Hi Joe,
You could try building a polymesh cage to use to deform your object
instead of a lattice (you could even just build a lattice out of
polies if you wanted it the same). Then you can control the shape
jitter with a weight map.
I've no idea if you can put a weightmap on a lattice or not, so I'll
assume not seeing you've asked the question ;-)
Cheers,
Alan.
On 6/30/06, Joe Laffey <joe(at)laffey.tv> wrote:
Is there any way to apply a weightmap to a lattice?
I am using a Shape Jitter on a lattice. I then use that lattice to deform
an object. I would like the deformations to the final object to be limited
based on a weightmap (which is currently on the end object). The Lattice
Op on the end object does not let you map the deformation based on a
weightmap. But the Shape Jitter Op on the lattice does. So I thought
perhaps I could create a weightmap on the lattice, and use The LM weight
tools to make a weightmap based on the distance to the points in the
weightmap on the end object. Then I could limit the Shape Jitter with the
weightmap.
I tried selecting only some of the point of the lattice and applying the
shape jitter to those points. This *almost* works. But there is not enough
falloff between the affected area of the end object and the unaffected
area. My lattice is kind of dense (and needs to be).
Any thoughts on getting a lattice deformation controlled by a weightmap,
or anything similar?
Thanks,
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