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Synopsis

geomBind [-bindMethod uint] [-falloff float] [-geodesicVoxelParams uint boolean] [-maxInfluences int]

geomBind is undoable, queryable, and editable.

This command is used to compute weights using geodesic voxel binding algorithm. It works by setting the right weights values on an already-existing skinCluster node. Since this command uses GPU acceleration, it is not supported on headless versions of Maya, i.e. batch mode.

Return value

None

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Keywords

skinCluster

Related

skinCluster

Flags

bindMethod, falloff, geodesicVoxelParams, maxInfluences
Long name (short name) Argument types Properties
-bindMethod(-bm) uint create
Specifies which bind algorithm to use. By default, Geodesic Voxel will be used. Available algorithms are: 3 - Geodesic Voxel
-falloff(-fo) float createqueryedit
Falloff controlling the bind stiffness. Valid values range from [0..1].
-geodesicVoxelParams(-gvp) uint boolean createqueryedit
Specifies the geodesic voxel binding parameters. This flag is composed of three parameters: 0 - Maximum voxel grid resolution which must be a power of two. (ie. 64, 128, 256, etc. ) 1 - Performs a post voxel state validation when enabled. Default values are 256 true.
-maxInfluences(-mi) int createqueryedit
Specifies the maximum influences a vertex can have. By default, all influences are used (-1).

Flag can appear in Create mode of command Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command Flag can be used more than once in a command.

MEL examples


// Compute geodesic voxel weights for skinCluster1 and skinCluster2. This
// command will create a geomBind node connected to the two skinClusters
// and their common bind pose. The geomBind node will maintain the
// geodesic voxel binding parameters used (ie: falloff, resolution, etc.)
//
geomBind -bm 3 -fo 0 -mi 5 skinCluster1 skinCluster2 ;

// Create a simple scene that use geodesic voxel weights for skin binding.
file -f -new ;
polyCylinder -r 1 -h 10 -sx 20 -sy 20 -sz 5 ;
select -d ;
joint -p 0 -4 0 ;
joint -p 0 0 0 ;
joint -p 0 4 0 ;
select joint1 joint2 joint3 pCylinder1 ;
skinCluster -bindMethod 3 ;
geomBind -bindMethod 3 skinCluster1 ;