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duplicateSurface([constructionHistory=boolean],
[local=boolean], [name=string], [object=boolean])
Note: Strings representing object names and
arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the
synopsis.
duplicateSurface is undoable, queryable, and editable.
The duplicateSurface command takes a surface patch (face) and and
returns the 3D surface. Connected patches are returned as a single
surface.
| string[] |
Object name and node name |
In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
constructionHistory,
local, name,
object
| Long name (short name) |
Argument types |
Properties |
| Common flags |
name(n) |
string |
 |
|
Name the resulting object |
|
constructionHistory(ch) |
boolean |
|
|
Turn the construction history on or off (where applicable) |
|
object(o) |
boolean |
|
|
Create the result, or just the dependency node (where
applicable) |
|
local(l) |
boolean |
|
|
Copy the transform of the surface and connect to the local
space version instead. |
|
| 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. |
import maya.cmds as cmds
cmds.nurbsPlane( u=4, v=3 )
cmds.duplicateSurface( 'nurbsPlane1.sf[1:2][0:1]', ch=True, o=True )
# Duplicates 4 faces of a nurbs plane.