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132 Chapter 4: Obj ect Properties
Attribute rollout
Add to T ype group
Add to Type list—Choose whether the custom
attribute is assigned to the selected object, its
active modifier (as highlighted in the modifier
stack), its material, or a picked t rack. Also use
this drop-down list to choose the attribute type to
delete or edit.
If the text “Pick Explicit Track” appears in the
box below the drop-down list before you choose
Picked Track , the Track View Pick dia log appears
showing the Track View hierarchy. Expand the
hierarchy as necessary, click the track to add the
attribute to, and then click OK.
Note: If you choose Selected Object’s Current
Modifier and multiple mo difiers are highlighted in
the stack when you click Add, Parameter E ditor
applies the c ustom attribute to the first modifier
you highlighted and removes the high lig hting
from the other modifiers.
[pick ex plicit tra ck ]—Click this button to open
a Track View hierarchy window from which to
choose an animation track. N avigate the hierarchy
to find the desired track, highlig ht the track, and
then click OK. The controller information for the
track then appears in the text box to the right of
the button, and the Parameter Editor will then use
this t rack for adding or ed iting custom attributes
and par ameters.
Add/Edit/Delete group
Add—Applies the custom attribute parameter to
the current object, modifier, material, or track ,
depending on the current choice in the Add To
Type list.
If a custom attribute parameter is assigned to an
object or modifier, you can see and edit its value
on the Modify panel after adding it by act ivating
the entit y to which the attribute is assigned. If
the custom attribute is assigned to a material, it’s