pymel.core.modeling.closeSurface

closeSurface(*args, **kwargs)

The closeSurface command closes a surface in the U, V, or both directions, making it periodic. The close direction is controlled by the direction flag. If a surface is not specified in the command, then the first selected surface will be used. The pathname to the newly closed surface and the name of the resulting dependency node are returned. This command also handles selected surface isoparms. For example, if an isoparm is specified, surface1.u[0.33], then the surface will be closed in V, regardless of the direction flag.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
blendBias (bb)		float
	Skew the result toward the first or the second surface depending on the blend value being smaller or larger than 0.5. Default:0.5
blendKnotInsertion (bki)		bool
	If set to true, insert a knot in one of the original surfaces (relative position given by the parameter attribute below) in order to produce a slightly different effect. Default:false
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
direction (d)		int
	The direction in which to close: 0 - U, 1 - V, 2 - Both U and V Default:0 Advanced flags
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 dependency node
parameter (p)		float
	The parameter value for the positioning of the newly inserted knot. Default:0.1
preserveShape (ps)		int
	0 - without preserving the shape 1 - preserve shape 2 - blend Default:1
replaceOriginal (rpo)		bool
	Create in place(i.e., replace) Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.closeSurface

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

pm.closeSurface( 'surface1', ch=True, d=0, ps=True )
# Closes surface1 in the U direction with history and by preserving shape.
# The name of the closed surface, and the name of the newly created
# dependency node are returned.

pm.closeSurface( 'surface1', ch=True, d=2, ps=False )
# Closes surface1 in both U and V directions, with history.  Closing
# the surface will not preserve the shape of the surface.

pm.closeSurface( 'surface1.u[0.66]', ch= True )
# Closes surface1 in the V direction, with history.  The direction is
# implied from the specified isoparm.