Hopefully not.

Surface sampler is in the Maya 7 modify menu, it allows you to normal map the surface of a very highly detailed model onto a very low poly model. there's a demo of it on this page. I've never needed to use it myself, probably owing to the fact I never make anything that detailed, but it would be nice to see how accurate it can be on minute detail like on your Star Destroyer.

Take it easy,

Mat.