pymel.core.modeling.rebuildCurve¶

rebuildCurve(*args, **kwargs)¶

This command rebuilds a curve by modifying its parameterization. In some cases the shape may also change. The rebuildType (-rt) determines how the curve is to be rebuilt. The optional second curve can be used to specify a reference parameterization.

Flags:

Long Name / Short Name		Argument Types	Properties
caching / cch		bool
	Modifies the node caching mode. See the node documentation for more information. Note:For advanced users only.
constructionHistory / ch		bool
	Turn the construction history on or off.
degree / d		int
	The degree of the resulting curve 1 - linear, 2 - quadratic, 3 - cubic, 5 - quintic, 7 - heptic Default:3
endKnots / end		int
	End conditions for the curve 0 - uniform end knots, 1 - multiple end knots, Default:0
fitRebuild / fr		bool
	If true use the least squares fit rebuild. Otherwise use the convert method. Default:true
frozen / fzn		bool
keepControlPoints / kcp		bool
	If true, the CVs will remain the same. This forces uniform parameterization unless rebuildType is matchKnots. Default:false
keepEndPoints / kep		bool
	If true, keep the endpoints the same. Default:true
keepRange / kr		int
	Determine the parameterization for the resulting curve. 0 - reparameterize the resulting curve from 0 to 1, 1 - keep the original curve parameterization, 2 - reparameterize the result from 0 to number of spans Default:1
keepTangents / kt		bool
	If true, keep the end tangents the same. Default:true
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.
noChanges / nc		bool
nodeState / nds		int
	Modifies the node state. See the node documentation for more information. Note:For advanced users only. Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
object / o		bool
	Create the result, or just the dependency node.
range / rn		bool
	Force a curve range on complete input curve.
rebuildType / rt		int
	How to rebuild the input curve. 0 - uniform, 1 - reduce spans, 2 - match knots, 3 - remove multiple knots, 4 - curvature 5 - rebuild ends 6 - clean Default:0
replaceOriginal / rpo		bool
	Create in place(i.e., replace). Advanced flags
smartSurfaceCurveRebuild / scr		bool
	If true, curve on surface is rebuild in 3D and 2D info is kept Default:false
smooth / sm		float
spans / s		int
	The number of spans in resulting curve Used only if rebuildType is uniform. Default:4
tolerance / tol		float
	The tolerance with which to rebuild. Default:0.01 Common flags

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.rebuildCurve

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# rebuild curve to 5 uniform spans
pm.rebuildCurve( rt=0, s=5 )

# rebuild curve by reducing redundant spans
pm.rebuildCurve( rt=1 )

# rebuild curve by matching the parameterization of another curve
# curve1 is the curve to rebuild
# curve2 is the reference curve
pm.rebuildCurve( 'curve1', 'curve2', rt=2 )

# rebuild curve by removing all multiple interior knots
pm.rebuildCurve( rt=3 )

# rebuild curve using the curvature of the curve
# to create more spans where curvature is higher
pm.rebuildCurve( rt=4 )