polyOptions

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Synopsis

polyOptions [-activeObjects] [-allEdges] [-backCullVertex boolean] [-backCulling] [-colorMaterialChannel string] [-colorShadedDisplay boolean] [-displayAlphaAsGreyScale boolean] [-displayBorder boolean] [-displayCenter boolean] [-displayCreaseEdge boolean] [-displayCreaseVertex boolean] [-displayGeometry boolean] [-displayInvisibleFaces boolean] [-displayItemNumbers boolean boolean boolean boolean] [-displayMapBorder boolean] [-displayMetadata boolean boolean boolean] [-displayNormal boolean] [-displaySubdComps boolean] [-displayTriangle boolean] [-displayUVTopology boolean] [-displayUVs boolean] [-displayVertex boolean] [-displayWarp boolean] [-facet] [-fullBack] [-global] [-hardBack] [-hardEdge] [-hardEdgeColor] [-materialBlend string] [-newPolymesh] [-point] [-pointFacet] [-relative] [-reuseTriangles boolean] [-sizeBorder float] [-sizeNormal float] [-sizeUV float] [-sizeVertex float] [-smoothDrawType int] [-softEdge] [-vertexNormalMethod int] [-wireBackCulling]

polyOptions is undoable, queryable, and NOT editable.

Return value

None

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
-activeObjects(-ao)
Apply user choices for all active objects.
-allEdges(-ae)
Display all edges in solid line.
-backCullVertex(-bcv)	boolean
BackCull vertices.
-backCulling(-bc)
Display with no back culling.
-colorMaterialChannel(-cm)	string
If colorShadedDisplay is true, then determines which material channel to display color per vertex in. The options are: "none" : disable material shading "ambient" : ambient material channel "ambientDiffuse" : ambient and diffuse material channel "diffuse" : diffuse material channel "specular" : specular material channel "emission" : emission material channel
-colorShadedDisplay(-cs)	boolean
Use color per vertex display in shaded mode.
-displayAlphaAsGreyScale(-dal)	boolean
Display alpha as grey scale.
-displayBorder(-db)	boolean
Highlight border edge.
-displayCenter(-dc)	boolean
Display facet centers.
-displayCreaseEdge(-dce)	boolean
Highlight creased edges
-displayCreaseVertex(-dcv)	boolean
Highlight creased vertices
-displayGeometry(-dg)	boolean
Display geometry.
-displayInvisibleFaces(-dif)	boolean
Highlight invisible faces
-displayItemNumbers(-din)	boolean boolean boolean boolean
Displays item numbers (vertices edges facets uvs)
-displayMapBorder(-dmb)	boolean
Highlight map border edge.
-displayMetadata(-dmt)	boolean boolean boolean
Displays component metadata (vertices edges facets vertexFaces)
-displayNormal(-dn)	boolean
Display normals.
-displaySubdComps(-dsc)	boolean
Display subdivided components when in Smooth Mesh Preview mode.
-displayTriangle(-dt)	boolean
Display triangulation.
-displayUVTopology(-uvt)	boolean
Option on UV display to display UVs topologically.
-displayUVs(-duv)	boolean
Display UVs.
-displayVertex(-dv)	boolean
Display vertices.
-displayWarp(-dw)	boolean
Highlight warped facets.
-facet(-f)
For use with -dn flag. Set the normal display style to facet display.
-fullBack(-fb)
Display with full back culling.
-global(-gl)
Apply user choices for all objects.
-hardBack(-hb)
Backculled hard edges only for backculled faces.
-hardEdge(-he)
Display only hard edges.
-hardEdgeColor(-hec)
Display hard edges as separate color.
-materialBlend(-mb)	string
The options are: "overwrite" "add" "subtract" "multiply" "divide" "average" "modulate2x"
-newPolymesh(-np)
Set component display state of new polymesh objects.
-point(-pt)
For use with -dn flag. Set the normal display style to vertex display.
-pointFacet(-pf)
For use with -dn flag. Set the normal display style to vertex and face display.
-relative(-r)
When this flag is used with flags dealing with size, the value (size) is a multiplication factor : i.e for flags : -sizeNormal, -sizeBorder. When this flag is used with flags dealing with a boolean value, the boolean value is toggled : i.e for flags : displayVertex, displayCenter, displayTriangle, displayBorder, backCullVertex, displayWarp, displayItemNumbers.
-reuseTriangles(-rt)	boolean
Avoid regenerating triangles, by reusing the old triangles upstream in the construction history. The construction history is searched upstream and downstream for other mesh nodes, and the given boolean value is set on those mesh nodes. Note, that this command does not set the value on the given mesh node. That has to be done using the setAttr command. This option would affect only the interactive 3d viewport. The batch-rendering would use the properly computed triangles. This is useful only for interactive performance such as skinning playback, when the display mode is shaded (or wireframe with triangles displayed) Using this option for wireframe display mode is not recomended.
-sizeBorder(-sb)	float
Set the size of the polygonal border edges.
-sizeNormal(-sn)	float
Set the size of the polygonal normals.
-sizeUV(-suv)	float
Set the size of the polygonal UV.
-sizeVertex(-sv)	float
Set the size of the polygonal vertex.
-smoothDrawType(-sdt)	int
This setting only works with the newPolymesh flag. Sets a new default attribute value for the smoothDrawType attribute on a polymesh object. Options are: 0: Catmull-Clark 1: Linear 2: OpenSubdiv Catmull-Clark Uniform 3: OpenSubdiv Catmull-Clark Adaptive
-softEdge(-se)
Display soft edges in dotted lines.
-vertexNormalMethod(-vnm)	int
This setting only works with the newPolymesh flag. Sets a new default attribute value for the vertexNormalMethod attribute on a polymesh object. Options are: 0: Unweighted 1: Angle Weighted 2: Area Weighted 3: Angle And Area Weighted
-wireBackCulling(-wbc)
Backculled faces are in wireframe.

