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Synopsis

wire [flags] [objects]

This command creates a wire deformer.
In the create mode the selection list is treated as the object(s) to be deformed, Wires are specified with the -w flag. Each wire can optionally have a holder which helps define the the regon of the object that is affected by the deformer.

Return value

[string []] (the wire node name and the wire curve name)

Related commands

cluster, lattice, sculpt, deformer, flexor, wrinkle, percent

Flags

after, before, crossingEffect, deformerTool, dropoffDistance, envelope, exclusive, frontOfChain, geometry, groupWithBase, holder, ignoreSelected, localInfluence, name, prune, remove, split, wire, wireCount

Long name (short name)[argument types]Properties
-name (-n) string
Used to specify the name of the node being created
-geometry (-g) stringqueryedit
The specified object will be added to the list of objects being deformed by this deformer object, unless the -rm flag is also specified. When queried, this flag returns string string string ...
-remove (-rm) edit
Specifies that objects listed after the -g flag should be removed from this deformer.
-before (-bf) create
If the default behavior for insertion/appending into/onto the existing chain is not what you want then you can use this flag to force the command to stick the deformer node before the selected node in the chain even if a new geometry shape has to be created in order to do so
-after (-af) create
If the default behavior for insertion/appending into/onto the existing chain is not what you want then you can use this flag to force the command to stick the deformer node after the selected node in the chain even if a new geometry shape has to be created in order to do so
-split (-sp) create
Branches off a new chain in the dependency graph instead of inserting/appending the deformer into/onto an existing chain.
-frontOfChain (-foc) create
This command is used to specify that the new deformer node should be placed ahead (upstream) of existing deformer and skin nodes in the shape's history (but not ahead of existing tweak nodes). The input to the deformer will be the upstream shape rather than the visible downstream shape, so the behavior of this flag is the most intuitive if the downstream deformers are in their reset (hasNoEffect) position when the new deformer is added.
-ignoreSelected (-is) create
Tells the command to not deform objects on the current selection list
-deformerTool (-dt) query
Returns the name of the deformer tool objects (if any) as string string ...
-prune (-pr) edit
Removes any points not being deformed by the deformer in its current configuration from the deformer set.
-exclusive (-ex) querycreate
Puts the deformation set in a deform partition.
-crossingEffect (-ce) doublequerycreateedit
Set the amount of convolution effect. Varies from fully convolved at 0 to a simple additive effect at 1 (which is what you get with the filter off). Default is 0. This filter should make its way into all blend nodes that deal with combining effects from multiple sources.
-dropoffDistance (-dds) int (index) double (weight)querycreateedit
Set the dropoff Distance for the wire at index.
-envelope (-en) doublequerycreateedit
Set the envelope value for the deformer. Default is 1.0
-holder (-ho) int (index) string (holder)querycreateedit
Set the specified curve or surface as a holder for the wire at index.
-localInfluence (-li) doublequerycreateedit
Set the local control a wire has with respect to other wires irrespective of whether it is deforming the surface. Varies from no local effect at 0 to full local control at 1. Default is 0.
-wire (-w) string (wire)querycreateedit
Specify or query the wire curve.
-wireCount (-wc) intquerycreateedit
Set the number of wires.
-groupWithBase (-gw) true|falsecreate
Groups the wire with the base wire so that they can easily be moved together to create a ripple effect. Default is false.

Flag can appear in Create mode of command Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command Flag can be used more than once in a command

Examples

      wire;
      wire surface1 curve1 curve2;
      wire -edit -en 0.8 -dds 0 6 -dds 1 3.2 wire1;