Convert

Description

Converts an implicit primitive to a geometry type. The resulting primitive object is selected and inspected.

Note: The implicit primitives must be compatible with the geometry types.

Scripting Syntax

Convert( Target, Source )

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

Target

String

Type of the output geometry

Possible Values:

MeshSurface: Mesh surface geometry

NurbsSurface: Nurbs curve geometry

NurbsCurve: Nurbs curve geometry

Glyphs: Output geometry type for use with implicit text

Source

String

Name of primitive to convert

Examples

VBScript Example

'This example shows how to convert an implicit sphere to an explicit mesh sphere
newscene
'Create implicit
set oImplicitSphere = GetPrim("Sphere")
'Implicit sphere becomes a mesh sphere.
Convert "MeshSurface", oImplicitSphere

See Also

SIConvert

GetPrim

CreatePrim



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