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Insert Turn on to insert a new cross section on the selected link, or to insert
a control point on a cross section. The action depends on the active selection
level: Link, Cross Section, or Control Point.
Delete Click to delete the selected cross section or control point.
The action depends on the active selection level: Link, Cross Section, or Control
Point.
Tendon Parameters group
Radius Scales attach points relative to the center of the cross section.
Default=The average circumference of the skin where the tendon base is
located.
Pull Defines the strength of pull along the length of the link. Default=1.0.
Pinch Defines the amount of pinch around the link circumference of the tendon
base. Default=1.0.
Stretch Defines the amount of stretch toward the attached link. Default=1.0.
The Pull, Pinch, and Stretch values work together to control, along a particular
dimension, the strength of the one link (the attached link; call it link B) on
vertices assigned to another link (the link where the tendon cross sections are
inserted; call it link A). Vertices on link A behave as if they were under the
influence of link B.
Pull, Pinch, and Stretch can all range from -2.0 to 2.0. At the default value of
1.0, the tendon's effect is full strength. Reducing the value of these parameters
to a value between 0.0 and 1.0 reduces the strength of the tendon's effect. At
values below 0.0, the tendon deforms the skin in the opposite direction. Pull,
Pinch, and Stretch values between 1.0 and 2.0 cause an exaggerated effect,
which is not usually needed for realistic effects.
TIP Setting Stretch less than 0.0 can be useful in regions where movement typically
pulls the skin inwards, as in the collarbone area or the buttocks.
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