stray points - a common question I'm sure

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The very first thing I would check would be the Bind Method and Dropoff Rate you used when initially binding (Skin->Bind Skin->Smooth Bind->Option box). If your verts are too far away from a joint when binding they may not necissarily get a weight.

Next I would go in and paint (Skin->Edit Smooth Skin->Paint Skin Weights Tool->Option box) that stray vert's weight 100% to a specific joint and make sure it really is bound. Then smooth from there.

Should that fail, I have written a script that copies joint weights from one vertex to another.

http://www.arcsecond.net/scripts/general/jpCopyPointWeights.mel

1)source the script
2)type jpCopyPointWeights
3)select a "good" vert - one whose weighting you like
4)click "store"
5)select the "bad" stray vert
6)click "paste"

After that I'd have to see the file to diagnose the problem.

Hope this helps.
-James

[pseudopod]

thank you,

I'll give that a try

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