Wrinkle Tool

To create a wrinkle deformer, use the Wrinkle Tool. The characteristics of the wrinkle deformer you create depend on the Wrinkle Tool’s tool settings.

The Wrinkle Tool menu item is located under the Create Deformers menu in the Animation menu set (Create Deformers > Wrinkle Tool).

Wrinkle Settings

Type

Specifies the type of wrinkle deformer. Select Tangential, Radial, or Custom. Default is Radial.

Tangential: Combine influence wires that are roughly parallel. A tangential wrinkle deformer can only deform a single NURBS surface.
Radial: Combines influence wires that branch from a single point, like spokes on a wheel. A radial wrinkle deformer can only deform a single NURBS surface.
Custom: Combines influence wires you created in the fashion that best suits the effect you would like to make. A custom wrinkle deformer can deform any deformable object (NURBS surfaces, polygonal surfaces, lattices and so on).

Amount: Specifies the number of parent influence wires in the wrinkle deformer. The total number of influence wires can also include child influence wires specified by Radial Branch Amt and Radial Branch Depth. Use the slider to select value between 0 and 20. Default is 3.
Thickness: Specifies the surface dropoff. The surface dropoff is the area influenced by each influence wire. Use the slider to select values from 0.0000 to 2.0000. Default is 1.0000.
Randomness: Specifies how close the wrinkle deformer conforms to the specified Amount, Intensity, Radial Branch Amt, and Radial Branch Depth. Use the slider to select values from 0.0000 to 1.0000. Default is 0.2000.
Intensity: Specifies the sharpness of the creases created by the influence wires. The minimum intensity (0) specifies smooth creases. The maximum intensity (1) specifies sharp, steep creases. Use slider to select values from 0.0000 to 1.0000. Default is 0.5000.
Radial Branch Amt: Specifies the number of child influence wires that branch from each parent influence wire. Applies to radial wrinkle deformers only. Use slider to select values from 0 to 10. Default is 2.
Radial Branch Depth: Specifies the depth of the influence wire hierarchy, which is the number of levels of child influence wires that branch from each parent influence wire. Increasing the Radial Branch Depth exponentially increases the total number of influence wires. Applies to radial wrinkle deformers only. Use slider to select values from 0 to 4. Default is 0.

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