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Synopsis

polyTriangulate [-constructionHistory boolean] [-name string]

polyTriangulate is undoable, queryable, and editable.

Triangulation breaks polygons down into triangles, ensuring that all faces are planar and non-holed. Triangulation of models can be beneficial in many areas.

Flags

constructionHistory, name
Long name (short name) [argument types] Properties
-name(-n) string create
Name the resulting object.
-constructionHistory(-ch) boolean createquery
Turn the construction history on or off (where applicable).
Q: When queried, this flag returns an int.

In query mode, this flag needs a value.
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

Return value


string The node name.

Related

polyAppend, polyAppendVertex, polyBevel, polyChipOff, polyCreateFacet, polyExtrudeEdge, polyExtrudeFacet, polySmooth, polySplit, polySplitVertex, polySubdivideEdge, polySubdivideFacet

MEL examples

//<I>non-planar faces</I>
polyPlane -n plg1 -sx 5 -sy 5 -w 5 -h 5;
move -6 0 0;
polyMoveVertex -ltz 1 plg1.vtx[7] plg1.vtx[10] plg1.vtx[25] plg1.vtx[28];
polyTriangulate plg1.f[0:1] plg1.f[5:6] plg1.f[3:4] plg1.f[8:9]
    plg1.f[15:16] plg1.f[20:21] plg1.f[18:19] plg1.f[23:24] ;

//<I>holed faces</I>
polyCreateFacet -p 2.5 0 2.5 -p 2.5 0 -2.5 -p -2.5 0 -2.5 -p -2.5 0 2.5
    -hl -p 1 0 -1 -p -1 0 -1 -p -1 0 1 -p 1 0 1 -n plg2;
polyTriangulate plg2.f[0];

//<I>both holed and non-planar facets</I>
polyPlane -n plg3 -sx 3 -sy 3 -h 5 -w 5;
move 6 0 0;
polyChipOff -dup 1 -ltz 1 -ls .25 .25 .25 plg3.f[4];
polyMergeFacet -ch on -ff 4 -sf 9 plg3;
polyTriangulate plg3.f[4];