A new script from Martin Dahlin will allow you to quickly extrude or connect a polygon edge selection to a curve in Maya. NightShade Connect is great for high polygon modeling, letting you create a bridge between two odd shapes.
Nightshade Connect is a Maya tool for quickly extruding/connecting an edge selection to a curve
With NightShade Connect, you can create a bridge between a square and a circle for example. Simply select a polygon edge and a target curve, and hit connect. NightShade Connect will build the faces, bridging the gap between the edge and the curve.
This can be a huge time saver for hard surface modeling. Rather than selecting and manipulating edges to the shape you ultimately want, you can simply use a curve to describe that shape first.
NightShade Connect is a commercial tool, carrying the price of $20.00 running both on Mac and Windows platforms, for Maya versions 2012 to 2015. Check out the NightShade Connect tool page for more information.
Davide Alidosi
ktplive’s “Polygon Edges to Curve” http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/script/polygon-edges-to-curve is very similar to this, and is include also in the Amazing “Dark Arts – Tools for Maya” http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/script/dark-arts-tools-for-maya.