Build Kit 2.0

Installation

Compatibility

Maya	2019	2020	2022	2023	2024	2025
	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

How to install

1. Extract the RS_Assets folder from the RS_Assets.zip

2. Extract RS_Build_Kit.pyc from RS_Build_Kit_MAYAVERSION.zip (depending on your Maya Version)

3. Copy RS_Build_Kit.pyc or RS_Build_Kit.py (Studio Version) and the RS_Assets folder to:

   Attention

   If an RS_Assets folder already exists in the location below, please copy the RS_Build_Kit folder (from inside the extracted RS_Assets folder) and paste it into the RS_Assets folder in the location below.

   WindowsLinuxMac

   \Users\USERNAME\Documents\maya\MAYAVERSION\prefs\scripts
   

   $HOME/maya/MAYAVERSION/prefs/scripts
   

   $HOME/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/MAYAVERSION/prefs/scripts
   

4. Launch / Restart Maya

5. In Maya, open a Python Tab in the Script Editor and execute :

   Attention

   Please make sure that there are no Space characters in front of each code line.

   Maya 2020 & belowMaya 2022 & above

   import RS_Build_Kit
   reload(RS_Build_Kit)
   RS_Build_Kit.MainClass_BuildKit.show_buKi_dialog()
   

   from importlib import reload
   import RS_Build_Kit
   reload(RS_Build_Kit)
   RS_Build_Kit.MainClass_BuildKit.show_buKi_dialog()
   

   Maintain settings during a Maya instance

   The code above will load a new instance of the tool every time it is executed. To maintain the settings during a Maya session, even if the tool is closed, use the code below:

   import RS_Build_Kit
   RS_Build_Kit.MainClass_BuildKit.show_buKi_dialog()
   

Environment Variables

1. To set and use a custom folder location, please open the Maya.env file.

   The Maya.env file is located here

   WindowsLinuxMac

   \Users\USERNAME\Documents\maya\MAYAVERSION
   

   $HOME/maya/MAYAVERSION
   

   $HOME/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/MAYAVERSION
   

2. Add the following lines to the Maya.env file:

   MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH = path\to\your\custom\script\folder
   PYTHONPATH = path\to\your\custom\script\folder
   RS_TOOLS_PATH = path\to\your\custom\script\folder
   

   Attention

   1. Replace path\to\your\custom\script\folder with the actual path to your scripts.
   2. Make sure there is no forward slash (/) or backward slash (\) at the end of the path.

Interface Basics

Tool Menu

  Mesh / Selection / Layout tools

  Import / Export tools

  Curve tools

  About / Links / Shortcuts

Tool Settings

Indicator

A blue line underneath an icon indicates that optional tool settings are available.

How to open?

Open the settings with a RMB ² click.

Position & What settings are open?

1. The settings widget will appear at the bottom of the tool.

2. The background of an icon button turns dark gray to indicate it's settings are currently open.

How to close?

To close the settings page RMB ² click the active button again.

Tooltips

1. Hover over a button until a tooltip shows up.
2. Tooltips include information about available Modifier Alt Ctrl Shift and RMB ² settings options.

Please make sure that tooltips are enabled!

In Maya's main menu go to:

Windows > Settings / Preferences > Preferences > Interface > Help

and check DisplayToolClips under PopupHelp

Expand / Collapse tabs

It is possible to expand or collapse all tabs on an active page.

Expand

Ctrl   click on or or

Collapse

Alt   click on or or

Note

A settings page will automatically close when expand or collapse all tabs is used.

Keyboard Shortcuts

It is possible to control aspects of the tools interface with keyboard shortcuts.

Access pages

1   -   Mesh Page

2   -   Import / Export Page

3   -   Curve Page

4   -   About Page

5   -   Toggle Tool Menu Visibility

Requirements

The tool needs to have focus, for the shortcuts to work.

Expand / collapse tabs

 Ctrl   +   1   to expand all tabs on the Mesh Page

  Alt   +   1   to collapse all tabs on the Mesh Page

 Ctrl   +   2   to expand all tabs on the Import / Export Page

  Alt   +   2   to collapse all tabs on the Import / Export Page

 Ctrl   +   3   to expand all tabs on the Curve Page

  Alt   +   3   to collapse all tabs on the CurvePage

Attention

This only works on the currently active page.

