To enable automatic normalization
- Select the smooth skin object(s) whose weights you want to normalize automatically.
- Do one of the following:
- Select
Skin > Normalize Weights > Enable Weight Normalization.
- In the
Attribute Editor, select the skinCluster tab and set
Normalize Weights to
Interactive.
Both of these methods turn on normalization, and set
Normalize Weights mode to
Interactive. With this mode, Maya re-normalizes weight values after each stroke, scaling the available weights (those that already have some value and are not locked), so that the vertex weights still add up to 1.0. See
Normalize Weights mode for more information.
Tip: When possible, weights are scaled during normalization based on their existing value. In situations where all other unlocked, available weights are zero, the
Weight Distribution setting determines how Maya creates new weights. For polygon meshes, you can set
Weight Distribution to
Neighbors to calculate new weights based on the influences affecting the surrounding vertices, which prevents the vertex from getting weights to every joint in the skeleton.
To normalize weights manually
- Select the smooth skin objects (or skin points) whose weights you want to normalize.
- Select
Skin > Normalize Weights > Enable Weight Normalization.
To set the weight normalization mode
- Select the smooth skin object you want to set normalization options for.
- Select the normalization mode you want using the
Normalize Weights drop-down list in one of the following places:
Note:
You can also set the normalization mode in the
Smooth Bind Options (Skin > Bind Skin > Smooth Bind >
) as you smooth bind skin.
For information on the options available, see
Normalize Weights mode.
To disable normalization
- Select the smooth skin object(s) whose weights you no longer want normalized.
- Do one of the following:
- From the main menu bar, select
Skin > Normalize Weights > Disable Weight Normalization.
- In the
Attribute Editor, select the skinCluster tab and set the
Normalize Weights menu to
None.
- In the
Paint Skin Weights Tool, set the
Normalize Weights drop-down list to
None.