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• Load and save weights

  Weight

  Sets the type of weight to be applied. Weights that have influences, such as Sticky, Sliding, Direction, or Smart-collision have only Smooth options available, as their weighting is determined by the node that is connected. Single weight types have other options.

  Smooth

  Sets how many Smooth operations the Default Weights tool applies after it determines initial weighting for the mesh.

  Falloff

  When setting Sliding weights, this sets the distance at which the weight from the muscle or bone will falloff over so that the weight drops off.

  By Direction

  When setting a single weight type, this allows you to set the weight based on the direction of the normal of the point. For example, you can use this to weight the underside of a creature for jiggle so that the bottom jiggles more than the top.

  Direction

  For setting by direction, this sets the direction to compare to. The default is 0, -1, 0 or negative Y, so points are weighted more towards the bottom of a mesh.

  Angle

  For direction-based weighting, this sets the spread angle at which the point is allowed to be weighted. For example, the default 45 means any point whose normal is within 45 degrees of the set direction gets a weight.

  By Curvature

  Lets you set weights based on the curvature of the model. You can set weights to be more or less depending on if the model is more smooth, or has more angles to it.

  Curve

  Sets the angle at which points have to be curved from their neighbors to weight. For example, a setting of 5 means that any point must be 5 degrees or more apart for it to be weighted.

  Reverse Curvature

  Sets the curvature weighting such that the final values are reversed. In this way, a value of 5 means any point that is 5 degrees apart or more is weighted smoother.

  Prune Weights

  Lets you specify how small weights can be by decimal place. This helps remove or prune small weights from the default weighting.

  Apply Default Weights

  Starts the weighting process.