Skin Tools - Menus

The Skin Tools menu bar provides access to layer management, influence operations, file operations, and display options.

File menu

Provides options for importing and exporting skin layer data.
Import Layers	Imports skin layer data onto the current skinCluster.
Export Layers	Exports the current skin layer data for reuse or transfer.

Layers menu

Provides tools for creating, modifying, and managing skin layers.
Initialize Skin Layers	Initializes the Skin Tools layer system on the current skinCluster.
Create Layer	Creates a new skin layer.
Delete Layer	Deletes the selected layer.
Merge	Combines selected layers into a single layer.
Duplicate	Creates a copy of the selected layer.
Fill Transparency	Fills transparent areas of the selected layer.
Enabled	Toggles whether the selected layer contributes to the final skin weights.
Copy	Copies the selected layer data.
Transfer Layers	Transfers layer data between supported targets.

Tools menu

Provides operations related to influences and layer management.
Add Influences	Adds influences to the current skinCluster.
Assign From Closest Joint	Assigns weights based on proximity to the nearest joint.
Transfer layers	Transfers layer data between supported targets.
Delete Skin Layers	Removes skin layers from the current skinCluster.
Delete All Skin Layers	Removes all skin layers from the current scene.

View menu

Controls display options in the Skin Tools interface.
Used Influences Only	Filter the Influence list to display only influences with non-zero weights in the current layer.

Skin menu

Lists all skinClusters associated with the selected mesh.

Each listed skinCluster can be set as the active skinCluster. The selected (checked) skinCluster is used by Skin Tools for all layer and painting operations.