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Custom Attributes 127
Attribute rol lout
Add to Type group
Add to Type list—Choose w hether t he custom
attribute is assigned to the selected object, its
active modifier (as highlighted in the modifier
stack), its material, or a picked track. 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 Tr ack , the Track View Pick dialog 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 modifiers are highlighted in
the stack w hen you click Add, Parameter Editor
applies the custom attribute to the first modifier
you highlighted and removes the highlighting
from the other modifiers.
[pick explicit track]—Click this button to open
a Track View hierarchy window from which to
choose an animation track. Navigate the hierarchy
to find the desired track, highlight the track, and
then click OK. The controller information for the
track then appears in the text box to the r ight of
the button, and the Parameter Editor will then use
this track for adding or editing custom attributes
and p arameters.
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 ac tivating
the entity to which the attribute is assigned. If
the custom attribute is assigned to a material, it’s