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.

MEL examples

polyCube -n plg -sx 3 -sy 3 -sz 3 -w 5 -h 5 -d 5; delete plg.f[9:17];

// Vertices
polyOptions -displayVertex true;
// Toggle vertices
polyOptions -r -displayVertex true;
// Toggle, whatever the value given to the flag in this command.
// It was previously true, it is set to false : vertices are not drawn.

// Facet centers
polyOptions -displayCenter true;
polyOptions -displayCenter false;

// Triangulation
polyOptions -displayTriangle true;
polyOptions -displayTriangle false;

// Reusing Triangulation
polyOptions -reuseTriangles true;
polyOptions -reuseTriangles false;

// Borders
polyOptions -displayBorder true;
// Border size
polyOptions -sb 3;
// Increase border size
polyOptions -r -sb 2;
polyOptions -displayBorder false -sb 3;
// Map borders
polyOptions -displayMapBorder true;
polyOptions -displayMapBorder false;

// Normals
// Normal type
polyOptions -displayNormal true;
polyOptions -pt;    // on vertices
polyOptions -pf;    // on vertices and facets
polyOptions -f;     // on facets
// normal size
polyOptions -sn 2;
// Increase normal size
polyOptions -r -sn 1.5;
polyOptions -displayNormal false;

// Edges
polyOptions -softEdge;
polyOptions -hardEdge;
polyOptions -hardEdgeColor;
polyOptions -allEdges;

// Geometry
polyOptions -displayGeometry false;
polyOptions -displayGeometry true;

// Backculling
polyOptions -wireBackCulling;
polyOptions -hardBack;
polyOptions -fullBack;
polyOptions -displayVertex true -backCullVertex true;
polyOptions -backCullVertex false;
polyOptions -displayVertex false;
polyOptions -backCulling;

// Color Shaded Display
polyOptions -colorShadedDisplay true;
polyOptions -colorMaterialChannel "DIFFUSE";