OpenSubdiv is the default subdivision method when you smooth a mesh using Mesh > Smooth or when you create a subdiv proxy.
To smooth a mesh with OpenSubdiv
- Select the mesh or the faces you want to smooth.
- Select Mesh > Smooth >
. - In the Smooth Options window that appears, set the OpenSubdiv Catmull-Clark options.
- Click Smooth.
Maya smooths your mesh by adding new polygons and smoothing out vertices and their connected edges.
- In the Attribute Editor, select the polySmoothFace tab > OpenSubdiv Controls.
Adjust your smoothed mesh using the OpenSubdiv Controls.