Color Coded Vertex Group
Feature Suggestion: Color Code Vertex Groups
Managing vertex groups on complex rigs is difficult because they are displayed only as plain text. It would be very helpful to have a feature similar to Collections, where users can manually color code vertex groups for better organization and readability.
For example:
- Green = Left side (.L)
- Blue = Right side (.R)
Additionally, when selecting a vertex group like
c_index2.l
, Blender could lightly highlight its mirrored counterpart
c_index2.r
.
This would greatly improve rigging and weight painting workflow on complex characters.
1 Comment
Good thinking.
I would also add, that Vertex Groups which are currently 'Assigned' to a Deform Bone, should also have a specific text appearance (maybe Bold?), or maybe having a Bone icon next to them? That approach [instead of additional Color] because it wouldn't work I guess, if the Colors are already taken by Left/Right organization of the text in the Vertex Groups.
Note: It can be very confusing for Riggers, if we have a list of Vertex Groups, but we haven't got any signaling of which Vertex Groups are already taken [Assigned to their respective Deform Bone] and which aren't! That is why, the signaling could be extended for additional related features.