Edit Influences Menu

This topic covers all 4 Edit Influences options:

Skin > Edit Influences> Add Influence >
Skin > Edit Influences> Remove Influence >
Skin > Edit Influences> Set Max Influences...
Skin > Edit Influences> Remove Unused Influences >

Add Influence options

Geometry

Turn Use Geometry on if you want the influence object’s shape as well as its transform attributes (translation, rotation, and scale) to influence the skin’s shape. Turn Use Geometry off if you only want the influence object’s transform attributes (translate, rotate, and scale) to influence the skin’s shape. Default is Use Geometry on.

Dropoff

Specifies the rate at which the influence of the influence object’s position drops as the distance from the influence object increases. Specify values between 0.1 and 100. Default is 4.0.

Polygon Smoothness

Specifies how accurately the smooth skin points follow a given polygonal influence object. The higher the value, the more rounded the deformation effect. Set values between 0.0 and 50.0. Default is 0.0.

NURBS Samples

Specifies the number of samples used to evaluate the influence of a NURBS influence object’s shape. The greater the number of samples, the more closely the smooth skin follows the influence object’s shape. Set values between 1 and 100. Default is 10.

Weight Locking

Specifies that you want to prevent the influence object’s weights from being changed indirectly, typically because of weight normalization during weight painting and editing (see Lock smooth skin weights). Instead, Maya holds the weights to the Default Weight. Default is off.

Default Weight

Specifies the default holding weight if Weight Holding is on. Default is 0.000.

Skin Cluster

The Skin Cluster list contains all the skin clusters associated with the currently selected geometry

The Skin Cluster area lets you select individual skin clusters on geometry that have more than one or more skin cluster applied.

Skin Cluster list: Skin clusters on the selected geometry appear here.
Note: If no skin cluster are found this list remains empty. Select geometry to update the list.; The most recently added skin cluster appears at the top of the list.

Remove Influence options

Removes the current influence object’s influence from the skin. Remove Influence does not delete the current influence object from the scene.

Skin Cluster

The Skin Cluster list contains all the skin clusters associated with the currently selected geometry

The Skin Cluster area lets you select individual skin clusters on geometry that have more than one or more skin cluster applied.

Skin Cluster list: Skin clusters on the selected geometry appear here.
Note: If no skin cluster are found this list remains empty. Select geometry to update the list.; The most recently added skin cluster appears at the top of the list.

Set Max Influences...

Max Influences

Specifies the number of joints and influence objects that can influence each skin point on your smooth skin geometry. You can also limit the range of joint influence by specifying a Dropoff/Falloff Rate.

Use slider to select values from 0 to 30. The default is 5, which produces good smooth skinning results for most characters.

Skin Cluster

The Skin Cluster list contains all the skin clusters associated with the currently selected geometry

The Skin Cluster area lets you select individual skin clusters on geometry that have more than one or more skin cluster applied.

Skin Cluster list: Skin clusters on the selected geometry appear here.
Note: If no skin cluster are found this list remains empty. Select geometry to update the list.; The most recently added skin cluster appears at the top of the list.

Remove Unused Influences options

Disconnects all joints and influence objects with skin weights of 0 from their smooth skin. See Remove unused influences from a smooth skinned surface.

Skin Cluster

The Skin Cluster list contains all the skin clusters associated with the currently selected geometry

The Skin Cluster area lets you select individual skin clusters on geometry that have more than one or more skin cluster applied.

Skin Cluster list: Skin clusters on the selected geometry appear here.
Note: If no skin cluster are found this list remains empty. Select geometry to update the list.; The most recently added skin cluster appears at the top of the list.