13.7 Cancel Parenting

Should you wish to cancel Parenting between the Stroke and the Armature there are two

methods.

First Method: In Object Mode select the Stroke then Shift

select the Armature. Press Alt + P Key and select Clear

Parent in the menu that displays.

Second Method: With the Stroke selected in the 2D

Viewport Editor, in Object Mode, go to the Properties

Editor, Modifier Properties Tab and delete the Modifier.

Note: At the time of writing in Blender 2.9.1

this function is not working.

Click to Delete

Figure 13.16

Note: When Parenting using Envelope Weights

(following) uncheck Vertex Groups and check Bone

Envelopes.

13.8 Parenting with Envelope Weights

Parenting With Envelope Weights is best demonstrated by having the Armature in Envelope

Display Mode (see 13.3). Add the Armature and Parent to the Stroke with Automatic Weights as

previously described then in the Armature Modifier (Figure 13.16) change Bind To to Bone

Envelopes (see above).

Figure 13.17

Envelope Field of Influence

Background darkened and Image hidden

With an Armature Bone selected in Pose Mode you would see the Field of Influence

surrounding the Bone except that the white Canvas color prohibits a visual display since the Field

of Influence is a pale semi transparent color.

To see the display as depicted in Figure 13.17 above perform the following procedure to change

the Canvas color.

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