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substituteGeometry([disableNonSkinDeformers=boolean], [newGeometryToLayer=boolean], [oldGeometryToLayer=boolean], [reWeightDistTolerance=float], [retainOldGeometry=boolean])
Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.
substituteGeometry is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.
This command can be used to replace the geometry which is already connected
to deformers with a new geometry. The weights on the old geometry will be
retargeted to the new geometry.
| string | Name of shapes that were replaced |
deformers, replace, geometry, skin
disableNonSkinDeformers, newGeometryToLayer, oldGeometryToLayer, reWeightDistTolerance, retainOldGeometry
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retainOldGeometry(rog)
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boolean
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A copy of the old geometry should be retained
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oldGeometryToLayer(ogl)
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boolean
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Create a new layer and move the old geometry to this layer
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newGeometryToLayer(ngl)
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boolean
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Create a new layer for the new geometry.
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disableNonSkinDeformers(dnd)
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boolean
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This flag controls the state of deformers other than skin deformers after
the substitution has taken place. If the flag is true then non-skin deformer
nodes are left in a disabled state at the completion of the command.
Default value is false.
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reWeightDistTolerance(wdt)
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float
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Specify the distance tolerance value to be used for retargeting weights.
While transferring weights the command tries to find the corresponding
vertices by overlapping the geometries with all deformers disabled. Sometimes
this results in selection of unrelated vertices. (Example when a hole in
the old geometry has been filled with new vertices in the new geometry.)
This distance tolerance value is used to detect this kind of faults and
either ignore these cases or to vary algorithm to find more corresponding
vertices.
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Flag can appear in Create mode of command
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
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Flag can appear in Query mode of command
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Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
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import maya.cmds as cmds
# substitute the smooth skinned outPutGeom with newInputShape.
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cmds.substituteGeometry( 'outPutGeom', 'newInputShape' )