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Synopsis

polyProjectCurve [-caching boolean] [-constructionHistory boolean] [-name string] [-nodeState int] curve poly

polyProjectCurve is undoable, queryable, and editable.

The polyProjectCurve command creates curves by projecting a selected curve onto a selected poly mesh. The direction of projection will be the current view direction unless the direction vector is specified with the -direction/-d flag.

Return value

string[] Object name and node name

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Related

projectCurve

Flags

caching, constructionHistory, name, nodeState
Long name (short name) Argument types Properties
Common flags
-name(-n) string create
Give a name to the resulting node.
-constructionHistory(-ch) boolean createquery
Turn the construction history on or off (where applicable). If construction history is on then the corresponding node will be inserted into the history chain for the mesh. If construction history is off then the operation will be performed directly on the object.
Note: If the object already has construction history then this flag is ignored and the node will always be inserted into the history chain.
-caching(-cch) boolean createedit
Toggle caching for all attributes so that no recomputation is needed
-nodeState(-nds) int createqueryedit
Defines how to evaluate the node.
  • 0: Normal
  • 1: PassThrough
  • 2: Blocking
  • 3: Internally disabled. Will return to Normal state when enabled
  • 4: Internally disabled. Will return to PassThrough state when enabled
  • 5: Internally disabled. Will return to Blocking state when enabled

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 be used more than once in a command.

MEL examples

// create a poly plane in the z axis
string $poly[] = `polyPlane -w 10 -h 10 -sx 10 -sy 10 -ax 0 0 1 -cuv 2 -ch 1`;

// create a nurbs circle also in the z axis
string $nurbs[] = `circle -ch on -o on -r 2`;

// and project it onto the poly plane along the z axis
string $results[] = `polyProjectCurve -direction 0 0 1 $poly[0] $nurbs[0]`;