How to copy custom attribute keys from PEN Attribute Holder ?

By br0t · 2010-07-01

Description

Hey Guys,
I have two hand controls in a rig that control the curl and splay of the fingers. The rotations of the finger bones are wired to some custom attributes of the hand controls. I animated one hand and now i want to copy those keys over to the other hand. I found this script to copy custom attribute keys from one Attribute Holder modifier to another:
http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/custom-attrubute-animation-cop…

But my CA's are stored in a PEN_Attribute_Holder 2, which is a scripted modifier by Paul Neale, with some nice features. So it doesnt work for me. Does anyone know how I could modify the script to make it work with the PEN_Attr_Holder? I havent found out how to access the modifier.

Greetings

Comments (4)

br0t · 2010-07-06

That is exactly what I tried to do, but I do not have any idea how to check its name ^^....

Anubis · 2010-07-07

Well, open the source file of the modifier plugin (if not encrypted), else you can also see its name in the Max Modifier panel, or variant 3 - via MaxScript: create a Dummy and add the mod, then (it still selected)...

-- I'll add the existing Attribute Holder modifier (as example)
$.modifiers[1].name --> result: "Attribute Holder"
-- and then you call the mod by name Replace the space " " with "_", e.g.
$.modifiers[#Attribute_Holder]
$.Attribute_Holder -- the same as above (but short)
-- and the next syntax is also valid:
$.'Attribute Holder'

I hope this help.

example

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br0t · 2010-07-08

Thanks, I can access the modifier now. I renamed the modifier and did not think of it in the first time. Anyways, the script still does not work yet. It tells me it does not find any Modifier/Custom Attributes on the Object. But maybe I will find out why, thanks again.

Anubis · 2010-07-04

Im not use PEN scripts but looks simple to fix this, just open the script that copy CA's keys and find and replace (Ctrl+H) all the

#Attribute_Holder

name with the scripted modifier name, e.g.

#PEN_Attribute_Holder_2

(or check its name).