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Skin & Lattice HELP!

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user_deleted 2001-02-16 22:06:12 UTC #1

Please help me. I have make a smooth bind skin with objects and lattices. When I paint the objects all work great, but can anyone tell me a method to set to 0 the influence in some lattice points?

Thank in advance

Enrico

nieder3d 2001-02-17 02:42:03 UTC #2

-You can select a lattice point go to window>general Editors>component editor
-Note: on a smooth bind your total weight has to equal 1, you can zero it for a selected joint but it will add it's weight to another... -but in the component editor you can see what joint has influence over the lattice point...
-hope this helps

sid
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user_deleted 2001-02-17 11:49:55 UTC #3

Thank you for you reply.
I thin that this is a solution. I ask to AW support another solution based on 2 skeletons, but I don't know what is better.

Change the weight of lattice points it's hard to obtain a good joint deformation.

Arrrrg..... : (

Do you know if Maya 4 has a paint weight option based on colours instead grays? : |

Thank you

Enrico : )

nieder3d 2001-02-17 12:01:50 UTC #4

-I don't know of any color option for smooth bind painting,
but I have a good smooth binding tip,
-when you rotate a joint to paint the weights, think where you want the surface to really be and paint by adding to that joint, don't subtract or smooth- you end up distributing the weight from one joint to a number of others joints,
-just select a joint rotate till you have a deformation to correct, decide when the joint is moved like that where the surface should be and paint it to that joint...
-works nice once you get the hang of it, you can also wotk side by side with the component editor open and watch what happens when you smooth or subtract- it's not pretty, kindof the same thing with rigid binding instead of subtracting a point from a joint in rigid bind snapping it back to the origin bind position of the cv, then adding it to another joint just add it to the joint you would in the end of the process, if you dont like it z out and pick a different joint...
-ok I think I made my point
-good luck.

sid
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user_deleted 2001-02-17 22:51:03 UTC #5

It's possible to copy the paint weights of the right arm to the left arm?

Thank you

Bye Enrico

nieder3d 2001-02-18 01:20:54 UTC #6

-have you tried the copy smooth skin weights under the editing mooth skin weights. -select the finished weighted arm then the one that you want to apply it to and hit copy weights, It would be perfect if the surfaces and joints and uv's and oint orientations are completely oposite but it's not neccessary, as long as they are similiar or close it will work but you might have to do a little touch up.
-Another method is to rt.mouse over the surface you want to get the weights from and go to paint weights, then open the options in the artisan paint weights tool and go to map, start exporting each joint, if your surfaces / joints are oposite you should be able to go to the surface that doesn't have the maps, with the paint tool select a joint and import the map with out having to flip it in another program. (this method is also useful for rigid bind swapping)
- I know a lot of people complain that this doesn't work but I honestly haven't has any issues with these methods at all...
-only when they're not asymetrical...
-if you have any problems let me know...

sid
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