Skinning Problems - Blank Component Editor

[sonic-wang]

I've been getting a problem recently where the weight data on the vertices in the Component Editor is completely blank. However, i can still paint weights and it still deforms correctly. But since the weight data is blank in the Component Editor, it seems things like weight save scripts and mirror weight tool now doesn't work, and i'd imagine that exporting to a game engine wouldn't work either. It is seriously frustrating as i can't identify the cause or a solution.
Has anyone else encountered this problem and know of the cause and a possible solution?

[joojaa]

Component editor has a cap for how nmany vertices it will show. Try selecting a few cvertices and see if it persists.

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it seems things like weight save scripts and mirror weight tool now doesn't work

Thst shouldnt be true since they dont realy on same code.

[user_deleted]

It did happened to me on the past when using the new "delete non-deformer history" function (maya7) ... which effectivly screws up the component editor, although I did manage to export the weight using the "export Skin Weight Map' (under skin/edit Smooth skin).
Guyb.

[zdoodle]

Sounds alot as if you have used combined after the model is skinned. Paint skin weight-tool show any list of joints? And don't think any game engines accept that solution either.

Dunno how to solve.
Possibly if you got any older, working version, you could copy/paste the keyframes from broken to working file, and use substitute geometry to update the model. But if thats the case, re-paint weighting it probably easier. Unless someone got any easier trick.

[sonic-wang]

I don't beleive the problem lies within the acctual component editor, but rather the skinCluster itself. The component editor is just displaying the problem (displaying what it sees).
I spoke to someone who got this problem frequently with Maya 3 when working at his old studio, and it always meant reskinning. They had no idea what caused it as it seemed to be totally random.