pymel.core.modeling.rebuildCurve

rebuildCurve(*args, **kwargs)

This command rebuilds a curve by modifying its parameterization. In some cases the shape may also change. The rebuildType (-rt) determines how the curve is to be rebuilt. The optional second curve can be used to specify a reference parameterization.

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.
constructionHistory (ch)		bool
	Turn the construction history on or off
degree (d)		int
	The degree of the resulting curve 1 - linear, 2 - quadratic, 3 - cubic, 5 - quintic, 7 - hepticDefault:3
endKnots (end)		int
	End conditions for the curve 0 - uniform end knots, 1 - multiple end knots,Default:0
fitRebuild (fr)		bool
	If true use the least squares fit rebuild. Otherwise use the convert method.Default:true
keepControlPoints (kcp)		bool
	If true, the CVs will remain the same. This forces uniform parameterization unless rebuildType is matchKnots.Default:false
keepEndPoints (kep)		bool
	If true, keep the endpoints the same.Default:true
keepRange (kr)		int
	Determine the parameterization for the resulting curve. 0 - reparameterize the resulting curve from 0 to 1, 1 - keep the original curve parameterization, 2 - reparameterize the result from 0 to number of spansDefault:1
keepTangents (kt)		bool
	If true, keep the end tangents the same.Default:true
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.
noChanges (nc)		bool
nodeState (nds)		int
	Modifies the node state. See the node documentation for more information.Note:For advanced users only.Common 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.
rebuildType (rt)		int
	How to rebuild the input curve. 0 - uniform, 1 - reduce spans, 2 - match knots, 3 - remove multiple knots, 4 - curvature 5 - rebuild ends 6 - cleanDefault:0
replaceOriginal (rpo)		bool
	Create “in place” (i.e., replace)
smartSurfaceCurveRebuild (scr)		bool
	If true, curve on surface is rebuild in 3D and 2D info is keptDefault:falseAdvanced flags
spans (s)		int
	The number of spans in resulting curve Used only if rebuildType is uniform.Default:4
tolerance (tol)		float
	The tolerance with which to rebuild.Default:0.01

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.rebuildCurve

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# rebuild curve to 5 uniform spans
pm.rebuildCurve( rt=0, s=5 )

# rebuild curve by reducing redundant spans
pm.rebuildCurve( rt=1 )

# rebuild curve by matching the parameterization of another curve
# curve1 is the curve to rebuild
# curve2 is the reference curve
pm.rebuildCurve( 'curve1', 'curve2', rt=2 )

# rebuild curve by removing all multiple interior knots
pm.rebuildCurve( rt=3 )

# rebuild curve using the curvature of the curve
# to create more spans where curvature is higher
pm.rebuildCurve( rt=4 )