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Painter Options D ialog 801
Painter Options Dialog
Modify panel > Skin mo difier > Parameters rollout >
Weight Properties group > Painter O ptions button
Modify panel > VertexPaint modifier > Floating Vertex
Paintbox > Brush Options button
Edit/Editable Poly object or Poly Select modifier > S oft
Selection rollout > Paint Soft Selection group > Brush
Options button
Edit/Editable Poly object > Paint D eformation rollout >
Brush Options button
ThePainterOptionsdialogfortheSkin
modifier appears when you click the Painter
Options button.
This sa me dialog is used by the VertexPaint
modifier to control the brush envelope, use
pressure sensitivity, or enter mirror painting
mode. The dialog is accessed t hrough the Bru sh
Options button on the floating Vertex Paintbox.
ThedialogisalsousedbythePaintSoftSelection
and Paint Deformation tools av ailable for poly
objects.
Inter face
Brush Propert ies group
Min. Strength—Sets the minimum vertex weight
to paint.
Max. Strength—Sets the maximum vertex weight
to paint.
Min. Size—Sets the minimum size for the paint
gizmo.
Max. Size—Sets the maximum size for the paint
gizmo.
Brushstrengthfalloffcurve—This graph
determines how the br ush weight falls off as the
distance increases from the center of the brush.
Thecontrolsonthisgrapharesimilartothoseona
loft deformation dialog (page 1–363) .
Additiv e—When on, brush strokes add to existing
vertex weights.
Quick B rush Fa lloff Types—Set the brush falloff to
linear, s mooth, slow, fast, or flat.
Display Optio ns group
The options in this group determine the
appearance of the paint gizmo.
Draw R ing—A ring appears as par t of the paint
gizmo.
Draw Norma l—A normal arrow appears as part of
the paint g i zmo.
Draw Trace—Draws a tr ace (temporary mark) that
shows the path of the brush stroke on the surface.
Normal Scale—Sets the scale of the normal arrow
in the paint gizmo.
Mark er—Displays a circular marker at the end of
the normal arrow. The value next to Marker sets
the height of the marker.
Pressure Options group
Enable Pressure Sensitivity —Tu r ns on pressure
sensitivity for the paint g i zmo brush.