Maintain Volume Constraint

The Maintain Volume constraint limits the volume of a mesh or a bone to a given ratio of its original volume.

See also

Harkyman on the development of the Maintain Volume constraint.

Options

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Maintain Volume Constraint.

Mode

Specifies how the constraint handles scaling of the non-free axes.

  • Strict

    This mode overrides non-free axis scaling to strictly maintain the specified volume. Only the ratio between the scale of the non-free axes is passed through.

    Uniform

    This mode maintains the volume as specified only when the pre-constraint scaling is uniform. Deviations from uniform scaling on non-free axes are passed through.

    Single Axis

    This mode maintains the volume only when the object is scaled just on its free axis. Any additional non-free axis scaling is passed through.

Free Axis

The free-scaling axis of the object.

Volume

The bone’s rest volume.

Owner

This constraint allows you to choose in which space to evaluate its owner’s transform properties. See common constraint properties for more information.

Influence

Controls the percentage of affect the constraint has on the object. See common constraint properties for more information.

Example