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Viewing Modified Weights Viewing Modified Weights
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You can view the modified weights in *Weight Paint* mode. This also implies that You can view the modified weights in *Weight Paint mode*. This also implies that
you'll have to disable the Vertex Weight modifiers if you want to see the original weights of you'll have to disable the Vertex Weight modifiers if you want to see the original weights of
the vertex group you are editing. the vertex group you are editing.
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#. Add a *Grid* mesh with **100×100** x/y subdivisions and a **5** BU Radius #. Add a *Grid* mesh with **100×100** x/y subdivisions and a **5** BU Radius
#. Switch to *Edit* mode (:kbd:`Tab`), and in the *Object Data* properties, *Vertex Groups* panel, #. Switch to *Edit mode* (:kbd:`Tab`), and in the *Object Data* properties, *Vertex Groups* panel,
add a vertex group. Assign to it all your mesh's vertices with ``1.0`` weight. add a vertex group. Assign to it all your mesh's vertices with ``1.0`` weight.
#. Go back to *Object* mode. Then, go to the *Modifiers* properties, and add a *Vertex Weight Proximity* modifier. #. Go back to *Object mode*. Then, go to the *Modifiers* properties, and add a *Vertex Weight Proximity* modifier.
Set the Distance mode to *Object*. Select your vertex group, and the target object you want (here I used the lamp). Set the Distance mode to *Object*. Select your vertex group, and the target object you want (here I used the lamp).
You will likely have to adjust the linear mapping of the weights produced by the You will likely have to adjust the linear mapping of the weights produced by the
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We're going to illustrate this with a *Displace* modifier. We're going to illustrate this with a *Displace* modifier.
Add a **10×10** BU **100×100** vertices grid, and in *Edit* mode, Add a **10×10** BU **100×100** vertices grid, and in *Edit mode*,
add to it a vertex group containing all of its vertices, as above. add to it a vertex group containing all of its vertices, as above.
You can even further sub-divide it with a first *Subsurf* modifier. You can even further sub-divide it with a first *Subsurf* modifier.
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