Minimize to main menu

 Alt   +   5 to minimize the tool

About Page

Access the About page by clicking on

The page contains information about the tool, several web links and an option to set up hotkey shortcuts.

Interface - About Page

Create Hotkey Shortcuts

How to: Create Shortcuts

LMB ¹ click on the Create Hotkey Shortcuts button

How to: Open Hotkey Editor

Alt click on the Create Hotkey Shortcuts button to open Maya's hotkey editor.

Info

You can also access the Hotkey Editor under Windows > Settings/Preferences > Hotkey Editor

Edit Mesh

Interface - Edit Mesh

Combine & Separate

1. Combine

   Advanced Combine operation

   • Clean history (without empty groups)
   • Keeps the name of the first selected object
   • Stays under current parent
   • Option to keep the orientation from the first selected object
   • When combining a single group, it keeps the group name

   

   How to use

   1. Select 2 or more objects or 1 or more groups

   2. LMB ¹ click on to run the script

   Add   Shift   to keep the orientation from the first selected object

2. Separate

   Advanced Separate operation

   • Clean history (without empty groups)
   • Keeps mesh name and adds a _Sep# suffix
   • Stays under current parent
   • Centers pivots
   • Option to keep the orientation from the first selected object

   

   How to use

   1. Select 1 or more combined objects

   2. Alt click on to run the script

   Add   Shift   to keep the orientation from the first selected object

Extract & Duplicate Face

1. Extract

   Advanced Extract operation

   • Clean history (without empty groups)
   • Keeps mesh name and adds an _Ext# suffix
   • Remains under parent
   • Centers pivot

   

   How to use

   1. Select one or multiple faces
   2. LMB ¹ click on to run the script

2. Duplicate Face

   Advanced Duplicate Face operation

   • Clean history (without empty groups)
   • Keeps mesh name and adds a _Dup# suffix
   • Stays under current parent
   • Centers pivot

   

   How to use

   1. Select one or multiple faces
   2. Alt click on to run the script

Connect

Various options to connect components.

1. Connect Line

   How to use

   • Select 2 edges from a ring loop
   • LMB ¹ click on

   

2. Connect Diamond

   How to use

   • Select a triangle face
   • Alt click on

   

3. Connect Corner

   How to use

   • Select 2 corner edges from a quad polygon face
   • Ctrl click on

   

4. Connect End

   How to use

   • Select 3 edges from a quad polygon face
   • Shift click on

   

Append Plus

Enhanced poly append based on a vertex or edge input.

1. Append Poly

   How to use

   • Select one vertex in a corner of 2 edges
   • LMB ¹ click on

   

   Caution!

   When a face adjoins the newly created vertex that sits across from the selected vertex, the vertices won't be merged. Please use the Append Bridge operation to create a connecting poly face.

   

2. Append Bridge

   How to use

   • Select a border ring edge
   • LMB ¹ click on

   

3. Append Ring Loop

   How to use

   • Select two edges within a ring loop
   • Alt click on

   

Quad Fill

Automatically fills a grid polygon hole with an equal edge side count.

Requirements

1. Make sure that Track selection order is enabled"

2. Opposite sides need to have the same edge amount

How to use

• Select 1 corner edge

• LMB ¹ click on

Tip

If a mesh has curvature choose a corner edge from the side that best defines the curvature

The 4 corner Z shape way still works!

Select the 4 corner edges in a "Z" shape order

LMB ¹ click on

Examples

Plane area

Cylinder cap

Cylinder side with curvature

Mirror

How to use: Mirror

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget

   

2. Check which options you want to apply

3. • X-Axis:   LMB ¹ click on
   • Y-Axis:   Alt click on
   • Z-Axis:   Ctrl click on

   To Mirror in World axis:

   

4. To Mirror from Pivot position:

   • Add Shift to Mirror from the current Pivot position

   

How to use: Merge Border Vertices

1. Combine two objects that have overlapping border vertices
2. Select the combined object
3. LMB ¹ click the Merge Border Vertices button to run the script

Automatic position renaming

Objects and Groups that have L_, R_ or _l_, _r_ position tags in their naming will automatically be renamed when mirrored in the X-Axis.

Groups

Objects

Pivot Position

Set pivot positions based on an objects bounding box.

