Split in Mesh - Help Needed

Mauvemorn posted while I was still writing this post so some of what I wrote is a repeat.

Looking at your blend, I noticed you have several bone_bone_shape entries in the outliner. You also have several rigs. You need just one so delete all of the extra rigs and the bone_bone_shape entries. For some reason, when you append a mesh into Blender these things get imported. You also have three mesh groups that contain a skirt. Are you making a full outfit that includes a skirt? And your uv_1 does not look right.

Use Ctrl + J to join all of the mesh parts of your frankenmesh. If you have body parts attached to your mesh, select your mesh, edit mode, select some of the body parts, Ctrl + L, P to separate. You should not transfer weights or the uv_1 to the body parts. They're done perfectly already. Append your reference mesh. If it comes as more than one mesh group use Ctrl + J to join the mesh groups. Then transfer the uv_1.



Your weights look okay to me.

Your vertex paint isn't right. The uv_1 works hand-in-hand with vertex paint; both are needed for your mesh to respond properly to the CAS sliders. If you're making just the top, vertex paint your mesh 00FF00.

1. Select your mesh (with no body parts attached), vertex paint mode.
2. Click the color bar.
3. Enter hex # 00FF00.
4. Paint > set vertex colors.



If your mesh includes a loose skirt there are more steps.

1. Select the reference mesh, vertex paint mode, enable Face Selection for Masking, enter Bounding Box viewport shading. Press A to select everything.
2. Click the color bar.
3. Click the eyedropper tool and select the bottom of the reference mesh.



1. Hide the reference mesh (select, press H). Select your mesh, edit mode, disable Limit Select to Visible. Use B and select up to the pelvis. Enable Limit Selection to Visible when done.
2. You'll see what you selected is outlined in white.
3. Paint > Set Vertex Colors.
4. Paint > Smooth Vertex Colors.



Delete the reference mesh afterward.

After you've transferred the weights, transferred the uv_1, vertex painted your mesh, then you need to split your mesh up in exactly the same way your reference mesh is split up and your cut numbers should match the reference mesh.

Join the body parts with your mesh. Then append the reference mesh and hold shift and select each mesh group. Press G, X, and move the reference mesh off to the side. Now, you can see your mesh and the reference mesh side-by-side, and you can see how the reference mesh has been divided up so you can make yours the same. Once you've divided your mesh and assigned cut numbers delete the reference mesh.