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698 Chapter 8: Modifiers
closertotheedgechange.Atthelowestsetting,all
vertices inside the r adius are changed equally.
Vertex Weights group
Sets vertex weighting m anually. At the Weights
& Springs sub-object level, select vert ices in the
v iewports, and then change the v a lue of the Ver tex
Weight parameter. Alternatively, turn on Absolute
Weight, set the desired Ver tex Weight, and then
select vertices to set; changes are immediate.
Absolute Weight—Turn on to assign absolute
weights to the selected vertices. Turn off to add or
remove weight based on the Vertex Weig ht sett ing.
Vertex Weight—Assigns weight to selected vertices.
Depending on the state of the Absolute Weight
parameter, weight assignment is either absolute
or relative.
Note: The Vertex Weight range is -100 to 100.
With Absolute Weight on, the negative Vertex
Weight settings have no effect; the effective range
is 0 to 100. With Absolute Weight off, changing
the Vertex Weight setting adds the amount to the
current weights of selected vertices, and then the
setting is reset to 0.
Forces an d De flectors rollout
Forces group
Use these controls to add space warps in the Forces
category to the Flex modifier. Supported space
warp s are:
• Displace (page 2–76)
• Drag (page 2–66)
• Gravity (page 2–73)
• Motor (page 2–61)
• PBomb (page 2–68)
• Push (page 2–59)
• Vor tex (page 2–63)
• Wind (page 2–75)
List Window—Displays particle space warps
applied to the Flex modifier.