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Synopsis

subdListComponentConversion( [objects...] , [fromEdge=boolean], [fromFace=boolean], [fromUV=boolean], [fromVertex=boolean], [internal=boolean], [toEdge=boolean], [toFace=boolean], [toUV=boolean], [toVertex=boolean], [uvShell=boolean], [uvShellBorder=boolean])

Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.

subdListComponentConversion is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.

This command converts subdivision surface components from one or more types to another one or more types, and returns the list of the conversion. It doesn't change the currently selected objects.

Use the "-in/internal" flag to specify conversion to "connected" vs. "contained" components. For example, if the internal flag is specified when converting from subdivision surface vertices to faces, then only faces that are entirely contained by the vertices will be returned. If the internal flag is not specified, then all faces that are connected to the vertices will be returned.

Return value

string[]List of subdivision surface components

Related

polyListComponentConversion

Flags

fromEdge, fromFace, fromUV, fromVertex, internal, toEdge, toFace, toUV, toVertex, uvShell, uvShellBorder
Long name (short name) Argument types Properties
fromVertex(fv) boolean create
Indicates the component type to convert from: Vertex
fromEdge(fe) boolean create
Indicates the component type to convert from: Edges
fromUV(fuv) boolean create
Indicates the component type to convert from: UVs
fromFace(ff) boolean create
Indicates the component type to convert from: Faces
toVertex(tv) boolean create
Indicates the component type to convert to: Vertices
toEdge(te) boolean create
Indicates the component type to convert to: Edges
toUV(tuv) boolean create
Indicates the component type to convert to: UVs
toFace(tf) boolean create
Indicates the component type to convert to: Faces
uvShell(uvs) boolean create
Will return uv components within the same UV shell. Only works with flags -tuv and -fuv.
uvShellBorder(uvb) boolean create
Will return uv components on the border within the same UV shell. Only works with flags -tuv and -fuv.
internal(internal) boolean create
Applicable when converting from "smaller" component types to larger ones. Specifies conversion to "connected" vs. "contained" components. See examples below.

Flag can appear in Create mode of command Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Python examples

import maya.cmds as cmds

cmds.subdListComponentConversion( 'subdShape.smp[5][6]', 'subdShape.smp[9][10]', fv=True, tf=True )
# Returns a list of faces that are connected to the given vertices.

cmds.subdListComponentConversion( 'subdShape.sme[0][0]', 'subdShape.smp[3][0]', 'subdShape.smp[8][0]', tf=True )
# Returns a list of faces that are connected to the given components.

cmds.subdListComponentConversion( 'subdShape.smp[5][9]', fv=True, tf=True, in=True )
# Returns a list of only those faces that are completely contained
# by the given vertices.

cmds.select( 'subdShape.smp[0][0]', 'subdShape.smp[3][0]', 'subdShape.smp[8][0]', r=True )
cmds.subdListComponentConversion( fv=True, tf=True )
# Returns the conversion of selected vertices to faces.

cmds.subdListComponentConversion( 'subdShape.smm[3]', fuv=True, tuv=True, uvs=True )
# Returns a list of all uv map components in the
# same UV shell (contiguous region in texture space).
# (You can view these regions in the UV Texture Editor.)

cmds.subdListComponentConversion( 'subdShape.smm[3]', fuv=True, tuv=True, uvb=True )
# Returns a list of the uv map components on the border of the
# same UV shell (contiguous region in texture space).  (You can
# view these regions in the UV Texture Editor.)