.. index:: single: skinCluster single: 0x4653434c single: category; deformer _default - skinCluster (0x4653434c) ======================================================================================================================================= :classification: deformer :plugin: (built-in) :id: 0x4653434c :link: visit Autodesk Maya 2026 official reference `a link`_. .. _a link: https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2026/ENU/Maya-Tech-Docs/Nodes/skinCluster.html Attributes (68) -------------------------------------- .. raw:: html
Long name (short name) Type Value Min/Max Flags
channel box
input (ip) compound
-
 - array, connectable, in, out, storable
componentTagExpression (gtg) -
-
 - connectable, in, out, storable
groupId (gi) long
-
 - connectable, in, out
inputGeometry (ig) -
-
 - connectable, in, out, storable
deformUserNormals (dun) bool
1
 0/1 connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
envelope (en) float
1
 true/2 connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
normalizeWeights (nw) enum
1
  • None (0)
  • Interactive (1) (default)
  • Post (2)
0/2 connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
skinningMethod (skm) enum
-
  • Classic Linear (0)
  • Dual Quaternion (1)
  • Weight Blended (2)
0/2 connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
useComponents (uc) bool
-
 0/1 connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
external visible attributes
baseDirty (bsd) message
-
 - connectable, in, out
basePoints (bsp) -
-
 - array, connectable, in, out, storable
bindMethod (bm) enum
-
  • Closest Distance (0)
  • Closest Joint In Hierarchy (1)
  • Heat Map (2)
  • Geodesic Voxel (3)
0/3 connectable, in, out, storable
bindPreMatrix (pm) -
-
 - array, connectable, in, out, storable
blendWeights (bw) double
-
 - array, connectable, in, out, storable
blockGPU (bgp) bool
-
 0/1 connectable, in, out, storable
dqsScale (dsc) double3
-
 - connectable, in, out, storable
dqsScaleX (dscx) double
1
 - connectable, in, out, storable
dqsScaleY (dscy) double
1
 - connectable, in, out, storable
dqsScaleZ (dscz) double
1
 - connectable, in, out, storable
dqsSupportNonRigid (dsnr) bool
-
 0/1 connectable, in, out, storable
driverPoints (drp) -
-
 - array, connectable, in, out, storable
dropoff (dpf) double
4
 0.1/100 array, connectable, in, out, storable
dropoffRate (dr) double
4
 0.1/10 connectable, in, out
envelopeWeightsList (ocw) compound
-
 - array, connectable, out
envelopeWeights (owt) float
1
 - array, connectable, out
frozen (fzn) bool
-
 0/1 connectable, in, out, storable
frozenAffected (fza) bool
-
 0/1 connectable, extension, out, storable
lockWeights (lw) bool
-
 0/1 array, connectable, in, out, storable
maintainMaxInfluences (mmi) bool
-
 0/1 connectable, in, out, storable
map64BitIndices (map) -
-
 - connectable, in, out, storable
matrix (ma) -
-
 - array, connectable, in, out, storable
maxInfluences (mi) long
2
 0/- connectable, in, out, storable
nurbsSamples (ns) long
10
 - array, connectable, in, out, storable
originalGeometry (orggeom) -
-
 - array, connectable, in, out, storable
outputGeometry (og) -
-
 - array, connectable, out
paintArrDirty (pad) message
-
 - connectable, in, out
paintTrans (ptt) message
-
 - connectable, in, out
perInfluenceWeights (piw) compound
-
 - array, connectable, out
perInfluenceVertexWeights (pivw) double
-
 - array, connectable, out
relativeSpaceMatrix (rsmat) matrix
-
 - connectable, in, out, storable
relativeSpaceMode (rsmd) enum
-
  • World (0)
  • Local (1)
  • Custom (2)
0/2 connectable, in, out, storable
smoothness (smt) double
-
 - array, connectable, in, out, storable
useComponentsMatrix (ucm) bool
-
 0/1 connectable, in, out, storable
weightDistribution (wd) enum
-
  • Distance (0)
  • Neighbors (1)
0/1 connectable, in, out, storable
weightFunction (wfl) -
-
 - array, connectable, in, out
weightList (wl) compound
-
 - array, connectable, in, out, storable
weights (w) double
-
 - array, connectable, in, out, storable
wtDrty (wtd) message
-
 - connectable, in, out
external hidden attributes
bindPose (bp) message
-
 - connectable, hidden, in, out
bindVolume (bc) message
-
 - connectable, hidden, in, out
cacheSetup (csp) TattributeCtypeOf
-
 - connectable, hidden
function (f) long3
-
 - connectable, hidden, in
fchild1 (f1) long
-
 - connectable, hidden, in
fchild2 (f2) long
-
 - connectable, hidden, in
fchild3 (f3) long
-
 - connectable, hidden, in
geomBind (gb) message
-
 - connectable, hidden, in, out
geomMatrix (gm) -
-
 - connectable, hidden, in, out, storable
heatmapFalloff (hmf) double
-
 0/1 connectable, hidden, in, out, storable
influenceColor (ifcl) float3
-
 - array, connectable, hidden, in, out, storable
influenceColorB (ifcb) float
-
 - connectable, in, out, storable
influenceColorG (ifcg) float
-
 - connectable, in, out, storable
influenceColorR (ifcr) float
-
 - connectable, in, out, storable
isHistoricallyInteresting (ihi) byte
2
 0/255 connectable, hidden, in, out, storable
message (msg) message
-
 - connectable, hidden, out
internal attributes
binMembership (bnm) -
-
 - hidden, storable
caching (cch) bool
-
 0/1 connectable, in, out, storable
nodeState (nds) enum
-
  • Normal (0)
  • HasNoEffect (1)
  • Blocking (2)
  • Waiting-Normal (8)
  • Waiting-HasNoEffect (9)
  • Waiting-Blocking (10)
0/10 connectable, in, out, storable
paintWeights (ptw) -
-
 - connectable, in, out