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textCurves(
[string]
, [font=string], [name=string], [object=boolean], [text=string])
Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.
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.
font, name, object, text
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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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font(f)
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string
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name(n)
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string
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Name the resulting object
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object(o)
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boolean
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Create the result shapes, or just the dependency node
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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 have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
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[string[]] (object name and node name)
import maya.cmds as cmds
# Create curves for text string "Maya" in the "Times-Roman" font:
cmds.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.
cmds.textCurves( n= 'first', f='Courier', t='hello world' )
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