Adjusting Weight Maps in 3D Clothing

Master the art of adjusting weight maps in rigged 3D figures and clothing items through this comprehensive 2-hour livestream tutorial. Discover what weight maps are and learn how to manipulate them to make your 3D items behave exactly as intended, building upon previous rigging knowledge. Explore the Daz Horse 3 skeleton and posing features while applying poses to Genesis 9 figures. Dive deep into creating and adjusting weight maps for bones, adding dForce physics to older dress models, and creating specialized weight maps for dForce simulations. Practice selecting specific areas like skirts for exclusion from physics simulations, painting out areas with excessive influence, and utilizing the gradient tool for smooth weight transitions. Learn to create looped selection sets for efficient workflow and participate in live audience Q&A sessions. Designed specifically for advanced and power users of Daz Studio, gain hands-on experience with professional-level rigging techniques that will elevate your 3D character and clothing creation skills.

Syllabus

00:00 Holding Loop
10:15 Titles and Welcome
16:00 Checking out Daz Horse 3
24:00 Applying Poses for Genesis 9 and Horse
33:00 Restoring the Horse and Genesis Figure Poses
40:00 Horse 3 Skeleton and Posing Features
46:00 Weight Maps Introduction
54:40 Creating Weight Maps for Rigging
1:00:20 Adjusting Weight Maps for Bones
1:13:10 Adding dForce to an older dress
1:20:10 Creating a Weight Map for dForce
1:33:10 Selecting the skirt to for Exclusion from dForced
1:40:00 Painting out areas with too much influence
1:45:50 Using the Gradient Tool
1:54:50 Creating a looped Selection Set
2:03:30 Audience QA