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.

oReturn = SIConvert( Target, Source, CreatedObj, OutputObj );

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

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.

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))

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