TYPE: Object State
TITLE: Edit Capture Weights Operation

The Edit Capture Weights operation is used to individually modify point capture
weights using slider handles on bones or via a spreadsheet.

After selecting the captured points that you wish to modify, slider handles are
created for all currently displayed bones. The position of the slider knobs on
the bones indicates its average influence in the point selection. The closer the
knob is to the tip of its bone, the higher the influence. To change your point
selection, use the "Reselect geometry" button in the left toolbar at any time.

When the slider knob is adjusted, the influence of the bone is added relatively
to the point selection if it is moved towards the tip of the bone, and
subtracted when moving away. To use absolute weight, hold down the shift key
while adjusting the knob. This will change the weight of that bone in all the
points to be the same. You can also numerically control the slider by
middle-clicking and then dragging on the knob.

If you right-click on the slider, you have some options controlling the slider.
Of note, the "Clamp negative weights" option is on by default. This means that
when subtracting weight from your point selection, it will never result in
negative weights, stopping at a weight of 0. The "Absolute Mode" option makes
the default dragging behaviour to be in absolute terms as opposed to relative
terms. This option can be thought of as always holding down the shift key while
adjusting the slider.

The weighted bones are always highlighted after making a point selection. This
indicates that they are available in the spreadsheet. You can bring up the
spreadsheet by pressing the spreadsheet button in the operation controls bar
directly above the viewport. To add or remove capture regions from the
spreadsheet, Ctrl+Middle mouse click on the bone in the viewport. To change
a selection here to be all the same value, highlight the cells and type the
weight in the active cell of the highlighted selection. If you use the middle
mouse to drag in this active cell, then the weights will be changed relatively
instead. To have your cell selection to be highlighted in the viewport instead,
change the Manipulate option in the operation dialog "Spreadsheet Selection".

For more options, see the Ctrl+Right mouse button menu in the viewport.

See also: Capture Geometry(capturegeometry),
	  Edit Capture Regions(editcaptureregion),
	  Paint Capture Weights(paintcapture),
          Mirror Capture Weights(mirrorcapture)
