Blender 2.67a easy way to copy weight from body shape to clothing?

[Tristus Patton]

Thanks for taking a look at this.

I am trying to make body shapes for avatars, and want to make mesh cloths for these shapes. I have some idea how to do it but I think Im doing it the hard way. I was wondering if there was a way to copy the weighting from the body shape, to the clothing, to make it a much closer match. My understanding is that there is a 'copy weight' option in Blender 2.67a, but have been unable to find it. Any help you could give would be great.

Thank you for your time.

[Morgaine Christensen]

I too am learning so may not be able to help much.  Are you using the Avastar addon?  I know some things in Avastar make life easier, but I am too new to tell you what.

If you do not receive a lot of replies, run a search for Blender Groups in SL, some are pretty active and might be able to answer you better than  I can.

[Monti Messmer]

Hello, the blender gods might provide you a clearer answer but that´s how i do it.

1. Select the shape, with the weights

2. select the cloth you want the weights transferred to

3. switch to weight paint mode

Now you will see a button (among alot others) with transfer weights

4. push that button once then select the options (selected, closest vertex ......) you want

5. push that button again (i usually do 2 times to be sure)

Voila, transfer weights is the new copy weights.

Monti

[Aquila Kytori]

Hi

This isn't exactly answering your question but if you haven't come across this video before you may find it worth watching :

 

[Rucy Byron]

I use an earlier version of Blender with this script http://blog.machinimatrix.org/bone-weight-copy-in-blender-2-52-6/

later versions have it in there somewhere, sure someone can help, but I am a novice myself lol. Not sure if this helps at all....good luck

[Tristus Patton]

that did it thank you soo much! Unlucky for me its not a magic fix like I was looking for :C oh well thanks everyone for the feedback

[soptina]

sorry ,can you upload a screenshot of how could copy weights form one to another?: )

[Gaia Clary]

You find detailed information about the weight paint tools here:

http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.6/Manual/Modeling/Meshes/Vertex_Groups/Weight_Paint_Tools

The weight Transfer tool is decribed near to the bottom of the page. The document refers to Blender 2.68 but it should work mostly in the same way on 2.67 and maybe also on 2.66

[soptina]

thank you very very much