Polypatch SOP

Summary

The Polypatch SOP creates a smooth polygonal patch from a mesh primitive or a set of faces (polygons, NURBS or Bezier curves).

polypatchSOP_Class

Parameters - Page

Group group - Subset of input to use. Accepts patterns, as described in Pattern Matching.  

Basis basis - ⊞ - Select spline type: Cardinal or BSpline.

• Cardinal cardinal -

• BSpline bspline -

Connectivity connecttype - ⊞ -

• Rows rows - Creates horizontal lines, which are open polygons.

• Columns cols - Creates vertical lines, which are open polygons.

• Rows and Columns rowcol - Both rows and columns, all open polygons.

• Triangles triangles - Build the grid with triangles.

• Quadrilaterals quads - Default grid connection - four-sided quadrilaterals.

• Alternating Triangles alttriangles - Generates triangles that are opposed; similar to the Triangles option.

• Inherit from Source inheritconnect - When this connectivity option is selected, the output mesh will have the same connectivity as the input hull mesh.

U Wrap closeu - ⊞ -

• Off nonewu - Do not wrap in U/V.

• On wu - Wrap in U/V.

• If Primitive does ifprimwu - Wrap in U/V if the input primitive does.

V Wrap closev - ⊞ -

• Off nonewv - Do not wrap in U/V.

• On wv - Wrap in U/V.

• If Primitive does ifprimwv - Wrap in U/V if the input primitive does.

U Clamp (First) firstuclamp - ⊞ -

• Off firstuclampoff - Do not clamp the first/last end in the U/V direction.

• On firstuclampon - Clamp the first/last end in the U/V direction.

• If primitive does firstuclampifprim - Clamp the first/last end in the U/V direction if the input primitive does.

U Clamp (Last) lastuclamp - ⊞ -

• Off lastuclampoff - Do not clamp the first/last end in the U/V direction.

• On lastuclampon - Clamp the first/last end in the U/V direction.

• If primitive does lastuclampifprim - Clamp the first/last end in the U/V direction if the input primitive does.

V Clamp (First) firstvclamp - ⊞ -

• Off firstvclampoff - Do not clamp the first/last end in the U/V direction.

• On firstvclampon - Clamp the first/last end in the U/V direction.

• If primitive does firstvclampifprim - Clamp the first/last end in the U/V direction if the input primitive does.

V Clamp (Last) lastvclamp - ⊞ -

• Off lastvclampoff - Do not clamp the first/last end in the U/V direction.

• On lastvclampon - Clamp the first/last end in the U/V direction.

• If primitive does lastvclampifprim - Clamp the first/last end in the U/V direction if the input primitive does.

Output Divisions divisions - ⊞ - The number of divisions in the output surface. Use more divisions for a smoother surface.

• X divisionsx -

• Y divisionsy -

Output Polygons polys - Force polygonal rather than mesh output.  

Operator Inputs

• Input 0 -