Editing Cluster Weights on IK Spline Curve (4.0)

[allmixtup]

Hello,

Newbie here, working in maya 4.0

I've created a character with a tail. Used the IK Spline tool on the last six or so joints that make up the tail. Want to weight the spline curve cvs to give wide range of motion to tip of tail and anchor down the base of the tail.

Similar situation in "learning maya, 1.0" book. It says to ad cluster to curve, select the spline curve and open 'windows-general editors-set editor' to assign weights to the cluster cvs.

No such pull down in 4.0

Have dinked with it all day trying to find out which other menu item might help but am not having any luck.

Can anyone help me to weight these cvs?

Thanks

[joojaa]

try using component editor with the vertices selected! Offcourse assign them to some clusters first.

Altough to be honest i would do a tail with expressions/FK

[joojaa]

try using component editor with the vertices selected! Offcourse assign them to some clusters first.

Altough to be honest i would do a tail with expressions/FK

[allmixtup]

Thank You, Joojaa. I'll gvie those a try.

Expressions are a new subject to me. Have been dinking with Maya for years but only on the surface level. It seems that you more you learn, the less you know (if you get my meaning )

Thanks again for your help

[joojaa]

There are three levels of kowledge (applies to everything):

First you know nothing (while in fact you might know more than you think)

Then you think you know everything (Politicians typicaly have a broad knowlege on this levell)

Then you know you dont know nearly enough of anything.

Edity:

usualy at this last stage you see the world differently than the previous two and realize that theres lot more to anything than you previously tought. This is why its hard to convince younger ones that things are more complex than they seem.