Polyappend Error

Maya
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I want to use MEL to append a face to a triangular hole in polygonal mesh. The command I am using is :
polyAppend -ch on -s 1 -tx 1 -ed 483 -ed 486 -ed 495 polySurface1.

MEL returns the error: "Can't perform polyAppend1 on disabled selection"

I can manually append the face with keyboard, mouse and Append tool, so I know it can be done.

Thanks for any help!

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hmmm don't know what maya is nagging about..

in my case it works with MEL.
I mean.. I just created a cube, deleted the upper face and

CODE
polyAppend -ch 0 -tx 1 -ed 6 -ed 1 pCubeShape1;
creates a new triangle at the hole.

btw: It creates the triangle no matter what I select. The docs say that it only works with one object selected... hmmm.. shrug

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QUOTE(ewerybody @ 12/01/05, 01:32 PM)
CODE
polyAppend -ch 0 -tx 1 -ed 6 -ed 1 pCubeShape1;
creates a new triangle

alias commands in general asume the last stated string or array o f strings is the selection for the command and it superceeds any other selection.

But yeah thats slightly undocumentted.

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Do you know when this occurs? ::

QUOTE
error: "Can't perform polyAppend1 on disabled selection"

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yes when the commands help says so!

help polyAppend;

reslylts in:


Synopsis: polyAppend [flags] [String...]

Wich basicaly is a allmost certain indication of it. Anything help says automaticaly superceeds whats in the manual. Because its done forem the actual added flags instead of someones say so.

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hmm.. ok

what about cimmereo? Is your question answered?