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connectAttr [-force] [-lock boolean] [-nextAvailable] [-referenceDest string]
sourceAttribute destinationAttribute
connectAttr is undoable, queryable, and editable.
Connect the attributes of two dependency nodes and return the
names of the two connected attributes. The connected
attributes must be be of compatible types.(Refer to
dependency node documentation.)
string
A phrase containing the names of the connected attributes.
In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
connectionInfo, isConnected, listConnections
force, lock, nextAvailable, referenceDest
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-lock(-l)
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boolean
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If the argument is true, the destination attribute
is locked after making the connection. If the argument is false,
the connection is unlocked before making the connection.
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-force(-f)
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Forces the connection. If the destination is already
connected, the old connection is broken and the new one
made.
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-nextAvailable(-na)
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If the destination multi-attribute has set the indexMatters
to be false with this flag specified, a connection is made to
the next available index. No index need be specified.
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-referenceDest(-rd)
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string
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This flag is used for file io only. The flag indicates that
the connection replaces a connection made in a
referenced file, and the flag argument indicates the original
destination from the referenced file. This
flag is used so that if the reference file is modified, maya
can still attempt to make the appropriate connections in the
main scene to the referenced object.
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Flag can appear in Create mode of command
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
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Flag can appear in Query mode of command
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Flag can be used more than once in a command
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createNode transform -n firstGuy;
createNode transform -n secondGuy;
// Connect the translation of two nodes together
connectAttr firstGuy.t secondGuy.translate;
// Connect the rotation of one node to the override colour
// of a second node.
connectAttr firstGuy.rotate secondGuy.overrideColor;