Smoothing Polygons in MaYa part 2/2 : Bevel – Chamfer – Crease

This post is a collection of related topics on polygon selection from the AUTODESK MAYA HELP . Click on the links below to read the access the full Help content on Autodesk website.

Bevel

Select a mesh object or select the edges or faces you want to bevel.

Edit Mesh > Bevel

Bevel Options

Offset type
- Fractional – When the Offset Type is Fractional, the Width value is limited to a range between 0 to 1. When the Width value is 1, the distance will be the maximum possible (based on the shortest edge) that will not produce an inside-out bevel. A Width value greater than 1 will produce inside-out bevels.
- Absolute – The Width value is used without restriction. If too large a Width value is used, the bevel may turn inside-out.
Offset Space
- World – If you bevel a scaled object, the offset will ignore the scaling and use world space values.
- Local – If you bevel a scaled object, the offset is also scaled relative to the scaling applied to the object.
Smoothing angle
- Lets you specify whether you want the beveled edges to be hard or soft when shaded.
  
  If you want the beveled edges to be soft, set the Smoothing Angle to a high value (180). If you want the beveled edges to be hard, set the Smoothing Angle to a low value (0).
Automatically fit bevel to object
- Maya automatically determines how the bevel fits the object. If selected, you cannot change the Roundness value.
Roundness
- If Automatically fit bevel to object is not selected, use the Roundness slider or enter a value to round the bevel edges. Tip! You can set the Roundness to a negative number to create inward bevels.