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    single: 0x50435244
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_default - polyAxis (0x50435244)
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:classification:
    
    
    geometry
    
    

:plugin:
    (built-in)

:id:
    0x50435244


:link:
    visit Autodesk Maya 2026 official reference `a link`_.

.. _a link: https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2026/ENU/Maya-Tech-Docs/Nodes/polyAxis.html



Attributes (27)
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    <table class="attribute">
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <th class="attr_name">Long name (short name)</th>
                <th class="attr_type">Type</th>
                <th class="attr_default">Value</th>
                <th class="attr_minmax">Min/Max</th>
                <th class="attr_flags">Flags</th>
            </tr>
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">channel box</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="axis">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">axis (ax)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="axisX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">axisX (axx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, keyable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="axisY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">axisY (axy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, keyable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="axisZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">axisZ (axz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, keyable, out</td>
            </tr>


    

            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="heightBaseline">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">heightBaseline (hbl)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">true/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="lengthX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">lengthX (lx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0.01/-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="lengthY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">lengthY (ly)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0.01/-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="lengthZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">lengthZ (lz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0.01/-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="radius">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">radius (r)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">0.05</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0.001/-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="rightHanded">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">rightHanded (rhd)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="scale">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">scale (sca)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0.01/-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="subdivisionsAxis">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">subdivisionsAxis (sa)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">long</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">10</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">3/-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external visible attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="arrowType">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">arrowType (arw)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">enum</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    <ul class="attr_enum_list">
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            None (0)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item default">
                            Rounded (1)
                            
                            <span class="enum_default">(default)</span>
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Cone (2)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                    </ul>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/2</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="componentTagCreate">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">componentTagCreate (ctc)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="componentTagPrefix">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">componentTagPrefix (pfx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="componentTagSuffix">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">componentTagSuffix (sfx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frameType">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frameType (ftp)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">enum</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    <ul class="attr_enum_list">
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Axis (0)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Wedge (1)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Locator (2)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                    </ul>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/2</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozen">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozen (fzn)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozenAffected">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozenAffected (fza)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, extension, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="output">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">output (out)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external hidden attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="isHistoricallyInteresting">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">isHistoricallyInteresting (ihi)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">byte</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">2</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/255</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="message">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">message (msg)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">message</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="paramWarn">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">paramWarn (pw)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="uvSetName">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">uvSetName (uvs)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">internal attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="binMembership">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">binMembership (bnm)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">hidden, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="caching">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">caching (cch)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="nodeState">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">nodeState (nds)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">enum</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    <ul class="attr_enum_list">
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Normal (0)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            HasNoEffect (1)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Blocking (2)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-Normal (8)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-HasNoEffect (9)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-Blocking (10)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                    </ul>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/10</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
            
        </tbody>
    </table>