pymel.core.windows.textCurves

textCurves(*args, **kwargs)

The textCurves command creates NURBS curves from a text string using the specified font. A single letter can be made up of more than one NURBS curve. The number of curves per letter varies with the font.

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
font (f)		unicode
	The font to use
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.Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
nodeState (nds)		int
	Modifies the node state. See the node documentation for more information.Note:For advanced users only.
object (o)		bool
	Create the result shapes, or just the dependency node
text (t)		unicode
	The string to create the curves for

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.textCurves

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# Create curves for text string "Maya" in the "Times-Roman" font:
pm.textCurves( f='Times-Roman', t='Maya' )
# Result: [u'Text_Maya_1', u'makeTextCurves1'] #

# Create curves for text "hello world" in the "Courier" font.
# The "-n" flag specifies the name of the resulting transform
# and shape.
pm.textCurves( n= 'first', f='Courier', t='hello world' )
# Result: [u'firstShape', u'makeTextCurves2'] #