rebuildSurface

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Synopsis

rebuildSurface( surface [surface] , [caching=boolean], [constructionHistory=boolean], [degreeU=int], [degreeV=int], [direction=int], [endKnots=int], [fitRebuild=int], [keepControlPoints=boolean], [keepCorners=boolean], [keepRange=int], [name=string], [nodeState=int], [object=boolean], [polygon=int], [rebuildType=int], [replaceOriginal=boolean], [spansU=int], [spansV=int], [tolerance=linear])

Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.

rebuildSurface is undoable, queryable, and editable.

The optional second surface can be used to specify a reference parameterization.

Return value

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

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
degreeU(du)	int
The degree of the resulting surface in the u direction 0 - maintain current, 1 - linear, 2 - quadratic, 3 - cubic, 5 - quintic, 7 - heptic Default: 3
degreeV(dv)	int
The degree of the resulting surface in the v direction 0 - maintain current, 1 - linear, 2 - quadratic, 3 - cubic, 5 - quintic, 7 - heptic Default: 3
direction(dir)	int
The direction in which to rebuild: 0 - U, 1 - V, 2 - Both U and V Default: 2
endKnots(end)	int
End conditions for the surface 0 - uniform end knots, 1 - multiple end knots, Default: 0
fitRebuild(fr)	int
Specify the type of rebuild method to be used: 0 - Convert Classic, the default and original convert method. 1 - Fit using the least squares fit method. 2 - Convert Match, alternate matching convert method. 3 - Convert Grid, uses a grid-based fit algorithm. Default: 0
keepControlPoints(kcp)	boolean
Use the control points of the input surface. This forces uniform parameterization unless rebuildType is 2 (match knots) Default: false
keepCorners(kc)	boolean
The corners of the resulting surface will not change from the corners of the input surface. Default: true
keepRange(kr)	int
Determine the parameterization for the resulting surface. 0 - reparameterize the resulting surface from 0 to 1; 1 - keep the original surface parameterization; 2 - reparameterize the result from 0 to number of spans Default: 1
rebuildType(rt)	int
The rebuild type: 0 - uniform, 1 - reduce spans, 2 - match knots, 3 - remove multiple knots, 4 - force non rational 5 - rebuild ends 6 - trim convert (uniform) 7 - into Bezier mesh Default: 0
spansU(su)	int
The number of spans in the u direction in resulting surface. Used only when rebuildType is 0 - uniform. If 0, keep the same number of spans as the original surface. Default: 4
spansV(sv)	int
The number of spans in the v direction in resulting surface. Used only when rebuildType is 0 - uniform. If 0, keep the same number of spans as the original surface. Default: 4
tolerance(tol)	linear
The tolerance with which to rebuild Default: 0.01
Common flags
constructionHistory(ch)	boolean
Turn the construction history on or off.
name(n)	string
Sets the name of the newly-created node. If it contains namespace path, the new node will be created under the specified namespace; if the namespace does not exist, it will be created.
object(o)	boolean
Create the result, or just the dependency node.
polygon(po)	int
The value of this argument controls the type of the object created by this operation 0: nurbs surface 1: polygon (use nurbsToPolygonsPref to set the parameters for the conversion) 2: subdivision surface (use nurbsToSubdivPref to set the parameters for the conversion) 3: Bezier surface 4: subdivision surface solid (use nurbsToSubdivPref to set the parameters for the conversion)
replaceOriginal(rpo)	boolean
Create "in place" (i.e., replace).
Advanced flags
caching(cch)	boolean
Modifies the node caching mode. See the node documentation for more information. Note: For advanced users only.
nodeState(nds)	int
Modifies the node state. See the node documentation for more information. Note: For advanced users only.

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 have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Python examples

import maya.cmds as cmds

# rebuild the surface using uniform parameterization
# The rebuilt surface will have 5 spans in u and
# 10 spans in v
cmds.rebuildSurface( rt=0, dir=2, su=5, sv=10 )

# rebuild the surface by removing its redundant spans
cmds.rebuildSurface( rt=1 )

# rebuild the surface by matching the u parameterization
# of another surface. surface1 is the surface to rebuild
# surface2 is the reference surface
cmds.rebuildSurface( 'surface1', 'surface2', rt=2, dir=0 )

# rebuild the surface by removing all multiple interior knots
cmds.rebuildSurface( rt=3 )

# rebuild the surface using uniform parameterization
cmds.rebuildSurface( rt=4 )