How to use

• Center Pivot:   Shift + Alt + Ctrl click on

• X-Min:   LMB ¹ click on

• Y-Min:   Alt click on
• Z-Min:   Ctrl click on

Add   Shift   for -Max direction

Groups

Group objects

• Group all or each object individually
• Automatically adds a "_grp" suffix

How to use

Add all objects to one group:   LMB ¹ click on

Add each object to an individual group:   Alt click on

45 Mesh Angle

Rotate a face selection by 45° from a specified anchor point.

How to use

1. With face selection:

   • Select one or multiple faces.
   • Switch to multi select mode. (Hold RMB ² and choose Multi)
   • Add 1 edge, which will be the anchor point.

   • LMB ¹ click on

     

2. Without face selection:

   • Select a single border edge, which will be the anchor point

   • LMB ¹ click on

     

3. Choose how to proceed in the option window:

   

   • Accept: Proceeds with the result on display.
   • Opposite: Rotates the face selection in the opposite direction.
   • Undo: Returns to the original state.

Instances

Convert instances to objects.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Choose a search scope
3. If you chose Selection: Select a group or instanced objects
4. LMB ¹ click to convert instances to objects

Settings

Randomize Transforms

Randomize object or component transforms.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Check what transforms you want to affect and enter range values.
3. Choose between Relative or Absolute Transform (Relative adds the new value to the existing transform value of the object.)
4. Choose an Axis
   • X-Axis  :   LMB ¹ click
   • Y-Axis  :   Alt click
   • Z-Axis  :   Ctrl click

Object Space / World Space

• The default transform will adjust the object in Object Space
• Add   Shift   for World Space

Settings

Lock

Lock or Unlock nodes.

How to use

1. Select objects / nodes
2. Lock / Unlock:
   • Lock Nodes  :   LMB ¹ click
   • Unlock Nodes  :   Alt   click

Easily find locked nodes

• Use the "Select by Type or Status" function to easily find locked nodes

Select

Interface - Select

Topology

Analyze a mesh and/or find invalid polygon geometry.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget.
2. Choose a geometry type from the settings page.
3. LMB ¹ click to run the script.

Poly Count / Wireframe on shaded

The Poly Count information and Wireframe on shaded mode are great for extra feedback.

Find the Poly Count display option under Display > Heads Up Display > Poly Count

or   Alt   click to toggle the Poly Count display.

Settings

• Triangles (polygon with 3 sides)
• Quads (polygon with 4 sides)
• N-Gons (polygons with more than 4 sides)
• Concave (a polygon with one or more interior angles greater than 180°)
• Lamina (faces sharing all edges)
• Holes
• Non-Manifold (geometry that cannot be unfolded)
• Stray Verts
• Hard Edges
• Overlap (meshes whose bounding box occupy the exact same space)
• Check All (Outputs an overview for all type results within the Script Editor)

Angle

Grow a polygon face selection based on a set edge normal angle.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget.
2. Set an angle value within the settings page.
3. LMB ¹ click to run the script.

Tip

Use the slider to interactively change the angle.

Settings

Attention

If used as a shortcut through the hotkey editor, the angle value is always 15°.

The angle value and the interactive slider can only be used with and within the tool.

Nth Edge

Selects every nth edge within a Loop, Ring or Border edge.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget.
2. Set a selection value.

3. Loop:   LMB ¹ click

   Ring:   Alt click

   Border:   Ctrl click

Settings

Fill Shell

Temporarily cut a mesh with an edge selection and select one or multiple of the resulting shells.

How to use

1. Make a loop or any closed edge selection
2. Click to start the process
3. Choose one or multiple shell(s)
4. Press Ok in the option window to end the process.

Percentage

Randomly selects a specified percentage from the current object or component selection.

How to use

1. Select multiple Objects or Components
2. RMB ² click to open the settings widget.
3. Specify a percentage value
4. LMB ¹ click on to run the script

Settings

Component Count

Find objects that have the same component count as the selected source or specify a poly count range.

