How to copy an object to a vertex group?
Select object where you’d like the vertex group to copy to. You don’t need to create empty vertex group there as it will be added automatically, still it’s possible to do for testing purposes. With this object still selected, Shift + RMB to select object which has original vertex group. Choose Copy Vertex Group entry from drop-down menu.
Is there a way to remove vertex assignments?
You can add vertex assignments to the group or remove assignments from the group. And you can change it with the weight paint brushes, etc. When you click on the icon, it changes to a closed padlock icon and all vertex group modifications get disabled. You can only rename or delete the group, and unlock it again.
Can a vertex be removed from a group in Blender?
Vertices already assigned to the group are not removed from the group. Also keep in mind that a vertex can be assigned to multiple groups. To be sure the selected vertices are in the desired vertex group, you can try press the deselect button. If the vertices remain selected then they are not yet in the current vertex group.
What happens when a vertex group is locked?
When you click on the icon, it changes to a closed padlock icon and all vertex group modifications get disabled. You can only rename or delete the group, and unlock it again. No other operations are allowed on locked vertex groups, thus all corresponding buttons become disabled for locked vertex groups.
How to add vertex groups to one object in Blender?
Paste it into blender’s text editor and click run script. The vertex groups in the active object are copied to any other selected objects.
How to check if a vertex belongs to a vertex group in Python?
Checking if a vertex belongs to a vertex group in python has a couple of techniques for working around that (wrap it in a try block, or access the vertex group through the v.groups field on the vertex). What remains is how you decide what weight to assign to each vertex on the destination and the relationship between the vertices in the two meshes.
How to set the weight of a vertex?
To set a weight for a vertex: Usually you’re using operation = ‘REPLACE’. Getting values from a vertex group is a little stickier. The vg.weight (idx) call will throw an exception if idx is not in the group.