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# init(influences:influencesPerVertex:)

Associates every vertex in the mesh with a fixed number of influences per vertex.

```
init(influences: MeshBuffers.JointInfluences, influencesPerVertex: Int)
```

## Parameters

`influences`

Buffer of joint influences.

`influencesPerVertex`

The number of consecutive influences used by each vertex.

## Discussion> Note: The buffer should contain `vertexCount * influencesPerVertex` elements.

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