# Naming Poly Smooth Node

**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/naming-poly-smooth-node/3061
**Category:** Maya
**Tags:** mel
**Created:** [June 1, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/naming-poly-smooth-node/3061 "2006-06-01T20:38:00Z")
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### Author: ![indestructibleman](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@indestructibleman](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/indestructibleman)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/naming-poly-smooth-node/3061/1 "2006-06-01T20:38:00Z")

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i can't seem to create a poly smooth node with anything but the default name (polySmoothFace1).

i've thrown in the `-n` flag but that doesn't seem to be doing anything. i'm using Maya 7.0.1

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polySmooth -n pr\_headSMOOTH -mth 0 -dv 1 -c 1 -kb 1 -ksb 1 -khe 0 -kt 1 -kmb 1 -suv 1 -sl 1 -dpe 1 -ps 0.1 -ro 1 -ch 1 pr\_head;

any suggestions?

thanks,  
will

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### Author: ![sheriffcicada](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@sheriffcicada](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/sheriffcicada)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2006, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/naming-poly-smooth-node/3061/2 "2006-06-02T13:58:35Z")

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Hwy will-

are you attempting to create this node without connections.. ie by itself and not connected to a mesh? If not, when you create the polysmooth node, it will create a string array, you can then rename the appropriate node.

For instance: ( psuedo code)

CODE  
$polySmooth = `polysmooth -blah -blah -blah meshNameHere`;

print $polySmooth;

//result ::&nbsp;&nbsp;polySmooth1

$newPolySmoothName = `rename $polySmooth mySmoothName`;

select -r $newPolySmoothName;

Hope that Helps

Sheriff

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### Author: ![segmoria](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@segmoria](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/segmoria)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/naming-poly-smooth-node/3061/3 "2006-06-04T15:34:42Z")

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yes, but why does the "-name" flag exist within the polySmooth node if it is to be totally ignored?

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### Author: ![joojaa](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@joojaa](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/joojaa)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/naming-poly-smooth-node/3061/4 "2006-06-04T17:51:02Z")

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Because someone was making this flag whan he decided to go to lunch, then something else came up and he forgot all about it. ![](http://www.highend3d.com/boards/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif) it happens.