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VertexColorMaskSlots

So when creating outfits/armours/helmets and such we sometimes will want to hide certain parts of the body or make it so those parts aren't hidden such as wanting a tiara not to hide hair.

You will see something like this in the merged.lsf files:

<node id="VertexColorMaskSlots"> <attribute id="Object" type="FixedString" value="Torso" /> </node>

This is the values you can use:
these are case sensitive so must be used how they are written

VertexColorMaskSlots Table

VertexColorMaskSlots
Fixed String	Description	Colour Hex Code
Torso	hides majority of the torso, used by most _body armor	#013201
Shoulders		#011E01
upperarm		#014101
lowerarm		#015001
wrists	usually used by gloves	#013A01
hands	usually used by gloves	#015F01
Thighs	be careful using this as some shorter pants will show gaps if used	#01B901
knees		#011001
shins		#012401
feet	usually used by boots	#019601
decolletage_01	hides the low neckline on an outfit	#018201
decolletage_02	hides the second low neckline on an outfit	#016E01
Underwear_Bra	hides the upper underwear	#02AA02
Underwear_Panties	hides the lower underwear	#02AA02
Underwear_Panties_Tail	same as above but I believe is for hiding specifically the Tiefling underwear	#02AA02
Private_Parts	hides genitalia	#022902
ModestyLeaf	hides the leaf when playing the game without full nudity	?
Nipple Covers	hides the nipple covers when playing the game without full nudity	?
Sleeves	used mostly for Gloves to hide parts of longer sleeves when equipped	#010B01
Pants	same as above but for Boots and longer pants	#011401
Never Hide Hair	This is used on headwear where you don't want the hair being hidden.	N/A
Red Physics Paint	Activates physics on cloth.	#FF0101
Hot Pink Physics Paint	Slows physics on cloth.	#FF0180

Image References

This image is for the Body Vertex Color Mask Slots and what gets hidden when using them.

Other Ways to Hide Mesh Parts

So as you know there are certain helmets in the game that hide Ears.

First of you all this is done by the gr2 as if you accidentally name any part of your head Ears other than the ears themselves both will be hidden by these helmets.

If you want to purposefully do this, make sure to have Ears in the name in the data tab and object tab in blender of your mesh in blender.