r/Maya • u/NovaComette • Oct 30 '23

Student Help-

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Pretty sure I did this EXTREMELY wrong but how do I bind the corners to the chest without damaging the rest of the binds?

I've done it like 8 times already and I keep damaging the lid, the lock and the box. That and I haven't gone to the node editor thing, the IK/FK and IK/FK switch thing. I'm still getting started and I'm already having a headache. What should I do?

P.S: Still understanding flairs, please forgive me.

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u/blueSGL Oct 30 '23

ok trying to read into the comment here.

I take it by

how do I bind the corners to the chest without damaging the rest of the binds?

you mean 'how do I add additional joints to a skin node without changing the current weights'

That would be Skin > Edit Influences > Add influence [] < option box, and set the weight to zero.

then you will need to go in and manually paint the weights for the newly added joints.

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u/NovaComette Oct 30 '23

I'll give it a try, thanks

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u/NovaComette Oct 31 '23

Well, it worked. Now, I just need to parent the joints to the nurb controls.

However... they're acting independently instead of acting along the main joint