Animate a node attribute

For descriptions of material node attributes, see Surface materials.

To animate an attribute

1. In Maya’s main window, set the Time Slider to a frame.
2. In the node’s Attribute Editor, right-click the label of the attribute you want to key, such as the Color attribute, and select Set Key from the pop-up menu to create a key.
   
3. Set the Time Slider to another frame.
4. Adjust the attribute and set another key.
5. Playback the animation. The surface to which the rendering attributes are assigned animate in the view.