pymel.core.animation.jointCluster

jointCluster(*args, **kwargs)

The joint cluster command adds high-level controls to manage the cluster percentage values on a bound skin around a joint. JointClusters are one way to create smooth bending behaviour on skin when joints rotate. . a —- aboveBound . ____________a_________ . a . Joint1 a Joint2 . _____________a_______ . a b — belowBound . a b . b . b . b . b Joint3 CVs/vertices between Joint1 and aaaaa (aboveBound) receive only translation/rotation/scale from Joint1. CVs vertices between aaaa and bbbb transition between translation/rotatation/scale from Joint1 and Joint2. CV2 beyand bbbbb (below bound) receive only translation/ rotation scale from Joint3.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
aboveBound (ab)		float
	Specifies the where the drop-off begins in the direction of the bone above the joint. A value of 100 indicates the entire length of the bone. The default value is 10.
aboveCluster (ac)		bool
	Returns the name of the cluster associated with the bone above this joint.
aboveDropoffType (adt)		unicode
	Specifies the type of percentage drop-off in the direction of the bone above this joint. Valid values are “linear”, “exponential”, “sine” and “none”. Default is linear.
aboveValue (av)		float
	Specifies the drop-off percentage of the joint cluster in the direction of the bone above the cluster. A value of 100 indicates the entire length of the bone. The default value is 50.
belowBound (bb)		float
	Specifies where the drop-off ends in the direction of the bone below the joint. A value of 100 indicates the entire length of the bone. The default value is 10.
belowCluster (bc)		bool
	Returns the name of the cluster associated with this joint.
belowDropoffType (bdt)		unicode
	Specifies the type of type of percentage drop-off in the direction of the bone below this joint. Valid values are “linear”, “exponential”, “sine” and “none”. Default is linear.
belowValue (bv)		float
	Specifies the drop-off percentage of the joint cluster in the direction of the joint below the cluster. A value of 100 indicates the entire length of the bone. The default value is 50.
deformerTools (dt)		bool
	Used to query for the helper nodes associated with the jointCluster.
joint (j)		unicode
	Specifies the joint that the cluster should act about.
name (n)		unicode
	This flag is obsolete.Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.jointCluster

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

import maya.cmds as cmds

# To add a joint cluster to a rigidly bound skin.
# Note the skin should be at bind pose when the cluster is added.
#
pm.jointCluster( j='joint2', ab=20, bb=20 )