polyOptions

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Synopsis

polyOptions [-activeObjects] [-allEdges] [-backCullVertex boolean] [-backCulling] [-colorMaterialChannel string] [-colorShadedDisplay boolean] [-displayAlphaAsGreyScale boolean] [-displayBorder boolean] [-displayCenter boolean] [-displayCreaseEdge boolean] [-displayCreaseVertex boolean] [-displayGeometry boolean] [-displayInvisibleFaces boolean] [-displayItemNumbers boolean boolean boolean boolean] [-displayMapBorder boolean] [-displayMetadata boolean boolean boolean] [-displayNormal boolean] [-displaySubdComps boolean] [-displayTriangle boolean] [-displayUVTopology boolean] [-displayUVs boolean] [-displayVertex boolean] [-displayWarp boolean] [-facet] [-fullBack] [-global] [-hardBack] [-hardEdge] [-materialBlend string] [-newPolymesh] [-point] [-pointFacet] [-relative] [-reuseTriangles boolean] [-sizeBorder float] [-sizeNormal float] [-sizeUV float] [-sizeVertex float] [-softEdge] [-vertexNormalMethod int] [-wireBackCulling]

polyOptions is undoable, queryable, and NOT editable.

Return value

None

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
-relative(-r)
When this flag is used with flags dealing with size, the value (size) is a multiplication factor : i.e for flags : -sizeNormal, -sizeBorder. When this flag is used with flags dealing with a boolean value, the boolean value is toggled : i.e for flags : displayVertex, displayCenter, displayTriangle, displayBorder, backCullVertex, displayWarp, displayItemNumbers.
-colorMaterialChannel(-cm)	string
If colorShadedDisplay is true, then determines which material channel to display color per vertex in. The options are: "none" : disable material shading "ambient" : ambient material channel "ambientDiffuse" : ambient and diffuse material channel "diffuse" : diffuse material channel "specular" : specular material channel "emission" : emission material channel
-materialBlend(-mb)	string
The options are: "overwrite" "add" "subtract" "multiply" "divide" "average" "modulate2x"
-colorShadedDisplay(-cs)	boolean
Use color per vertex display in shaded mode.
-displayVertex(-dv)	boolean
Display vertices.
-displayCenter(-dc)	boolean
Display facet centers.
-displayTriangle(-dt)	boolean
Display triangulation.
-displayBorder(-db)	boolean
Highlight border edge.
-displayMapBorder(-dmb)	boolean
Highlight map border edge.
-displayCreaseEdge(-dce)	boolean
Highlight creased edges
-displayCreaseVertex(-dcv)	boolean
Highlight creased vertices
-displaySubdComps(-dsc)	boolean
Display subdivided components when in Smooth Mesh Preview mode.
-sizeBorder(-sb)	float
Set the size of the polygonal border edges.
-sizeVertex(-sv)	float
Set the size of the polygonal vertex.
-displayWarp(-dw)	boolean
Highlight warped facets.
-displayItemNumbers(-din)	boolean boolean boolean boolean
Displays item numbers (vertices edges facets uvs)
-displayMetadata(-dmt)	boolean boolean boolean
Displays component metadata (vertices edges facets vertexFaces)
-displayNormal(-dn)	boolean
Display normals.
-displayUVs(-duv)	boolean
Display UVs.
-displayUVTopology(-uvt)	boolean
Option on UV display to display UVs topologically.
-sizeUV(-suv)	float
Set the size of the polygonal UV.
-point(-pt)
For use with -dn flag. Set the normal display style to vertex display.
-facet(-f)
For use with -dn flag. Set the normal display style to facet display.
-pointFacet(-pf)
For use with -dn flag. Set the normal display style to vertex and face display.
-sizeNormal(-sn)	float
Set the size of the polygonal normals.
-allEdges(-ae)
Display all edges in solid line.
-softEdge(-se)
Display soft edges in dotted lines.
-hardEdge(-he)
Display only hard edges.
-displayGeometry(-dg)	boolean
Display geometry.
-backCulling(-bc)
Display with no back culling.
-wireBackCulling(-wbc)
Backculled faces are in wireframe.
-hardBack(-hb)
Backculled hard edges only for backculled faces.
-fullBack(-fb)
Display with full back culling.
-backCullVertex(-bcv)	boolean
BackCull vertices.
-reuseTriangles(-rt)	boolean
Avoid regenerating triangles, by reusing the old triangles upstream in the construction history. The construction history is searched upstream and downstream for other mesh nodes, and the given boolean value is set on those mesh nodes. Note, that this command does not set the value on the given mesh node. That has to be done using the setAttr command. This option would affect only the interactive 3d viewport. The batch-rendering would use the properly computed triangles. This is useful only for interactive performance such as skinning playback, when the display mode is shaded (or wireframe with triangles displayed) Using this option for wireframe display mode is not recomended.
-global(-gl)
Apply user choices for all objects.
-activeObjects(-ao)
Apply user choices for all active objects.
-newPolymesh(-np)
Set component display state of new polymesh objects.
-displayAlphaAsGreyScale(-dal)	boolean
Display alpha as grey scale.
-displayInvisibleFaces(-dif)	boolean
Highlight invisible faces
-vertexNormalMethod(-vnm)	int
This setting only works with the newPolymesh flag. Sets a new default attribute value for the vertexNormalMethod attribute on a polymesh object. Options are: 0: Unweighted 1: Angle Weighted 2: Area Weighted 3: Angle And Area Weighted

Flag can appear in Create mode of command	Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command	Flag can be used more than once in a command.

MEL examples

polyCube -n plg -sx 3 -sy 3 -sz 3 -w 5 -h 5 -d 5; delete plg.f[9:17];

// Vertices
polyOptions -displayVertex true;
// Toggle vertices
polyOptions -r -displayVertex true;
// Toggle, whatever the value given to the flag in this command.
// It was previously true, it is set to false : vertices are not drawn.

// Facet centers
polyOptions -displayCenter true;
polyOptions -displayCenter false;

// Triangulation
polyOptions -displayTriangle true;
polyOptions -displayTriangle false;

// Reusing Triangulation
polyOptions -reuseTriangles true;
polyOptions -reuseTriangles false;

// Borders
polyOptions -displayBorder true;
// Border size
polyOptions -sb 3;
// Increase border size
polyOptions -r -sb 2;
polyOptions -displayBorder false -sb 3;
// Map borders
polyOptions -displayMapBorder true;
polyOptions -displayMapBorder false;

// Normals
// Normal type
polyOptions -displayNormal true;
polyOptions -pt;    // on vertices
polyOptions -pf;    // on vertices and facets
polyOptions -f;     // on facets
// normal size
polyOptions -sn 2;
// Increase normal size
polyOptions -r -sn 1.5;
polyOptions -displayNormal false;

// Edges
polyOptions -softEdge;
polyOptions -hardEdge;
polyOptions -allEdges;

// Geometry
polyOptions -displayGeometry false;
polyOptions -displayGeometry true;

// Backculling
polyOptions -wireBackCulling;
polyOptions -hardBack;
polyOptions -fullBack;
polyOptions -displayVertex true -backCullVertex true;
polyOptions -backCullVertex false;
polyOptions -displayVertex false;
polyOptions -backCulling;

// Color Shaded Display
polyOptions -colorShadedDisplay true;
polyOptions -colorMaterialChannel "DIFFUSE";