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title: "SDS Weighting"
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description: "This page describes the SDS Weighting tag in Cinema 4D. It stores per-component weights for Subdivision Surface objects, painted with the SDS Weight tool …"
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# SDS Weighting

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page describes the **SDS Weighting tag** in **Cinema 4D**. It stores per-component weights for Subdivision Surface objects, painted with the SDS Weight tool — controlling how strongly edges and points are sharpened in the smoothed result.

This tag has 2 purposes:

- Weighting information is stored in the tag. It is created automatically when you weigh a Subdivision Surface. See also [Weighting of Subdivision Surfaces](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OSDS.html.md).
- On the other hand, the subdivision of objects in a hierarchy can be controlled separately under a Subdivision Surface object. Then assign a separate tag to each object.

# Example

In this scene, first edges and then polygons are weighted:

[Video: 2026](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2026-1_sds_weight_tag_01_.mp4)

[![Image: halvar.png](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/halvar.png)](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Scenes/2026-1_sds_weight_tag_01_.c4d)