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textCurves [-font string] [-name string] [-object boolean] [-text string]
[string]
textCurves is undoable, queryable, and editable.
The textCurves command creates NURBS curves from a text string
using the specified font.
A single letter can be made up of more than one NURBS curve.
The number of curves per letter varies with the font.
| string[] | Object name and node name |
In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
font, name, object, text
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-font(-f)
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string
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-name(-n)
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string
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Sets the name of the newly-created node. If it contains
namespace path, the new node will be created under the
specified namespace; if the namespace does not exist, it
will be created.
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-object(-o)
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boolean
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Create the result, or just the dependency node.
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-text(-t)
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string
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The string to create the curves for.
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Flag can appear in Create mode of command
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
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Flag can appear in Query mode of command
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Flag can be used more than once in a command.
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// Create curves for text string "Maya" in the "Times-Roman" font:
textCurves -f "Times-Roman" -t "Maya";
// Create curves for text "hello world" in the "Courier" font.
// The "-n" flag specifies the name of the resulting transform
// and shape.
textCurves -f "Courier" -t "hello world" -n "first";