pymel.core.modeling.polyToSubdiv

polyToSubdiv(*args, **kwargs)

This command converts a polygon and produces a subd surface. The name of the new subdivision surface 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
absolutePosition (ap)		bool
	If true, the possible blind data information that comes from the polygon will be treated as absolute positions of the vertices, instead of the relative offsets. You most likelly just want to use the default of false, unless you know that the blind data has the absolute positions in it. Default:false
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:true
caching (cch)		bool
	Modifies the node caching mode. See the node documentation for more information. Note:For advanced users only.
constructionHistory (ch)		bool
	Turn the construction history on or off (where applicable)
maxEdgesPerVert (me)		int
	The maximum allowed valence for a vertex on the input mesh Default:32
maxPolyCount (mpc)		int
	The maximum number of polygons accepted on the input mesh. Default:1000
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) Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
preserveVertexOrdering (pvo)		bool
	Preserve vertex ordering in conversion Default:true
quickConvert (qc)		bool
	Debug flag to test the performance Default:true Advanced flags
uvPoints (uvp)		float, float
	This is a cached uv point needed to transfer uv data associated with finer level vertices (when switching between standard editing mode and poly proxy mode.
uvPointsU (uvu)		float
	U value of a cached uv point
uvPointsV (uvv)		float
	V value of a cached uv point
uvTreatment (uvt)		int
	Treatment of Subd UVs when in proxy mode: 0 - preserve Subd UVs1 - build Subd UVs from Poly UVs2 - no UVs on SubdDefault:0

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.polyToSubdiv

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# To create a new subdivision surface from a polygon:
pm.polyToSubdiv( 'polySphere1' )

# To create a new subdivision surface from a polygon with history so that
# the tesselation can be edited afterwards:
pm.polyToSubdiv( 'polySphere1', ch=True )