double Angle { get; private set; }
 
-        public Types Type { get; private set; }
-
         private NormalCurvaturePath(double value, double angle, Types type)
         {
             Value = value;
diff --git a/Bowerbird/Curvature/Path.cs b/Bowerbird/Curvature/Path.cs
index 97ff2bf..5d87c97 100644
--- a/Bowerbird/Curvature/Path.cs
+++ b/Bowerbird/Curvature/Path.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ public enum Types
             Both = 3
         }
 
+        public Types Type { get; protected set; }
+
         public abstract Vector3d InitialDirection(Surface surface, Vector2d uv, bool type);
 
         public abstract Vector2d Direction(Surface surface, Vector2d uv, Vector3d lastDirection, double stepSize);
diff --git a/Bowerbird/Curvature/Pathfinder.cs b/Bowerbird/Curvature/Pathfinder.cs
index 2f774bd..d9d2328 100644
--- a/Bowerbird/Curvature/Pathfinder.cs
+++ b/Bowerbird/Curvature/Pathfinder.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public Pathfinder(List<Point3d> parameters, List<Point3d> points)
             Points = points;
         }
 
-        public static Pathfinder Create(Path path, BrepFace face, Vector2d uv, bool type, double stepSize, double tolerance, int maxPoints = 10000)
+        public static Pathfinder Create(Path path, BrepFace face, Vector2d uv, bool type, double stepSize, double tolerance, int maxPoints)
         {
             var parameters = new List<Point3d>();
             var points = new List<Point3d>();
diff --git a/Bowerbird/Curvature/PrincipalStressPath.cs b/Bowerbird/Curvature/PrincipalStressPath.cs
index 222e4bd..55e4404 100644
--- a/Bowerbird/Curvature/PrincipalStressPath.cs
+++ b/Bowerbird/Curvature/PrincipalStressPath.cs
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ public class PrincipalStressPath : Path
 
         public Transform Material { get; private set; }
 
-        public Types Type { get; private set; }
-
         private PrincipalStressPath(NurbsSurface refSurface, NurbsSurface actSurface, Transform material, Types type)
         {
             RefSurface = refSurface;