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Link Settings Rollout 989
Sliding group
Skin sliding parameters control the amount of skin
slidingthatoccurswhenajointrotates.Without
skin sliding, vertices closest to the joint tend to
compressontheinsideandstretchapartonthe
outside, generally revealing the segments of the
mesh. Outside sliding causes the vertices around
the joint to move toward the joint, preventing
localized stretching on the side that is greater than
180 deg rees. Inside sliding causes the vertices
to relax and slip away from the joint, preventing
bunching of vertices on the side having an angle
less than 180 degrees.
Tip: Use sliding for knees and elbows.
Inside—As values increase, skin moves away from
the joint. Range=0.0 to 1.0. Default=0.0 (no inside
sliding).
Outs ide—As values increase, sk i n moves toward
the joint. Range=0.0 to 1.0. Default=0.0 (no
outside sliding).
Above: Insid e and Outside set to 0.0 (no sliding)
Below: Inside and Outside set to 0.25 (sliding creates a
smoother b end)
Fa llOff—As values increase, the effect is localized
to the joint. Range=0.0 to 1.0. Default=0.5.
Radial Scale group
Radial Scale parameters expand or contract the
skin by scaling the radial distance perpendicular
to the link. They apply to any combination of
user-definable scale, bulge settings, or link leng th.
Tens ion—Values b etween 0.0 and 1.0 concentrate
the effect closer to the joint. The effect is closest to
thejointwhenTensionis0.0.Valuesgreaterthan
1.0 move the effect away from the joint. Range=0.0
to 2.0. Default=0.5.