NoteThe Paint
Attributes Tool has been redesigned to improve performance
and usability. The Paint Cluster Weights Tool, Paint Jiggle
Weights Tool, Paint Soft Body Weights Tool,
and Paint Fluids Tool are actually customized
versions of the Paint Attributes Tool. For details
about these tools, see the Character Setup and Deformers guide,
the Dynamics guide, and the Fluid
Effects guide.
You paint attributes
by selecting surfaces with nodes that have paintable attributes
(attributes that are registered in Maya), selecting which paintable
attribute you want to paint, and then painting strokes on the node with
the Paint Attributes Tool.
To paint attributes
- Select the surface you want to paint
attribute values on.
- Selec t
Modify > Paint Attributes Tool > . The Paint Attributes
Tool settings editor opens.
The Paint
Attributes Tool automatically detects paintable nodes
and attributes on the surface, even ones you register yourself.
For information on making an attribute paintable, see
Make an attribute paintable.
- In the Paint Attributes section
of the Tool Settings window, click
the List of Paintable Attributes button
and select the node, then the attribute you want to paint. After
you select an attribute, the name of the node and attribute displays
on the button.
You can define which
paintable attributes display in the Paintable Attributes list
by clicking the Filter button and selecting
the appropriate display filter.
TipIf you are painting
on a single surface, you can skip step 2 and select the node and
attribute without opening the Tool Settings editor
by right-clicking the surface and selecting Paint >
paintableNode > paintableAttribute.
- If you are painting a three channel attribute
(RGB or XYZ), beside Vector Index, select the channel
you want to paint. If you are painting a single channel attribute,
you can use any setting.
- Select a paint operation and value and
define other Paint Attributes Tools settings
as required.
- Define common tool settings (brush, stroke,
stylus pressure, attribute maps, and display), if required. For
details, see
Artisan Tool Settings.
- Drag the brush across the surface.