Paint texture deformer weights

You can use the Paint Texture Weights Tool to paint texture deformer weights.

You can also use the Mirror Deformer Weights Options to mirror the texture deformer weights. See Mirror deformer weights.

To paint weights on a texture

1. Select the surface with the texture you want to paint weights on.
2. Select Shading > Smooth Shade All or press the default hotkey 5 to switch to smooth shading mode.
3. Select Deform > (Paint Weights) Texture Deformer > .

   In the Paint Attributes Tool, the Paint Texture Weights Tool settings appear. See Paint Texture Weights Tool.

   Note:

   The Paint Texture Weights Tool automatically detects textures on the surface and selects one for painting.

4. 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).
   Tip:

   You can use the default hotkey Alt+c (or Option+c on Mac OS X) to turn Color Feedback on and off outside the Paint Attributes Tool.

5. Select the texture you want to paint. In the Paint Attributes section of the Paint Attributes Tool, click the texturen.weights button and select the appropriate texture weights name from the pop-up menu.

   Note that you can only paint weights on one texture at a time. If you select more than one texture, you can only paint weights on the active one (the one that provides color feedback).

   If the surface has only one texture, you can select the surface alone.

   The selected texture turns white, representing a weight value of 1, the default.

   Tip:

   If you are painting on a single surface, you can skip step 3 and select the texture without opening the Tool Settings window by right-clicking the surface and selecting the appropriate texture weights name from the Paint command submenu.

6. Select a brush, paint operation, and value and define other settings as required.
7. Drag the brush across the texture.
   Tip: You can quickly pick weight values from one texture and paint them on another texture or the same texture using hotkeys.

   • Select the texture with the weight values you want to pick.
   • Hold down the Pick Color Mode hotkey (default hotkey: /), click on the area of the texture with the weight you want to pick, then release the hotkey.
   • If you are painting the picked weight on the same texture, drag the brush across the texture.

   If you are painting the picked weight on another texture, select that texture, then drag the brush across it.