Options and modes of displaying weight map information in the viewport.

Main Menu Bar : Window > Tabs > Tool Settings > Options Menu > Weight Map Display Mode ¹⁾
Viewport : right-click menu > Weight Map Display Mode ²⁾

Function : Changes the visual display of weight map values.

Options :

• Don't Draw Weights : Hides the display of weight map values on the model.
• Draw Weight Values : Displays intensity shaded weight map values on the model. ³⁾
• Draw Weighted Vertices : Displays weight map values as absolute shaded values on the model.

Main Menu Bar : Window > Tabs > Tool Settings > Options Menu > Edit Gradient Colors ⁴⁾

Function : Changes the colors and number of colors used to shade weight map value intensity is shaded in the viewport.

Options :

• Number of Colors : Specifies the number of colors used in the intensity shaded gradient. Options are :
  • 2 (100%, 0%) ⁵⁾
  • 3 (100%, 50%, 0%)
  • 5 (100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, 0%).
• Color : Sets custom colors for each % band of the intensity shaded gradient.

Main Menu Bar : Window > Tabs > Tool Settings > Options Menu > Show Children Weight ⁶⁾

Function : By default, weight map intensity values are shaded only for the current bone selection. The Show Children Weight setting toggles the display to a combined value for the current bone selection and all of its children in the hierarchy.