How to use

1. Choose a mode

   A. Based on a source object

   • Select an object (the source)

   B. Based on a value range

   • RMB ² click to open the settings widget
   • Switch On value mode
   • Set a poly count range
   • Specify the search scope

2. Choose a component type

   • Face - LMB ¹ click
   • Vertices - Alt click
   • Edges - Ctrl click
   • UVs - Shift click

Settings

Name

Search and select objects by name or characters.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Choose a search scope
3. Enter a name or characters into the text field (Wildcards are supported)
4. LMB ¹ click to run the script

Settings

Type / Status

Search and select objects by type or their status.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Choose a search scope
3. Select a type or status to look for
4. LMB ¹ click to run the script

Settings

Selection Sets

Save and manage object and component selections.

How to use: Quick Set

1. Select Components or Objects
2. Alt   click   :   Create a new or overwrite an existing Quick Set
3. Ctrl   click   :   To add further selections to the current Quick Set
4. LMB ¹ click   :   Select the Quick Set

How to use: Selection Set List

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Check "Enable Sets List"
3. Select Components or Objects
4. Buttons:
   • Add: Adds the current selection as a Set to the list
   • Save / Load
     • LMB ¹ click: Save Sets to a file
     • Alt   click: Load Sets from a file (Overwrites the current list!)
   • Shelf: Creates a shelf button from the current selected list item
5. List Operations:
   • Delete: Select an item from the list and press   Del   to remove it
   • Rename: Double click a list item to rename it
6. Select: Select an item from the list and LMB ¹ click

Toggle between Quick Set and Set List Mode

1. Shift   click to toggle between the modes

Settings

Pattern

Select by component pattern.

How to use

1. Select 2 components within a ring or loop (Face, Vertex or Edge)
2. LMB ¹ click to select further components with the same pattern along the loop

Layout

Interface - Layout

Place

Place meshes or groups on a target mesh, right under the mouse cursor location.

Before you start

Check the source objects Y-axis orientation and set a desired pivot location (the point where it gets placed on the target mesh) before adding it to the list.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Select objects or groups
3. Click the Add button to add them to the list
4. List Operations:
   • Delete: Select an item from the list and press   Del   to remove it
   • Clear List: Click on the Clear button to empty the whole list

5. Select list items to make them available for placement

   

6. Options:

   • Random: Check to place the objects in a random order
   • Instance: Check to place instanced objects
7. LMB ¹ click to start

Settings

Paint

Paint meshes or groups on a target mesh.

Before you start

Check the source objects Y-axis orientation and set a desired pivot location (the point where it gets placed on the target mesh) before adding it to the list.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Select objects or groups
3. Click the Add button to add them to the list
4. List Operations:
   • Delete: Select an item from the list and press   Del   to remove it
   • Clear List: Click on the Clear button to empty the whole list

5. Select list items to make them available for placement

   

6. Options:

   • Random: Check to place the objects in a random order
   • Instance: Check to place instanced objects
   • Time: Change the value to control the paint density
     • Lower value (Min: 0.01) = faster placement
     • Higher value (Max: 0.20) = slower placement
7. LMB ¹ click to start

Settings

Distribute

Distribute overlapping objects or groups based on their bounding box or a value.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
   • Select a distribution mode, based on their Bounding Box (BBox) or by Value
   • Option to add Spacing between the objects
   • Enter a Move value for Value mode
2. Select 2 or more overlapping objects or groups
3. Choose an Axis
   • X-Axis  :   LMB ¹ click
   • Y-Axis  :   Alt click
   • Z-Axis  :   Ctrl click
   • Add   Shift   for negative direction

Settings

Duplicator

Distribute object or group duplicates based on their bounding box or a value.

How to use:

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Options:
   • Gizmo Directions: Check to move duplicates in the objects Manipulator direction (Only works with objects)
   • Instance: Check to duplicate instances
3. Move by settings:
   • Select a duplicator mode, based on their Bounding Box or by Value
   • Specify the amount of copies
   • Option to add Spacing between the objects
   • Enter a Move value for Value mode
4. Select an object or a group
5. Choose Axis:
   1. X-Axis   -   LMB ¹ click
   2. Y-Axis   -   Alt click
   3. Z-Axis   -   Ctrl click
   4. Add   Shift   for negative direction

Settings

Snap

Snap objects or groups to selected components.

Before you start

Check the source objects Y-axis orientation and set a desired pivot location (the point where it gets placed on the target mesh) before adding it to the list.

