Creating wire deformers

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To create a wire deformer, you use the Wire Tool. The characteristics of the wire deformer you create depend on the Wire Tool’s tool settings. By default, the Wire Tool is set to create a wire deformer without holders.

WarningYou should avoid changing the number of a deformable object’s points (for example, CVs, vertices, or lattice points) after you create a deformer. Changing the number of points can lead to unexpected deformation effects. Try to be sure you are happy with the deformable object’s topology before you begin using deformers. Save a copy of the object in case you want to do further modeling later on.

Creating a wire deformer without holders

You can create a wire deformer without holders or with holders. Holders are curves that you can use to limit the deformation region. The workflow for creating wire deformers without holders is shorter than the workflow for creating wire deformers with holders. Further, you can limit the deformation region by adding holders later, or by using a variety of other methods. See To create a wire deformer without holders.

Creating a wire deformer with holders

Creating a wire deformer with holders is similar to creating a wire deformer without holders. The main difference is that after you select the curves you want to use as influence wires, you then select the other curves you want to use as holders for each influence wire. See To create a wire deformer with a holder.