/ 2026-04-29T09:50:15+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2011-11-07T07:00:00+00:00 /public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/viewport_tools/weight_map_brush/visualization/start <h1 id="weight_map_visualization">Weight Map Visualization</h1> <div class="level1"> </div> <h2 id="summary">Summary</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> Options and modes of displaying weight map information in the viewport. </p> </div> <h2 id="weight_display_mode">Weight Display Mode</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> <strong>Main Menu Bar :</strong> Window &gt; Tabs &gt; Tool Settings &gt; Options Menu &gt; Weight Map Display Mode ^{<a href="#fn__1" id="fnt__1" class="fn_top">1)</a>}<br/> <strong>Viewport :</strong> right-click menu &gt; Weight Map Display Mode ^{<a href="#fn__2" id="fnt__2" class="fn_top">2)</a>} </p> <p> <strong>Function :</strong> Changes the visual display of weight map values. </p> <p> <strong>Options :</strong> </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Don&#039;t Draw Weights :</strong> Hides the display of weight map values on the model.</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Draw Weight Values :</strong> Displays intensity shaded weight map values on the model. ^{<a href="#fn__3" id="fnt__3" class="fn_top">3)</a>}</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Draw Weighted Vertices :</strong> Displays weight map values as absolute shaded values on the model.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="edit_gradient_colors">Edit Gradient Colors</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> <strong>Main Menu Bar :</strong> Window &gt; Tabs &gt; Tool Settings &gt; Options Menu &gt; Edit Gradient Colors ^{<a href="#fn__4" id="fnt__4" class="fn_top">4)</a>} </p> <p> <strong>Function :</strong> Changes the colors and number of colors used to shade weight map value intensity is shaded in the viewport. </p> <p> <strong>Options :</strong> </p> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>Number of Colors :</strong> Specifies the number of colors used in the intensity shaded gradient. Options are :</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> 2 (100%, 0%) ^{<a href="#fn__5" id="fnt__5" class="fn_top">5)</a>}</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> 3 (100%, 50%, 0%)</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> 5 (100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, 0%).</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Color :</strong> Sets custom colors for each % band of the intensity shaded gradient.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="show_children_weight">Show Children Weight</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> <strong>Main Menu Bar :</strong> Window &gt; Tabs &gt; Tool Settings &gt; Options Menu &gt; Show Children Weight ^{<a href="#fn__6" id="fnt__6" class="fn_top">6)</a>} </p> <p> <strong>Function :</strong> By default, weight map intensity values are shaded only for the current bone selection. The <em>Show Children Weight</em> setting toggles the display to a combined value for the current bone selection and all of its children in the hierarchy. </p> </div> <div class="footnotes"> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__1" id="fn__1" class="fn_bot">1)</a>} , ^{<a href="#fnt__2" id="fn__2" class="fn_bot">2)</a>} , ^{<a href="#fnt__4" id="fn__4" class="fn_bot">4)</a>} , ^{<a href="#fnt__6" id="fn__6" class="fn_bot">6)</a>} <div class="content">With the Weight Map Brush active.</div></div> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__3" id="fn__3" class="fn_bot">3)</a>} , ^{<a href="#fnt__5" id="fn__5" class="fn_bot">5)</a>} <div class="content">Default setting.</div></div> </div>