pymel.core.modeling.squareSurface

squareSurface(*args, **kwargs)

This command produces a square surface given 3 or 4 curves. This resulting square surface is created within the intersecting region of the selected curves. The order of selection is important and the curves must intersect or their ends must meet.You must specify one continuity type flag for each selected curve. If continuity type is 1 (fixed, no tangent continuity) then the curveFitCheckpoints flag (cfc) is not required.

Flags:
Long name (short name) Argument Types Properties
caching (cch) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Modifies the node caching mode. See the node documentation for more information. Note:For advanced users only.
constructionHistory (ch) bool ../../../_images/create.gif
 
Turn the construction history on or off
continuityType1 (ct1) int ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Continuity type legal values for curve 1: 1 - fixed boundary 2 - tangent continuity 3 - implied tangent continuity Default:2
continuityType2 (ct2) int ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Continuity type legal values for curve 2: 1 - fixed boundary 2 - tangent continuity 3 - implied tangent continuity Default:2
continuityType3 (ct3) int ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Continuity type legal values for curve 3: 1 - fixed boundary 2 - tangent continuity 3 - implied tangent continuity Default:2
continuityType4 (ct4) int ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Continuity type legal values for curve 4: 1 - fixed boundary 2 - tangent continuity 3 - implied tangent continuity Default:2
curveFitCheckpoints (cfc) int ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 

The number of points per span to check the tangency deviation between the boundary curve and the created tangent square surface. Only available for the tangent continuity type. Default:5

endPointTolerance (ept) float ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Tolerance for end points, only used if endPoint attribute is true. Default:0.1 Advanced flags
name (n) unicode ../../../_images/create.gif
 
Name the resulting object
nodeState (nds) int ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Modifies the node state. See the node documentation for more information. Note:For advanced users only. Common flags
object (o) bool ../../../_images/create.gif
 
Create the result, or just the dependency node
polygon (po) int ../../../_images/create.gif
 

The value of this argument controls the type of the object created by this operation 0: nurbs surface1: polygon (use nurbsToPolygonsPref to set the parameters for the conversion)2: subdivision surface (use nurbsToSubdivPref to set the parameters for the conversion)3: Bezier surface4: subdivision surface solid (use nurbsToSubdivPref to set the parameters for the conversion)Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

rebuildCurve1 (rc1) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
A boolean to determine if input curve 1 should be rebuilt (with curvature continuity). Default:false
rebuildCurve2 (rc2) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
A boolean to determine if input curve 2 should be rebuilt (with curvature continuity). Default:false
rebuildCurve3 (rc3) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
A boolean to determine if input curve 3 should be rebuilt (with curvature continuity). Default:false
rebuildCurve4 (rc4) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
A boolean to determine if input curve 4 should be rebuilt (with curvature continuity). Default:false

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.squareSurface

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# Creating square surfaces with three curves and fixed continuity type:

crv1 = pm.curve( d=3, p=( (8, 0, 3), (5, 0, 3), (2, 0, 2), (0, 0, 0)) )
crv2 = pm.curve( d=3, p=( (8, 0, -4), (5, 0, -3), (2, 0, -2), (0, 0, 0)) )
crv3 = pm.curve( d=3, p=( (8, 0, 3), (9, 3, 2), (11, 3, 1), (8, 0, -4)) )

# These curves form a rough triangle shape pointing at the origin.

pm.squareSurface( crv3, crv1, crv2, ct1=1, ct2=1, ct3=1 )
# Result: [u'squareSurface1', u'squareSrf1'] #

# Creating square surfaces with four curves, tangent continuity
# type and to use 6 points per span in checking the continuity:

crv1 = pm.curve( d=3, p=( (-2, 0, 4), (-2, 0, 5), (1, 0, 3), (3, 0, 4), (6, 0, 5) ) )
crv2 = pm.curve( d=3, p=( (6, 0, 5), (8, 0, 2), (8, 0, -3), (7, 0, -4 ) ) )
crv3 = pm.curve( d=3, p=( (7, 0, -4), (2, 0, -3), (-1, 0, -5), (-2, 0, -4) ) )
crv4 = pm.curve( d=3, p=( (-2, 0, 4), (-4, 0, 1), (-4, 0, -3), (-2, 0, -4) ) )

# These curves form a rough square shape around the origin.

pm.squareSurface( crv1, crv2, crv3, crv4, cfc=6, ct1=2, ct2=2, ct3=2, ct4=2 )
# Result: [u'squareSurface2', u'squareSrf2'] #

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