Cannot properly copy skin weights from one mesh to another

[Silverland]

Cannot properly copy skin weights from one body to another. Please help me because I really want to learn this process.

Here is the video of me following step by step advise given me on Maya forum -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoV1-K7ccKk&feature=youtu.be

And here is my Maya file with new unskinned body (Body2) and old skinned body (Body1).


https://drive.google.com/open?id=14GcUKgUgu8U-7r9uBLS1PJGJmKp7-6Jm

What is going wrong here? Thanks in advance

[gautham.chandran47]

I already replied to this issue on your previous post. Please refer that.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-animation-and-rigging/can-i-delete-part-of-the-mesh-without-losi...