pymel.core.modeling.bevelPlus

bevelPlus(*args, **kwargs)

The bevelPlus command creates a new bevel surface for the specified curves using a given style curve. The first curve should be the “outside” curve, and the (optional) rest of them should be inside of the first one. For predictable results, the curves should be planar and all in the same plane.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
bevelInside (bin)		bool
caching (cch)		bool
capSides (cap)		int
	How to cap the bevel. 1 - no caps2 - cap at start only3 - cap at end only4 - cap at start and endDefault:4
constructionHistory (ch)		bool
	Turn the construction history on or off
depth (d)		float
	The depth for the bevel.Default:0.5
extrudeDepth (ed)		float
	The extrude distance (depth) for bevel.Default:1.0
innerStyle (innerStyle)		int
	Similar to outerStyle, this style is applied to all but the first (outer) curve specified.
joinSurfaces (js)		bool
	Attach bevelled surfaces into one surface for each input curve.Default:true
name (n)		unicode
	Name the resulting object
nodeState (nds)		int
normalsOutwards (no)		bool
	If enabled, the normals point outwards on the resulting NURBS or poly surface.
numberOfSides (ns)		int
	How to apply the bevel. 1 - no bevels2 - bevel at start only3 - bevel at end only4 - bevel at start and endDefault:4
outerStyle (os)		int
	Choose a style to use for the bevel of the first (outer) curve. There are 15 predefined styles (values 0 to 14 can be used to select them). For those experienced with MEL, you can, after the fact, specify a custom curve and use it for the style curve. See the documentation for styleCurve node to see what requirements a style curve must satisfy.
polyOutChordHeight (cht)		float
	Chord height is the absolute distance in object space which the center of a polygon edge can deviate from the actual center of the surface span. Only used if Method is Sampling and if polyOutseChordHeight is true.Default:0.1
polyOutChordHeightRatio (chr)		float
	Chord height ratio is the ratio of the chord length of a surface span to the chord height. (This is a length to height ratio). 0 is a very loose fit. 1 is a very tight fit. This applies to the polygonal output type only. (See also description of chord height.) Used if Method is Sampling and polyOutUseChordHeightRatio is true.Default:0.1Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
polyOutCount (poc)		int
	The number of polygons to produce when the polygon is requested. Only used if Method is face count (0).Default:200
polyOutCurveSamples (pcs)		int
	Initial number of samples in the curve direction. Only used if Method is Sampling.Default:6
polyOutCurveType (pct)		int
	Initial tessellation criteria along the curve. Only used if Method is Sampling. 2 - Complete Curve. This type places a specific number of sample points along the curve, equally spaced in parameter space.3 - Curve Span. This type places a specific number of sample points across each curve span, equally spaced in parameter space.Default:3
polyOutExtrusionSamples (pes)		int
	Initial number of samples along the extrusion. Only used if Method is Sampling.Default:2
polyOutExtrusionType (pet)		int
	Initial type tessellation criteria along the extrude direction. Used only if Method is Sampling. 2 - Complete Extrusion. This type places a specific number of lines across the surface, equally spaced in parameter space.3 - Extrusion Section. This type places a specific number of lines across each surface span, equally spaced in parameter space.Default:3
polyOutMethod (pom)		int
	Method for the polygonal output: 0 - Face Count, 2 - SamplingDefault:2
polyOutUseChordHeight (uch)		bool
	True means use chord height. This is a secondary criteria that refines the tessellation produced using the sampling value. Only used if Method is Sampling.Default:false
polyOutUseChordHeightRatio (ucr)		bool
	True means use chord height ratio. This is a secondary criteria that refines the tessellation produced using the sampling value. Only used if Method is Sampling.Default:true
polygon (po)		int
	Create a polyset (1) instead of nurbs surface (0)
range (rn)		bool
tolerance (tol)		float
	The tolerance for creating NURBS caps.Default:0.01
width (w)		float
	The width for the bevel.Default:0.5

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.bevelPlus

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

pm.circle()
# Result: [nt.Transform(u'nurbsCircle1'), nt.MakeNurbCircle(u'makeNurbCircle1')] #
pm.scale( 10, 10, 10, r=True )
pm.circle()
# Result: [nt.Transform(u'nurbsCircle2'), nt.MakeNurbCircle(u'makeNurbCircle2')] #
pm.scale( 5, 5, 5, r=True )
pm.bevelPlus( 'nurbsCircle1', 'nurbsCircle2', po=1, cap=4, outerStyle=2, innerStyle=4 )
# Result: [nt.Transform(u'bevelPolygon1'), nt.BevelPlus(u'bevelPlus1')] #