Paint cluster deformer weights

You can use the Paint Cluster Weights Tool to paint cluster deformer weights. See also About painting cluster weights.

You can also use the Mirror Deformer Weights Options to mirror the cluster deformer weights. See Mirror deformer weights.

To paint weights on a cluster

1. Select the surface with the cluster you want to paint weights on.
2. Select Shading > Smooth Shade All or press the default hotkey 5 to switch to smooth shading mode.
3. Select Edit Deformers > Paint Cluster Weights Tool > .

   In the Paint Attributes Tool, the Paint Cluster Weights Tool settings appear. See Paint Cluster Weights Tool.

   Note

   The Paint Cluster Weights Tool automatically detects clusters on the surface and selects one for painting.

4. In the Display section, turn on Color Feedback. Color feedback helps you identify the weights on the surface by representing them as grayscale values (smaller values are darker, larger values are lighter).
   Tip

   You can use the default hotkey +c (Linux and Windows) or +c (Mac OS X) to turn Color Feedback on and off outside the Paint Attributes Tool.

5. Select the cluster you want to paint. In the Paint Attributes section of the Paint Attributes Tool, click the clustern.weights button and select the appropriate cluster weights name from the pop-up menu.

   Note that you can only paint weights on one cluster at a time. If you select more than one cluster, you can only paint weights on the active one (the one that provides color feedback).

   If the surface has only one cluster, you can select the surface alone.

   The selected cluster turns white, representing a weight value of 1, the default.

   Tip

   If you are painting on a single surface, you can skip step 3 and select the cluster without opening the Tool Settings window by -clicking the surface and selecting the appropriate cluster weights name from the Paint command submenu.

6. Select a brush, paint operation, and value and define other settings as required.
7. Drag the brush across the cluster.
   TipYou can quickly pick weight values from one cluster and paint them on another cluster or the same cluster using hotkeys.

   • Select the cluster with the weight values you want to pick.
   • Hold down the Pick Color Mode hotkey (default hotkey: /), click on the area of the cluster with the weight you want to pick, then release the hotkey.
   • If you are painting the picked weight on the same cluster, drag the brush across the cluster.

   If you are painting the picked weight on another cluster, select that cluster, then drag the brush across it.