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Author: Dirk Bialluch

CPS 2.3 Maya 3.0
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CPS 3.0 Maya 4.x
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CPS 3.0 Documentation
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CPS 3.5 Maya 4.x-5.0
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CPS 4.0 Maya 6.0 and higher
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CPS 4.01 Maya 6.0 and higher
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CPS 4.02 Maya 6.0 and higher
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CPS 4.03 Maya 6.0 and higher
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Connect Poly Shape (CPS) is an extensive polygon modeling toolset for Maya. It supports interactive smoothing, mirror and stitch, shells and triangulation. Often used polygon selection, modification and display tools are combined in one compact window, thus speeding up workflow speed. For installation and usage please refer to the HTML documentation included in the ZIP archive.


Function summary

  • smooth resulting geometry
  • triangulate resulting geometry
  • create unshaded layer for base geometry
  • create reference layer for proxy geometry
  • switch base geometry render invisible
  • set smooth/triangulate node order
  • mirror and stitch about up to 3 axes for symmetrical modeling
  • set the mirror axis interactively
  • supports shells (multiple base objects), which are merged automatically to one object
  • CPS Toolbox provides a customizable floating shelf window
  • CPS Control provides an extensive set of frequently used tools to enhance polygon modeling workflow
  • CPS Setup provides an easy way to install the script by creating the required shelf icons and menu entries
  • CPS Attributes is an attribute editor for CPS geometry and node handling
  • improved shelf button functionality -> depending on the state of the CPS window a click on the shelf button will show, hide or restore the window if iconified

Runtime command list

  • cps
  • cpsOptions
  • cpsControlWindow
  • cpsToolboxWindow
  • cpsAttributeWindow
  • cpsAddShell
  • cpsRemoveShell
  • cpsDeleteShell
  • cpsMergeShells
  • cpsSplitShell
  • cpsIncSubd
  • cpsDecSubd
  • cpsToggleSubdivision
  • cpsToggleTriangulation
  • cpsToggleMirrorAndStitch
  • cpsToggleSoftenEdge
  • cpsDisconnectPolyShape
  • cpsDeleteProxy
  • cpsDeleteHistory
  • cpsSnapBorderVertices
  • cpsToggleBaseVisibility
  • cpsToggleProxyVisibility
  • cpsSwitchBaseProxy
  • cpsSelectBase
  • cpsSelectProxy
  • cpsToggleHUD
  • cpsToggleDisplayAffected

User Interface Screenshots
(screenshots shown below are not taken from the latest version)


CPS Control window


CPS Toolbox window


CPS Options window


CPS Attributes window


CPS Setup window


CPS Snap Vertices window


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