Weight Brush Tool

weight brush tool the weight brush tool allows you to assign vertex weights to selected bones by brushing them how to use 1 select the desired bones in the scene or bone tree area bone select tip shortcut shift+click this shortcut allows you to select the desired bone directly in the scene 2 launch the weight brush tool 3 set the weight value to be assigned in the weight property weight brush tool propertie 4\ click drag the surface weight brush tool drag 5 weights have been applied to the vertices weight brush tool result properties weight brush tool properties weight brush type mix this option blends the current weight with the weight being applied by the brush the new value is gradually added to the existing weight, and both values are mixed add this option adds weight to the selected area the new weight value is added to the area where the brush is applied the weight keeps increasing based on the strength set by the user if you continue brushing, the weight will be applied more intensely subtract this option decreases the current weight it is used to reduce weight in certain areas, gradually decreasing the weight value as the brush is applied blur this option softens the weight distribution, blending sharp edges into smoother transitions it is typically used to evenly distribute weight across vertices influenced by adjacent bones, creating a more natural connection lighten this option brightens (increases) the weight it adds a slightly higher value to areas with lower weights the weight only increases gradually when it is low and is restricted from exceeding a certain limit darken this option darkens (decreases) the weight, gradually lowering it in areas with higher weights it is mainly used to reduce the influence of a bone that is affecting an area too strongly weight this property allows you to set the weight value to be painted it can range from 0 to 1 brush weight brush tool properties brush this property allows you to adjust the size and strength of the brush size type this property selects the base for the brush size pixel this property determines the size of the brush in pixels you can set the size in the brush radius pixel property distance this property determines the size of the brush relative to its size in the world you can set the size in the brush radius distance property distance centimeter determines the size of the brush relative to its size on the world the unit is centimeters you can set the size in the brush radius distance property brush radius distance this property sets the size of the brush relative to its worldly size available only when the size type property is set to distance, distance centimeter brush radius pixel this property sets the size of the brush in pixels this property is only available when the size type property is set to pixel brush strength property for brush strength fall off a graph type property that determines the shape of the brush it can be edited by clicking on the graph next to fall off fall off shape example this is an example of how the fall off shape changes the appearance of the selection basic weight brush tool properties basic properties for rigging convenience show handler show or hide handlers for moving or rotating bones show bones property to show bones show bones names this property shows the names of the bones enable clicking on bones property that allows you to set whether or not to enable selecting bones via shift+click example usage