You can use the Paint
Cluster Weights Tool to paint cluster deformer weights. See
also
About painting cluster weights.
You can also use the Mirror
Deformer Weights Options to mirror the cluster deformer
weights. See
Mirror deformer weights.
To paint weights on a cluster
- Select
the surface with the cluster you want to paint weights on.
- Select Shading > Smooth
Shade All or press the default hotkey 5 to switch to
smooth shading mode.
- Select
Edit Deformers > Paint Cluster Weights Tool > .
In the Paint
Attributes Tool, the Paint Cluster Weights Tool settings appear.
See
Paint Cluster Weights Tool.
NoteThe Paint
Cluster Weights Tool automatically detects clusters on
the surface and selects one for painting.
- In the Display section,
turn on Color Feedback. Color feedback
helps you identify the weights on the surface by representing them
as grayscale values (smaller values are darker, larger values are
lighter).
TipYou can use the default
hotkey
+c (Linux
and Windows) or
+c (Mac
OS X) to turn
Color Feedback on and off outside
the
Paint Attributes Tool.
- Select the cluster you want to paint.
In the Paint Attributes section of
the Paint Attributes Tool, click
the clustern.weights button and select the appropriate cluster weights
name from the pop-up menu.
Note that you can only
paint weights on one cluster at a time. If you select more than
one cluster, you can only paint weights on the active one (the one
that provides color feedback).
If the surface has only
one cluster, you can select the surface alone.
The selected cluster
turns white, representing a weight value of 1, the default.
TipIf you are painting
on a single surface, you can skip step 3 and select the cluster
without opening the
Tool Settings window by
-clicking
the surface and selecting the appropriate cluster weights name from
the Paint command submenu.
- Select a brush, paint operation, and
value and define other settings as required.
- Drag the brush across the cluster.
TipYou can quickly pick weight values
from one cluster and paint them on another cluster or the same cluster
using hotkeys.
- Select the cluster with the weight values
you want to pick.
- Hold down the Pick Color Mode hotkey
(default hotkey: /), click on the area of the cluster with the weight
you want to pick, then release the hotkey.
- If you are painting the picked weight
on the same cluster, drag the brush across the cluster.
If you are painting the
picked weight on another cluster, select that cluster, then drag
the brush across it.