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# Quad Cairo Curves

Divide a surface into a series of cairo quad curves shifted by value

## Description

Divide a surface into a series of cairo quad curves shifted by value

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**Name** | Quad Cairo Curves

**Nickname** | Cairo Quad Crvs

**Tab** | Curve

**Panel** | Grid

**Division** | 4
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**S** | **Surface** (*surface*) | A Nurbs Surface

**T** | **Panel Types** (*int*) | Geometry type of the resulting panels

**D** | **Direction** (*int*) | The direction of the primary division

**U** | **U Divisions** (*int*) | Divison count in the U direction

**V** | **V Divisions** (*int*) | Divison count in the V direction

**P** | **Parameter** (*double*) | The evaluation parameter for each edge

**F** | **Flip** (*bool*) | Flip the orientation of the triangulation panel
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**C** | Curves (*curve*) | Resulting Curves

**P** | UV Polylines (*curve*) | The unitized surface UV coordinates of the cells as a hidden polyline
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*none*
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## Usage
