pymel.core.modeling.alignSurface

alignSurface(*args, **kwargs)

The surface align command is used to align surfaces in maya. The main alignment options are positional, tangent and curvature continuity. Curvature continuity implies tangent continuity. NOTE: this tool is based on Studio’s align tool. Positional continuity means the surfaces (move) or the ends of the surfaces (modify) are changed. Tangent continuity means one of the surfaces is modified to be tangent at the points where they meet. Curvature continuity means one of the surfaces is modified to be curvature continuous as well as tangent. The default behaviour, when no surfaces or flags are passed, is to only do positional and tangent continuity on the active list with the end of the first surface and the start of the other surface used for alignment.

Flags:
Long name (short name) Argument Types Properties
attach (at) bool  
   
caching (cch) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Modifies the node caching mode. See the node documentation for more information.Note:For advanced users only.
constructionHistory (ch) bool ../../../_images/create.gif
 
Turn the construction history on or off
curvatureContinuity (cc) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Curvature continuity is on if true and off otherwise.Default:false
curvatureScale1 (cs1) float ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Curvature scale applied to curvature of first surface for curvature continuity.Default:0.0
curvatureScale2 (cs2) float ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Curvature scale applied to curvature of second surface for curvature continuity.Default:0.0
directionU (du) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
If true use U direction of surface and V direction otherwise.Default:trueAdvanced flags
joinParameter (jnp) float ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Parameter on reference surface where modified surface is to be aligned to.Default:123456.0
keepMultipleKnots (kmk) bool  
   
name (n) unicode ../../../_images/create.gif
 

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 ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Modifies the node state. See the node documentation for more information.Note:For advanced users only.Common flags
object (o) bool ../../../_images/create.gif
 
Create the result, or just the dependency node
positionalContinuity (pc) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Positional continuity is on if true and off otherwise.Default:true
positionalContinuityType (pct) int ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 

Positional continuity type legal values: 1 - move first surface, 2 - move second surface, 3 - move both surfaces, 4 - modify first surface, 5 - modify second surface, 6 - modify both surfacesDefault:1

replaceOriginal (rpo) bool ../../../_images/create.gif
 
Create “in place” (i.e., replace)Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
reverse1 (rv1) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 

If true, reverse the direction (specified by directionU) of the first input surface before doing align. Otherwise, do nothing to the first input surface before aligning. NOTE: setting this attribute to random values will cause unpredictable results and is not supported.Default:false

reverse2 (rv2) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 

If true, reverse the direction (specified by directionU) of the second input surface before doing align. Otherwise, do nothing to the second input surface before aligning. NOTE: setting this attribute to random values will cause unpredictable results and is not supported.Default:false

swap1 (sw1) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 

If true, swap the UV directions of the first input surface before doing align. Otherwise, do nothing to the first input surface before aligning. NOTE: setting this attribute to random values will cause unpredictable results and is not supported.Default:false

swap2 (sw2) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 

If true, swap the UV directions of the second input surface before doing align. Otherwise, do nothing to the second input surface before aligning. NOTE: setting this attribute to random values will cause unpredictable results and is not supported.Default:false

tangentContinuity (tc) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Tangent continuity is on if true and off otherwise.Default:true
tangentContinuityType (tct) int ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Tangent continuity type legal values: 1 - do tangent continuity on first surface, 2 - do tangent continuity on second surfaceDefault:1
tangentScale1 (ts1) float ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Tangent scale applied to tangent of first surface for tangent continuity.Default:1.0
tangentScale2 (ts2) float ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Tangent scale applied to tangent of second surface for tangent continuity.Default:1.0
twist (tw) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 

If true, reverse the second surface in the opposite direction (specified by directionU) before doing align. This will avoid twists in the aligned surfaces. Otherwise, do nothing to the second input surface before aligning. NOTE: setting this attribute to random values will cause unpredictable results and is not supported.Default:false

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.alignSurface

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# Do modify positional continuity on both active surfaces with no history:
pm.alignSurface( ch=False, pc=True, pct=6 )

# Do positional and tangent continuity, with the second surface
# tangent modified (by default move position continuity is done
# on the first surface):
pm.alignSurface( tc=True, tct=2 )

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