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    Advanced animation expressions topics

    Topics in this section
    • How often an expression executes
    • Use custom attributes in expressions
    • Display attribute and variable contents
    • Reproduce randomness
    • Remove an attribute from an expression
    • Disconnect an attribute
    • Rename an object
    • Executing MEL commands in an expression
    • Understand path names
    • Unexpected attribute values
    • Data type conversions
    Parent topic: MEL and Expressions

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