pymel.core.modeling.polyPrimitive¶

polyPrimitive(*args, **kwargs)¶

Create a polygon primative

Flags:

Long Name / Short Name		Argument Types	Properties
axis / ax		float, float, float
	This flag specifies the primitive axis used to build the primitive polygon. Q: When queried, this flag returns a float[3].
caching / cch		bool
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.
createUVs / cuv		int
frozen / fzn		bool
name / n		unicode
	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. Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
nodeState / nds		int
object / o		bool
polyType / pt		int
	This flag allows a specific primitive poly to be selected for creation of mesh, The valid values is 0 0 implies soccer ball to be created. C: Default is 0
radius / r		float
	This flag specifies the radius of the primitive polygon. C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, this flag returns a float.
sideLength / l		float
	This flag specifies the side length of primitive polygon. C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, this flag returns a float. Common flags
texture / tx		int

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.polyPrimitive

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# Create a soccerBall with radius 1 side length 0.4037
pm.polyPrimitive( r=1, l=0.4036, pt=0)