Bone selection icon could be added next to Face and Vertex Selection in Weight Paint mode #44834

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Sidney Moraes Jr · 2015-05-25T01:53:06+02:00

Sidney Moraes Jr commented

2015-05-25 01:53:06 +02:00

Hello. I want to suggest to add a Bone Selection icon in weight paint mode by side the face and vertex selection modes. It intents to be a better feedback on what selection mode the artist is using. Now it is like having only face and edge selection icons for mesh editing but not vertex because it is the "default" tool. I know the bone selection is not a mask tool like the face and vertex selection, but, at the end, all 3 are just selection modes for the artist workflow.

Cheerios

Hello. I want to suggest to add a Bone Selection icon in weight paint mode by side the face and vertex selection modes. It intents to be a better feedback on what selection mode the artist is using. Now it is like having only face and edge selection icons for mesh editing but not vertex because it is the "default" tool. I know the bone selection is not a mask tool like the face and vertex selection, but, at the end, all 3 are just selection modes for the artist workflow. Cheerios ![blender weight paint.PNG](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F179710/blender_weight_paint.PNG)

Sidney Moraes Jr commented

2015-05-25 01:53:06 +02:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Sidney Moraes Jr commented

2015-05-25 01:53:06 +02:00

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Campbell Barton commented

2015-05-25 03:52:14 +02:00

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Campbell Barton commented

2015-05-25 03:52:14 +02:00

Agree this is nice to have a button to activate this.

One detail though.
This isn't exactly in the same kind of button as vert/face select.

[Vert/Face] selection is mutually exclusive.
[Bone] selection can be set no matter the state of [Vert/Face] selection.

So I think its fine to add the button, but wouldn't align it with the other two.

Agree this is nice to have a button to activate this. One detail though. This isn't exactly in the same kind of button as vert/face select. - [Vert/Face] selection is mutually exclusive. - [Bone] selection can be set no matter the state of [Vert/Face] selection. So I think its fine to add the button, but wouldn't align it with the other two.

Campbell Barton changed title from ~~Bone selection icon missing by side Face and Vertex Selection in Weight Paint mode~~ to Bone selection icon could be added next to Face and Vertex Selection in Weight Paint mode

2015-05-25 08:13:42 +02:00

Sidney Moraes Jr commented

2015-05-25 14:38:54 +02:00

Thank you, Campbell.

Bastien Montagne commented

2015-05-25 17:49:00 +02:00

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Bastien Montagne commented

2015-05-25 17:49:00 +02:00

Are you doing it @SidneyMoraesJr?

Sidney Moraes Jr commented

2015-05-25 19:36:31 +02:00

Unfortunately no. I don't have the knowledge to do it.

Aaron Carlisle self-assigned this 2017-04-14 07:09:45 +02:00

Aaron Carlisle removed their assignment 2017-04-14 20:40:37 +02:00

Aaron Carlisle commented

2017-04-14 20:40:37 +02:00

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Jeff Knox commented

2017-06-08 01:41:40 +02:00

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Jeff Knox commented

2017-06-08 01:41:40 +02:00

What exactly should be activated when the new bone button is on, and what should happen when it is clicked off? Is the new button supposed to be visible in Object Mode, and then clicking it switches to Weight Paint Mode?

Patrizio Colomba commented

2018-02-14 20:43:59 +01:00

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Francesco Salvatore Spoto commented

2018-03-03 19:36:20 +01:00

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Francesco Salvatore Spoto commented

2018-03-03 19:36:20 +01:00

Hi all :),
I am new to blender programming, and I nave a few questions about this quick task.

It seems to me that the current behaviour is:
if the user click on a bone (RMB) the associated vertices weights are shown, then a user can choose to use a face or a vertex mask. While in "mask mode" he can no longer select a bone , without first disabling the mask.

So, I guess, the button behaviour should be:
the button is in "pressed" state if no mask is active, than if the user activates a mask, it goes to "disabled" state. Here if the user clicks on the new "Bone Selection" icon, it disables the mask and the user can select bones.

Does this seems right to you ?

Hi all :), I am new to blender programming, and I nave a few questions about this quick task. It seems to me that the current behaviour is: if the user click on a bone (RMB) the associated vertices weights are shown, then a user can choose to use a face or a vertex mask. While in "mask mode" he can no longer select a bone , without first disabling the mask. So, I guess, the button behaviour should be: the button is in "pressed" state if no mask is active, than if the user activates a mask, it goes to "disabled" state. Here if the user clicks on the new "Bone Selection" icon, it disables the mask and the user can select bones. Does this seems right to you ?

Campbell Barton commented

2018-10-31 22:32:00 +01:00

@SpotX yes, although suggest to flip the flag, which avoids version bumping existing files, see: RNA_def_property_boolean_negative_sdna

If you get this working, making minor changes like this isn't much extra hassle.

@SpotX yes, although suggest to flip the flag, which avoids version bumping existing files, see: `RNA_def_property_boolean_negative_sdna` If you get this working, making minor changes like this isn't much extra hassle.

Kelly Dodson commented

2019-04-02 20:28:23 +02:00

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Kelly Dodson commented

2019-04-02 20:28:23 +02:00

Hi all,

I am new to Blender programming and was hoping to contribute to Blender in some way. I was wondering if this change was still needed? I saw that someone claimed it, but the last message in this thread was some time ago.

