CINEVERSITY

    Maxon Logo
    • Login
    • Search
    • Recent
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Groups

    Remove Weighting

    Question & Answers
    2
    4
    49
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • MaverickMongoose
      MaverickMongoose last edited by

      Hi Dr Sassi,

      I'm trying to rig the spine of a book to open using joints and weighting.

      I've painted in some weights with the Weight Tool and intend to smooth it out. But there's a few weighted points I'd like to set back to 0 weighting as they poke out when adjusting the joints - but no matter what I do I just cant seem to remove the weighting with the weight brush.

      I tried many different modes - I would think subtract mode, or setting absolute mode to 0 and painting would work but it doesnt seem to do anything on the points, sometimes it even adds to the weighting. I also thought holding CTRL and painting would work which is what Chat GPT recommended - but it doesnt work.

      Do you know what the steps would be to remove the weghting on the wrong points by painting?

      Here's my file so far: https://we.tl/t-6lejxCn0rX

      Thanks again!

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
      • Dr. Sassi
        Dr. Sassi last edited by Dr. Sassi

        Hi MaverickMongoose,

        When you open the Weight Manager> Commands, uncheck: Auto Normalization.
        Select the points on the object you like to have without any Joint influence (in the Weigh Manager> Weight> Edition, press the Zero button)
        Not that I would recommend this one "bone" set up, but as you asked for here it is:
        CV4_2026_drs_25_CAsb_01.c4d

        All the best

        Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
        Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
        Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
        • MaverickMongoose
          MaverickMongoose last edited by

          Awesome, thanks for that, worked like a charm! Been a while since Ive needed to rig something like this up, this work flow makes life much easier! Cheers!

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
          • Dr. Sassi
            Dr. Sassi last edited by

            Thank you very much for the reply, MaverickMongoose.

            My best wises for your project!

            Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
            Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
            Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
            • First post
              Last post