Connecting and disconnecting Maya fields

This example describes how to use the Dynamic Relationships Editor to connect a Vortex field, which is already connected to a Maya classic particle object, to a soft body and an nParticle object. The Vortex field is then disconnected from the classic particle object.

To connect and disconnect Maya fields

1. Open the Dynamic Relationships Editor by selecting Window > Relationship Editors > Dynamic Relationships.
2. In the left panel of the Dynamic Relationships Editor, select the objects whose connections you want change.

   In this example, you select the particle, soft body, and nParticle objects in the left panel. Use -click to select multiple objects.

3. Set the Selection modes to Fields.

   The fields that are currently connected to the particle object are displayed highlighted in the right panel under particle1. Also, the fields that can be connected to the soft body and nParticle objects are listed under pPlane1Particle and nParticle1. By default, when you select soft body objects in the left panel, the object displays in the right panel with its associated particle object appended to its object name.

   
4. To connect the Vortex field to the soft body and nParticle objects, click vortexField1 under pPlane1Particle and nParticle1.

   The Vortex field is now connected to the soft body and nParticle objects.

5. To disconnect the Vortex field from the particle object, under Particle1, click vortexField1.

   The Vortex field is disconnected from the particle object.

   

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