pymel.core.modeling.offsetCurve

offsetCurve(*args, **kwargs)

The offset command creates new offset curves from the selected curves. The connecting type for breaks in offsets is off (no connection), circular (connect with an arc) or linear (connect linearly resulting in a sharp corner). If loop cutting is on then any loops in the offset curves are trimmed away. For the default cut radius of 0.0 a sharp corner is created at each intersection. For values greater than 0.0 a small arc of that radius is created at each intersection. The cut radius value is only valid when loop cutting is on. Offsets (for planar curves) are calculated in the plane of that curve and 3d curves are offset in 3d. The subdivisionDensity flag is the maximum number of times the offset object can be subdivided (i.e. calculate the offset until the offset comes within tolerance or the iteration reaches this maximum.) The reparameterize option allows the offset curve to have a different parameterization to the original curve. This avoids uneven parameter distributions in the offset curve that can occur with large offsets of curves, but is more expensive to compute.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
caching (cch)		bool
	Modifies the node caching mode. See the node documentation for more information.Note:For advanced users only.
connectBreaks (cb)		int
	Connect breaks method (between gaps): 0 - off, 1 - circular, 2 - linearDefault:2
constructionHistory (ch)		bool
	Turn the construction history on or off
cutLoop (cl)		bool
	Do loop cutting?Default:false
cutRadius (cr)		float
	Loop cut radius. Only used if cutLoop attribute is set true.Default:0.0
distance (d)		float
	Offset distanceDefault:1.0
name (n)		unicode
	Sets the name of the newly-created node. If it contains namespace path, the new node will be created under the specified namespace; if the namespace does not exist, it will be created.
nodeState (nds)		int
	Modifies the node state. See the node documentation for more information.Note:For advanced users only.Common flags
normal (nr)		float, float, float
	Offset plane normalAdvanced flags
object (o)		bool
	Create the result, or just the dependency node
range (rn)		bool
	Force a curve range on complete input curveFlag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
reparameterize (rp)		bool
	Do reparameterization? Not advisable to change this value.Default:false
stitch (st)		bool
	Stitch curve segments together. Not advisable to change this value.Default:true
subdivisionDensity (sd)		int
	Maximum subdivision density per spanDefault:5
tolerance (tol)		float
	ToleranceDefault:0.01
useGivenNormal (ugn)		bool
	Use the given normal (or, alternativelly, geometry normal)Default:1

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.offsetCurve

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# offset all active curves to the specified distance:
pm.offsetCurve( d=4.0 )

# create offsets for the specified curve and turn loop cutting off:
pm.offsetCurve( 'curve1', cl=False)

# create offsets with circular arcs at the breaks in the curve and use
# a cutting radius of 2.0 if there are any loops in the offsets:
pm.offsetCurve( 'curve1', cb=1, cl=True, cr=2.0 )