Cheers,
djkellyd

Hi all, I am new to Blender programming and was hoping to contribute to Blender in some way. I was wondering if this change was still needed? I saw that someone claimed it, but the last message in this thread was some time ago. Cheers, djkellyd

William Reynish commented

2019-04-02 20:37:39 +02:00

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William Reynish commented

2019-04-02 20:37:39 +02:00

@djkellyd I haven't seen a patch that adds this, so I think you can go ahead and create one.

In 2.8, with left click being the default, this ability is even more useful/applicable. Currently, selecting bones while in Weight Paint mode is somewhat hidden by default.

@djkellyd I haven't seen a patch that adds this, so I think you can go ahead and create one. In 2.8, with left click being the default, this ability is even more useful/applicable. Currently, selecting bones while in Weight Paint mode is somewhat hidden by default.

Kelly Dodson commented

2019-04-10 01:28:47 +02:00

@WilliamReynish I think I developed a solution. When in Weight Paint mode, clicking the bone icon in the toolbar switches the mode to Object mode (which enables the user to add/edit bones). Likewise, clicking the Weight Paint icon in the toolbar when in Object mode switches the mode to Weight Paint mode. Should I go ahead and submit a patch for review?

Henrik D. commented

2020-01-11 18:22:23 +01:00

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Henrik D. commented

2020-01-11 18:22:23 +01:00

this button should extend the selection to the armature of the (still active) object and present a mode similar to face/verts select in that there is a selection tool in the toolbar to select bones (you can do it with shift LMB but the problem here is the shortcut ambiguity, so you can not select a single bone but only add/remove a bone from selection, just like with face/verts selection)

Gurcharan Singh commented

2020-01-26 14:55:15 +01:00

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Gurcharan Singh commented

2020-01-26 14:55:15 +01:00

Is this issues still valid ? Now that we have moved to blender 2.8

Ankit Meel commented

2020-01-26 17:31:41 +01:00

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Ankit Meel commented

2020-01-26 17:31:41 +01:00

@gs_1001 If it is in the "Workboard" or "Module Page" of user interface "Project", then yes.

@gs_1001 If it is in the "Workboard" or "Module Page" of [user interface](https://developer.blender.org/project/view/12/) "Project", then yes.

Alpesh Jamgade commented

2020-02-04 12:23:19 +01:00

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Alpesh Jamgade commented

2020-02-04 12:23:19 +01:00

Hi!
Is this task done?
I would like to take this task.

Hi! Is this task done? I would like to take this task.

Yevgeny Makarov commented

2020-02-04 15:13:07 +01:00

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Yevgeny Makarov commented

2020-02-04 15:13:07 +01:00

@Alpesh just submit a patch. Check also this D4671.
You can even "Commandeer Revision" and then "Update Diff" for D4671 if you prefer so.

@Alpesh just submit a patch. Check also this [D4671](https://archive.blender.org/developer/D4671). You can even "Commandeer Revision" and then "Update Diff" for [D4671](https://archive.blender.org/developer/D4671) if you prefer so.

Peter Müller commented

2020-02-19 15:22:21 +01:00

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Scott Wilson commented

2020-05-14 03:09:32 +02:00

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Reinis Mazeiks commented

2020-05-26 20:36:33 +02:00

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Reinis Mazeiks self-assigned this 2020-05-26 20:36:33 +02:00

Reinis Mazeiks commented

2020-05-26 20:36:33 +02:00

Hi! I would like to take this as my first task.

I'm not familiar with the codebase and I don't have a lot of free time, so I might take a while, but then I guess this is not super-high priority.

Hi! I would like to take this as my first task. I'm not familiar with the codebase and I don't have a lot of free time, so I might take a while, but then I guess this is not super-high priority.

Reinis Mazeiks commented

2020-05-27 17:52:18 +02:00

Hi again - submitting my first patch for review, yay!
Please let me know if anything needs improving, will try to fix within a couple of days.

https://developer.blender.org/D7855

Hi again - submitting my first patch for review, yay! Please let me know if anything needs improving, will try to fix within a couple of days. https://developer.blender.org/D7855

Reinis Mazeiks commented

2020-05-30 06:42:14 +02:00

My code checks if there are any selectable bones in weight paint mode. If there are, it adds a third button in the selection switch at the top left.

Only face and vertex masking modes shown when there are no selectable bones (same as old behavior):

A third, bone selection mode shown when there are selectable bones (equivalent to de-selecting vertex and face masking modes previously)

To test:

Create a mesh and an armature
Parent the mesh to the armature with automatic weights (Ctrl+P)
Select the armature, then the mesh
Enter weight paint mode

You should now see the three modes from the second image.

My code checks if there are any selectable bones in weight paint mode. If there are, it adds a third button in the selection switch at the top left. Only face and vertex masking modes shown when there are no selectable bones (same as old behavior): ![attels.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F8564564/attels.png) A third, bone selection mode shown when there are selectable bones (equivalent to de-selecting vertex and face masking modes previously) ![attels.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F8564568/attels.png) To test: - Create a mesh and an armature - Parent the mesh to the armature with automatic weights (`Ctrl`+`P`) - Select the armature, then the mesh - Enter weight paint mode You should now see the three modes from the second image.

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Bone selection icon could be added next to Face and Vertex Selection in Weight Paint mode #44834