How to use: Snap

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Select objects or groups
3. Click the Add button to add them to the list
4. List Operations:
   • Delete: Select an item from the list and press   Del   to remove it
   • Clear List: Click on the Clear button to empty the whole list

5. Select list items to make them available for placement

   

6. Options:

   • Random: Check to snap the objects in a random order
   • Instance: Check to snap instanced objects
7. Select components
8. LMB ¹ click to snap

Constraints

This function creates constraints and doesn't delete them right away to maintain interactive control. To automatically remove the constraints, please read the "How to use: Delete pointOnPolyConstraints" section below.

Snap Groups

When you snap groups this function creates additional constraints and locators (which will be parented under a group called "BUKI_SNAP_LOCATORS_grp"). Please don't modify the group or the locators within for the script to work properly. To automatically remove the constraints and the locators, please read the "How to use: Delete Group Constraints and Locators" section below.

How to use: Delete pointOnPolyConstraints

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Choose a search scope in the settings under "Delete Constraints"
3. If you chose Selection, select objects with constraints
4. Alt   click to start the process

How to use: Delete Group Constraints and Locators

1. Ctrl   click to start the process

This cleanup ignores your selected search scope in the settings and affects the whole scene

Settings

Radial

Duplicate objects or groups in a radial fashion.

Before you start: Anchor point

Set your anchor point by adjusting the object or group pivot.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Set anchor point: Adjust your object or group pivot
3. Select object or group
4. • X-Axis  :   LMB ¹ click
   • Y-Axis  :   Alt click
   • Z-Axis  :   Ctrl click

   Choose an Axis

   Toggle rotation direction

   Add   Shift   to toggle between positive and negative rotation direction within the chosen axis

5. Tweak options:

   • Copies: Amount of duplicates
   • Rotation: Specifies how much the duplicates will be rotated by (negative value will rotate in opposite direction)
   • Instance: Converts duplicates to Instances
   • Distribute Evenly: Distributes the duplicates evenly within a circle
6. • Done Button:
     • LMB ¹ click - Finish process and maintain current settings
     • Alt   click - Finish process and reset all settings
   • Cancel Button:
     • LMB ¹ click - Cancel process but maintain current settings
     • Alt   click - Cancel process and reset all settings

   Wrap up the process:

   The Instance Checkbox is always going to reset to it's default state.

Wrap up!

Don't forget to click Done or Cancel when you finished to tweak the settings.

Live Object Axis and Bake

If you rotate an object it's Live Object Axis changes, while the rotation axis looks correct - This leads to unexpected radial duplications. Display the Live Object Axis, adjust the pivot to correct the axis and bake the new orientation.

Display Live Object Axis

1. Select the object
2. Hold Ctrl + Alt + RMB ² to open the Marking Menu
3. Go to Axis >
4. Choose Live Object Axis

How to bake a pivot

1. Go to the Modify tab in Maya's main menu
2. Under the Pivot separator line click on Bake Pivot

Settings

Import / Export

Interface - Import / Export

Import

Import .obj files

Import .obj files as a combined mesh, separated meshes or as Blendshapes.

Load the objExport plugin

• Go to Windows > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager
• Search for objExport.mll
• Check Loaded and Auto load

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
   • Choose an import mode
2. When the Import mode is set to As blendshapes, select a base mesh
3. LMB ¹ click
4. Navigate to the file location and select files to import

Settings

Import .fbx files

Load the fbxmaya plugin

• Go to Windows > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager
• Search for fbxmaya.mll
• Check Loaded and Auto load

How to use

1. LMB ¹ click
2. Navigate to the file location and select files to import

Import .abc files

Load the AbcImport plugin

• Go to Windows > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager
• Search for AbcImport.mll
• Check Loaded and Auto load

How to use

1. LMB ¹ click
2. Navigate to the file location and select files to import

Import .ma or .mb files

How to use

1. Import:
   • .ma files  : LMB ¹ click
   • .mb files   :   Alt   click
2. Navigate to the file location and select files to import

Export

Export .obj files

Load the objExport plugin

• Go to Windows > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager
• Search for objExport.mll
• Check Loaded and Auto load

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
   • Choose an export mode
   • Set the preferred options to On or Off
2. Select objects to export
   • When the Export mode is set to As blendshapes, select objects that have blendshapes
3. LMB ¹ click
4. Navigate to the save location
   • When the Export mode is set to Combined, enter a file name

