pymel.core.modeling.subdToPoly

subdToPoly(*args, **kwargs)

This command tessellates a subdivision surface and produces polygon. The name of the new polygon is returned. If construction history is ON, then the name of the new dependency node is returned as well.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
addUnderTransform (aut)		bool
applyMatrixToResult (amr)		bool
	If true, the matrix on the input geometry is applied to the object and the resulting geometry will have identity matrix on it. If false the conversion is done on the local space object and the resulting geometry has the input object’s matrix on it.Default:trueAdvanced flags
caching (cch)		bool
	Modifies the node caching mode. See the node documentation for more information.Note:For advanced users only.
connectShaders (cs)		bool
	If true, all shader assignment will be copied from the original subdiv surface to the converted polygonal surface.Default:trueFlag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
constructionHistory (ch)		bool
	Turn the construction history on or off (where applicable)
copyUVTopology (cut)		bool
	Copy over uv topology (shared/unshared) from the original subdivision surface to the converted polygonal mesh.Default:false
depth (d)		int
	The depth at which constant-depth tessellates the surfaceDefault:0
extractPointPosition (epp)		bool
	Determines how the position of a mesh point is calculated If on the position of the mesh point is returned. If off the position of the point of the surface is returned.Default:false
format (f)		int
	Format: 0 - Uniform1 - Adaptive2 - Polygon Count3 - VerticesDefault:0
inSubdCVId (inSubdCVId)		int, int
	Input CV Id
inSubdCVIdLeft (isl)		int
	Higher 32 bit integer of the input CV Id
inSubdCVIdRight (isr)		int
	Lower 32 bit integer of the input CV Id
maxPolys (mp)		int
	The maximum number of polygons at which by polygons tessellates. If this attribute is greater than zero, it will override the sample count and depth attributes.Default:0
name (n)		unicode
	Name the resulting object
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 dep. node (where applicable)
outSubdCVId (os)		int, int
	Output CV Id
outSubdCVIdLeft (osl)		int
	Higher 32 bit integer of the output CV Id
outSubdCVIdRight (osr)		int
	Lower 32 bit integer of the output CV Id
outv (ov)		int
	Out Vertices corresponding to the inSubDCVs.
preserveVertexOrdering (pvo)		bool
	Preserve vertex ordering in conversionDefault:true
sampleCount (sc)		int
	The number of samples per faceDefault:1
shareUVs (suv)		bool
	Force sharing of uvs on all common vertices - the value of this attribute gets overridden by the value of the copyUVTopology attribute.Default:false
subdNormals (un)		bool
	Keep subdiv surface normalsDefault:false

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.subdToPoly

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# To create a new polygon from a subdivision surface:
pm.subdToPoly( 'subd1' )