Binding Issues.

[Boucha]

Use certain naming convention for binding joint...such as...

head_jnt
left_leg_jnt

You can then quickly select all joint by using wild card selection...

*jnt

then select the geometry and bind to selected joints...

[Leffler]

I do the same

All joints I will skin/bind to are suffixed _jntBind
All geometri that I bind to is suffixed _geo

So for binding, I can with this MEL get all for binding
select -r ("*_jntBind");
select -tgl ("*_geo");

Don´t know about your problem though, I guess you just have to check the selections and the settings again.

//Otto

[DanHaffner]

That got it, thanks.

[DanHaffner]

Next question. How come when I am painting weights, I can see all the weights on the model except in the perspective view? I click the model, I click the weight tool, and the model doesn't change to the black color with the white representing the weights, but if I go to any of the other views besides perspective, I get the black model and white weights we are used to seeing. Anyone know why this is broken in my prospective view?

[Polimeno]

select -r ("*_jntBind");
select -tgl ("*_geo");



cool, and what if i want to select by type ?

eg
select - r (ALL OBJECTS HAIR FOLLICLES) ;
or
select - r (ALL CVS) ;

?

[Leffler]

cool, and what if i want to select by type ?

eg
select - r (ALL OBJECTS HAIR FOLLICLES) ;
or
select - r (ALL CVS) ;

?

Hi Renato, sorry for late respons

Something like this will do it

string $sel[] = `ls -type locator`;

for($x=0;$x<size($sel);$x++)
{
print ($x + " .. " + $sel[$x] + "\n");
select -tgl $sel[$x];
}

//Otto

[c000be]

if you choose 'selected joints', and only choose your base for the entire hierarchy, that could also be a problem. for selected joints, you have to go through and actually select/highlight all of the actual joints from the chain, and leave those you don't want to bind.

the tip about '_jt' or '_geo' for those who are doing this via mel is a good tip for selecting the joints via the hypergraph anyway.

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