Tips and techniques: Weighting

• Remember that weighting is set on edges. When you apply weight to a face, you are applying weight to all of its edges.

• Avoid setting weight on multiple selected faces.

This may overweight the subdivision model with edge weighting set on multiple intersecting edges causing surface topology issues.

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Set Weight on faces = overweighting of internal edges**

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Set Weight on edges = better surface topology**

• It is not a good practice to set both edge weighting and sharp continuity on the same edge.

Adding weight to an edge that already has sharp continuity has no effect – continuity overrides weighting.

• Subdividing faces affects the weighting that may have been applied to the edges of those faces.

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Before subdividing front faces**

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After subdividing front faces**

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How do I

• Detail the shape of a seat cushion by setting edge weights

Learn more

• Set Weight

Look up more details

• Set Weight dialog box

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Tips and techniques: Weighting, NX 2212 Series © 2023 Siemens