pymel.core.modeling.polyBevel

polyBevel(*args, **kwargs)

Bevel edges.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
angleTolerance (at)		float
	This flag specifies the angle beyond which additional faces may be inserted to avoid possible twisting of faces. If the bevel produces unwanted faces, try increasing the angle tolerance. C: Default is 5 degrees. Q: When queried, this flag returns a double.
autoFit (af)		bool
	Computes a smooth roundness, new faces round off a smooth angle. C: Default is on. Q: When queried, this flag returns an int.
caching (cch)		bool
	Toggle caching for all attributes so that no recomputation is needed
constructionHistory (ch)		bool
	Turn the construction history on or off (where applicable). If construction history is on then the corresponding node will be inserted into the history chain for the mesh. If construction history is off then the operation will be performed directly on the object. Note:If the object already has construction history then this flag is ignored and the node will always be inserted into the history chain.
fillNgons (fn)		bool
mergeVertexTolerance (mvt)		float
mergeVertices (mv)		bool
miteringAngle (ma)		float
name (n)		unicode
	Give a name to the resulting node.
nodeState (nds)		int
	Defines how to evaluate the node. 0: Normal1: PassThrough2: Blocking3: Internally disabled. Will return to Normal state when enabled4: Internally disabled. Will return to PassThrough state when enabled5: Internally disabled. Will return to Blocking state when enabledFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
offset (o)		float
	This flag specifies the offset distance for the bevelling. C: Default is 0.2. Q: When queried, this flag returns a float.
offsetAsFraction (oaf)		bool
	This flag specifies whether the offset is a fraction or an absolute value. If a fraction, the offset can range between 0 and 1, where 1 is the maximum possible offset C: Default is false. Q: When queried, this flag returns an int.
roundness (r)		float
	This flag specifies the roundness of bevel. A roundness of 0 means that all new faces are coplanar. This value is only used if the autoFit value is off. C: Default is 0.5. Q: When queried, this flag returns a float.
segments (sg)		int
	This flag specifies the number of segments used for the bevelling. C: Default is 1. Q: When queried, this flag returns an int.
smoothingAngle (sa)		float
uvAssignment (ua)		int
worldSpace (ws)		bool
	This flags specifies the used reference. If on : the offset flag is taken in world reference. If off : the offset flag is taken in object reference (the default). C: Default is off. Q: When queried, this flag returns an int. Common flagsCommon flags

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.polyBevel

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# Replace an edge by 1 face, the width of the new face is given by the offset value.
pm.polyCube( n='plg' )
pm.polyBevel( 'plg.e[7]', offset=0.2 )
pm.delete( 'plg' )

# Replace an edge by 4 faces, the new faces are rounding a smooth angle.
pm.polyCube( n='plg' )
pm.polyBevel( 'plg.e[7]', segments=4, offset=0.4 )
pm.delete( 'plg' )

# Replace an edge by 4 faces, the new faces are rounding an angle specified by the default value of roundness (i.e 0.5).
pm.polyCube( n='plg' )
pm.polyBevel( 'plg.e[7]', segments=4, autoFit=Flase )
pm.delete( 'plg' )