Attribute values with an purple background in the Channel Box or Attribute Editor are controlled by a connection to another attribute. You cannot edit them manually.
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Enter a value for an attribute |
Click in the text box and type a new value and press Enter. For boolean (on/off) values, type 1 or on, or 0 or off. Note that you cannot set rotation and translation limits in the Channel Box. You must use the Attribute Editor instead. To set the limits of many objects at once, use the All tab in the Attribute Spread Sheet (Windows > General Editors > Attribute Spread Sheet). |
Populate a file path with a file name |
Drag a file from the file browser and drop it into the Attribute Editor Image Name or Notes fields. You can also drag and drop in the Window Text and Scroll fields. |
Change a value and return the keyboard focus to the view windows so you can use hotkeys. |
Type the value and press Enter. |
Change a value and leave the keyboard focus in the edit box. |
Type the value and press Enter. Note: After pressing Enter, values are highlighted, making it easier to enter new values and see results.
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Enter the same value in multiple attributes at once. |
Shift-click, or Ctrl-click, or drag across multiple text fields to select them. Then type a new value and press Enter.
Note: Select only the
fields and not the attribute names.
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Change the sensitivity of sliders in the Channel Box. |
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Adjust the value of a numeric attribute with the mouse. |
Note: These settings also affect the speed of invisible sliders in In-View Editors.
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Copy/Paste Channel Box attributes | Right-click an attribute in the
Channel Box and select
Copy Selected Attribute Values, then select another object in the scene, right-click and select
Paste Selected Attribute Values.
Note: If you select more than one object in the scene, only the attributes of the first item selected are copied.
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Enter a value relative to the current one. |
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Quickly link the attribute to another value. (Attribute Editor only) |
You can type =time or =frame in the text box to use the reserved keywords time or frame and link the value of the attribute to the current time or the current frame. You can also include simple operators; for example, =frame/2, =time*3.5. |
Create a complex expression |
Right-click the text box and select Create New Expression (Attribute Editor) or Expressions (Channel Box). |