No skin cluster in paint skin weights tool

[himinglaeva47]

Hello, Im new to rigging and in the paint skin weights tool there is now skin clusters drop down. Can you help me find it?

[Kahylan]

Hi!

Can you describe to me what you mean by "Skinclusters Dropdown" ? Your Paint skinweights tool looks normal.

[himinglaeva47]

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Do you know how to check what skin clusters are affecting what areas?

Thank you

[Kahylan · Accepted solution]

Oh, I see. That is a new feature that only exists in Maya 2024. Previous versions of Maya don't allow multiple skinclusters to be connected to a single mesh.
Are you working with Maya 2024?

[himinglaeva47]

No, I have 2023.3. Will I have any issues if I update to 2024?

Also, when I save weights and import them back in the weights aren't Identical and the mesh is all clumpy. I have save with both alpha and luminescence as high as 4k. I  would like to back the weights up in case of any mistakes I might make.

Thank you very much for your help

[Kahylan]

I don't think you should have any problems updating to 2024.

As for the clumpy skinweights. I can't really say what the problem is there, I would have to see the mesh and the UV's to know where the problem is.

[himinglaeva47]

thanks for your help

[himinglaeva47]

Thanks