Settings

Export .fbx files

Load the fbxmaya plugin

• Go to Windows > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager
• Search for fbxmaya.mll
• Check Loaded and Auto load

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
   • Choose an export mode
2. Select objects to export
3. LMB ¹ click
4. Navigate to the save location
   • When the Export mode is set to Single file, enter a file name

Settings

Export .abc files

Load the AbcExport plugin

• Go to Windows > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager
• Search for AbcExport.mll
• Check Loaded and Auto load

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
   • Choose an export mode
   • When objects are animated, set Start and End values for the time slider.
     When not, leave the default values.
2. Select objects to export
3. LMB ¹ click
4. Navigate to the save location
   • When the Export mode is set to Single file, enter a file name

Settings

Export .ma or .mb files

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
   • Choose an export mode
2. Select objects to export
3. Export:
   • .ma files  : LMB ¹ click
   • .mb files   :   Alt   click
4. Navigate to the save location
   • When the Export mode is set to Single file, enter a file name

Settings

Utilities

Obj fix

Clean up a mesh by exporting and immediately re-importing the mesh as an obj.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. • LMB ¹ click on the "..." button and specify a save path

   Set Save path

   Set as default path

     Alt   click on the "..." button if you want to set the current path as the default path upon startup

3. Reassign Shader: Check the box if you want the the script to reassign the current Shader when the mesh gets re-imported

4. Select objects
5. LMB ¹ click to start the process

Settings

Curve Tools

Interface - Curve Tools

Rebuild

Rebuild curves based on their length.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Enter a division value
3. Select curves
4. LMB ¹ click to start the process

Analysis

• Works in conjunction with the Analysis tool to determine the division value
• Select all your curves and get the length of the shortest curve (See Analysis section)

Open Maya's Rebuild Tool

Alt   click

Settings

Pivot To Origin

Sets the pivot to the curve origin.

How to use

1. Select curves
2. LMB ¹ click to start the process

Snap To Surface

Snaps the curve origin to the closest point on a specified surface.

How to use

1. First select curves
2. Then Shift select the surface
3. LMB ¹ click to start the process

Change Direction

Reverse or equalize curve directions.

How to use: Reverse

1. Select curves
2. LMB ¹ click to start the process

How to use: Equalize Directions

1. First select the curve with the correct direction
2. Then   Shift   select all other curves
3. Alt   click to start the process

Point Range

Select a specific point range on one or multiple curves at once.

Range Limit

When the range is higher than the curves point amount, the curve will be ignored.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Enter a Range
3. Select curves
4. LMB ¹ click to start the process

Settings

Convert Edges

Convert selected edges to curves.

How to use

1. Select edges
2. Convert:
   • Curve Degree 3: LMB ¹ click
   • Curve Degree 1: Alt   click

Analysis

Inspect curve attributes.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Select a single curve and LMB ¹ click to get the
   • Length of the curve
   • CV count
   • Span count
   • Degree count
3. Select multiple curves and LMB ¹ click to get the
   • Shortest curve
   • Longest curve

Additional Operations

• Alt   click   : Select Shortest Curve
• Ctrl   click   : Select Longest Curve
• Shift   click   : Reset Textfields

Settings

Extruder

Convert curves to geometry.

Maya 2022

How to use: Sweep Presets

1. Select curves
2. • Cable: LMB ¹ click

   Convert to geometry:

   

   • Rope:   Alt   click

   

   • Pipe:   Ctrl   click

   

   • Box:   Shift   click

   

3. Click on the mesh and use the Sweep Mesh Creator within Maya's Attribute Editor to tweak the result:

   

How to use: Legacy Cable

Before you start

Use the Rebuild function to recreate the curve with a good amount of and evenly distributed vertexes.

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Tweak available options:
   • Sections
   • Radius
   • Taper
3. Select curves

4. Convert to geometry:   Ctrl   +   Alt   click

   

Maya 2020 and below

Before you start

Use the Rebuild function to recreate the curve with a good amount of and evenly distributed vertexes.

How to use

1. RMB ² click to open the settings widget
2. Tweak available options:
   • Sections
   • Radius
   • Taper
3. Select curves
4. Convert to geometry:
   • Polygon: LMB ¹ click
   • Nurbs:   Alt   click

Settings

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1. LMB - Left Mouse Button ↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩

2. RMB - Right Mouse Button ↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