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Parameters

Select one of the following options.

Rotation: Specifies an effect that varies between shearing and tangency. Values range from 0 and 1, with 0 indicating maximum shearing and 1 maximum tangency. Use the slider to select values from 0.000 to 1.000. Default is 1.000.
Crossing Effect: Specifies the amplitude of the deformation effect when two influence wires cross. Values can vary from 0 (smooth effect) to 1 (additive effect). Default is 0. Use the slider to select values from 0.000 to 1.000. Default is 0.000.
Local Influence: Specifies the localization of the deformation effect of two or more influence wires. Values range from 0 and 1, with 1 specifying greatest localization. Use the slider to select values from 0.000 to 1.000. Default is 0.000.
Tension: Specifies the influence wire’s attraction strength. Values specify how strongly the influence wire can attract the deformable object’s points away from the base wire. The attraction strength is therefore expresses a tension between the influence wire and the base wire. Use the slider to select values from ?10.000 to 10.000. Default is 1.000.
Freeze Geometry: Specifies whether to freeze the wire deformation effect. If frozen (turned on), components (for example, CVs) of objects being deformed that are under the influence of the influence wire become fixed and affected only by the influence wire, even if you transform (move, rotate, or scale) the object or the base wire. The reason you would want to freeze geometry is to improve performance. Note that you should not move geometry objects relative to the base wire with freeze geometry checked on. Default is off.

Scale

Specifies the scale of influence for each influence wire. Default is 1.00.

Dropoff Distance

Specifies the range of influence for each influence wire. Default is 1.00.

Locators

If you have created any wire dropoff locators, this section lists the attributes for each wire dropoff locator on each influence wire.

curveShapen->locatorn: Identifies the influence wire shape (default name: curveShapen) and the wire dropoff locators (default name: locatorn) on that wire. The locators are numbered in the order that they were created, starting with 1.
Param[n]: Specifies the location of the wire dropoff locator on the influence wire curve. The value of n indicates which wire dropoff locator, numbered in the order created, starting with 0. The value is in terms of the curve’s U parameter.
Percent[n]: Specifies the local effect the locator has on the influence wire’s dropoff. The value of n represents a specific wire dropoff locator, numbered in the order created, starting from 0. By default, the influence wire has two implicit locators at each end with a Percent of 1.000. Other locators have an effect relative to the Percent of those locators. Use the slider to select values from 0.000 to 1.000. Default is 1.000.
Twist[n]: Specifies localized twisting effects around a wire dropoff locator. The value of n represents a specific wire dropoff locator, numbered in the order created, starting with 0. As you increase or decrease the value, twisting of the region of the surface influenced by the wire dropoff locator occurs. In character setup, changing Twist can provide subtle effects for lip and eyebrow action. Default is 0, which specifies no twisting effects. This attribute corresponds with the Wire Dropoff Twist channel.
Envelope[n]: Specifies the deformation scale factor for a wire dropoff locator. The value of n represents a specific wire dropoff locator, numbered in the order created, starting with 0. Default is 1. This attribute corresponds with the Locator Envelope channel.

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