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X → SubD Conversions

This topic provides a reference table for all automatic type conversions to SubD, sorted by merit.

Direct Conversions

This section lists all direct Direct conversions to the SubD type. A 'Direct' conversion indicates a relation between very related types, such as integers and numbers, or 2D and 3D points. Though note that even these conversions can fail due to out-of-bounds issues, or be narrowing due to reduction.

From Explanation
mesh Converts the mesh into a subdivision surface.

Plausible Conversions

This section lists all plausible Plausible conversions to the SubD type. A 'Plausible' conversion indicates a non-straightforward, but a still reasonable conversion between two types that share a salient quality, or where one is an obvious sub-type of the other. For example curves and intervals, or points and planes. Any plausible conversion can also be achieved through the explicit use of standard components.

From Explanation
arc Creates a subdivision surface from the arc interior.
circle Creates a subdivision surface from the circle interior.
curve Creates a subdivision surface from the curve interior.
identifier Duplicates the referenced Rhino subdivision surface object.
polyline Creates a subdivision surface from the polyline interior.
rectangle Creates a subdivision surface from the rectangle interior.
triangle Creates a subdivision surface from the triangle interior.

Strange Conversions

This section lists all strange Strange conversions to the SubD type. A 'Strange' conversion indicates a peculiar, but occasionally sensible, translation between types. However, it is equally likely that the conversion was not intended and thus represents a mistake in the algorithm design, which is why this conversion level is the default for showing conversion warnings in the Grasshopper interface. Examples in this category include the conversion between colours and booleans, or between circles and triangles. Any strange conversion can also be achieved through the explicit use of standard components.

From Explanation
box Converts the box into a subdivision surface.
brep Converts the brep into a subdivision surface.
sphere Converts the sphere into a subdivision surface.
surface Converts the surface into a subdivision surface.
tube Converts the tube into a subdivision surface.