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Load Envelopes Dialog (Skin Modifier) 795
The following para meters are for the Joint Angle
and Bulge Angle deformers. These two deformers
arealmostidenticalinthewaytheyoperate.The
differenceisthattheBulgeAngledeformeronly
worksonverticesoftheparentbone,whilethe
J oint Angle deformer works on vertices on both
the child and parent b one.
To apply either of these deformers, first select the
child link, then select vertices on the mesh, and
then apply the deformer. Remember to turn on
Ver tices in the Parameters rollout > Select group
before region-selecting vertices in the viewports.
Once the deformer is applied, turn on Edit
Lattice and move the lattice control points in the
viewports to deform the mesh at different b one
angles.
Name Field—Allows you to change the name of
the deformer.
Twi st —Allowsyoutospinthegizmoaroundthe
mesh to place control points appropriately.
Use B oundi ng Volume—Turn this on if you plan to
change the geometry, like increasing segments on
a c ylinder. If the geometry changes, the mesh will
still deform inside the lattice if this is turned on.
Enable Gizmo—Toggles the effect of the gizmo on
and off.
Edit Lattice—Allowsyoutomovethelatticecontrol
points in the v iewports.
Edit A ngle K eys Cur ves—Brings up a curve editor
that lets you manipulate the shape of t he lattice at a
particular angle. This curve is position vs. angle.
It wi ll show you the curves of the current selected
points. The red curves are X, green curves are Y,
and blue curves are Z.
Load Envelopes Dia log (Sk in
Modifier)
Select a mesh, patch, or NURBS object. > Modify panel
> Modifier List > Skin > Advance Params rollout > Load
Envelopes button
Select a mesh, patch, or NURBS objec t. > Modifiers menu
>AnimationModifiers>Skin>AdvanceParamsrollout
> Load Envelopes button
The Load Envelopes dialog in the Skin modifier
allows you to load envelopes to specific bones.
This dialog cont ains the c urrent envelopes in your
scene and the incoming envelopes. You can then
manipulate the incoming envelopes so they align
w ith the Current Envelopes.