SIConvert

Converts an implicit primitive to a geometry type.

Warning: The implicit primitives must be compatible with the geometry types.

Note: This command uses output arguments. C# and some scripting languages (such as JScript, PerlScript and Python) don't support arguments passed by reference. However, this command also returns an XSICollection containing the output arguments.

Scripting Syntax

Return Value

Returns an XSICollection that contains the created converter Operator and the newly created geometric Primitive object wrapped in an XSICollection.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

Target

String

name of the output geometry

Possible Values:	Description:
MeshSurface	Mesh surface geometry
NurbsSurface	Nurbs curve geometry
NurbsCurve	Nurbs curve geometry
Glyphs	Output geometry type for use with implicit text

Source

String

Object to convert

CreatedObj

Operator

Returns the converter operator

OutputObj

XSICollection containing the Primitive

Returns the primitive.

Examples

VBScript Example

' This example shows how to convert an implicit sphere to a mesh sphere
NewScene , false
dim lCreated, oImplicitSphere
' Create implicit sphere
set oImplicitSphere = GetPrim("Sphere")
' Implicit sphere becomes a mesh.
' SIConvert returns more information than Convert.
' The return collection is consulted instead of the return parameters
' because it is more scripting language neutral.
set lCreated = SIConvert( "MeshSurface", oImplicitSphere )
'Log the following information:
'INFO : "2 elements in collection."
'INFO : "First object is an Operator"
'INFO : "Second object is an Object"
LogMessage lCreated.Count & " elements in collection."
LogMessage "First object is an " & typename( lCreated(0))
LogMessage "Second object is an " & typename( lCreated(1))