maya 2010 convert edges to curve menu item missing?

malcolm

I'm looking under the modify menu and the convert polygon edges to curve is not listed. Anyone know how to get it back or where it went. I've tried deleting my prefs with no luck.

claydough

Is that from Bonus Tools ( The Steven Roeselle script? )

r4ptur3

yeah i don't think that was ever a default in maya -- have to convert the polies to subD and extract nurbs curves from that.

Illusions

r4ptur3 wrote: »

yeah i don't think that was ever a default in maya -- have to convert the polies to subD and extract nurbs curves from that.

It looks like an included default with Maya 2009 under the Modify > Convert menu. I don't have 2010 so I can't check, I also don't know why they'd remove it.

Malcolm, this is the script 2009 runs though. If you can't find the menu item, you should at least be able to put this in a shelf:

CreateCurveFromPoly;

Or if that doesn't work try this one:

performPolyToCurve 0;

Or this one:

polyToCurve -form 2 -degree 3;

MoP

It's in my Convert menu in Maya 2008 Extension 2, but I have Bonus Tools installed as well, so that's probably where it's coming from. It's not in vanilla Maya 2008.

malcolm

The guy sitting right beside has the menu and has the exact same install and system spec as me. Also bonus tools causes an immediate crash after it is installed in 64bit, this might have something to do with our pipeline but I haven't investigated yet. Anyone know how that menu is populated, I would have thought it would be a prefs issue as I've copied my prefs at home and at work but I've deleted my prefs folder and the menu does not return.