Cut Curve Options

Use the following options to set what happens when you select Curves > Cut.

Find intersections

Select the way Maya considers intersections:

• In 2D and 3D considers curves that intersect in the 3D viewport, or in any of the 2D views (Front, Side and Top).
• In 3D only considers curves that intersect in the 3D viewport (i.e. there is one point common to every selected curve).
• Use direction only considers curves that intersect only in the direction of your choice.

Direction

When Find intersection is set to Use direction, this option allows you to specify the direction.

X, Y and Z only consider curves that intersect along those axes respectively.

Active view only considers curves that intersect in the current camera view.

Free only considers curves that intersect along a custom axis you define in the Direction field below.

Cut

Select how the curve will be cut:

• At All Intersections cuts curves at all intersecting points of selected curves.
• Using Last Curve cuts only the last curve selected.

Keep

Select what portions of the curve to keep:

• Longest Segments deletes all but the longest piece of each cut curve.
• All Curve Segments keeps all curves after the cut.
• Segments with Curve Points keeps all curve segments that have curve points selected on them. If no curve points are selected for a curve, no segments are discarded.

Use Tolerance

You can use this option to improve the precision of the primitive’s shape.

Global tolerance uses the Positional tolerance value in the Settings part of the Preferences window (Windows > Settings/Preferences > Preferences).

Local allows you to enter a value in the Tolerance field to override the Positional tolerance value in the Preferences window.

Keep Original

Keeps the original curves and creates new curves from the cut.

Related topics

• Split a curve or surface (detach)