Create attachments
 
 
 

To attach an attribute to a device axis

  1. Select the Maya object.
  2. In the device outliner, select the axis you want to attach.
  3. Do one of the following:
  4. Do one of the following:
  5. Specify whether you want to make the attachment per Selection or per Object.
  6. If a device has a button, you can specify that a button acts as a clutch that makes the connection only while the button is pressed. Select a button name using the Clutch menu.

    You cannot record a button press as motion capture data.

  7. Click Add to make the attachment between the device axis and the attribute. See Attachments.
    WarningIt is possible to create multiple identical device attachments. During a large motion capture, this can really slow Maya down. Also, removing one of them will remove all of them. Do not create the same attachments multiple times.

You can also use command attachments with devices that have buttons. When you press the button, the command associated with the button executes.

To attach a command to a button

  1. In the device outliner, select a button.
  2. Under the Attachment tab, type the command you wish to execute in the Command box.
  3. Do one of the following:

To attach a command to a device value

  1. In the device outliner, select a device with at least one button.
  2. Under the Attachment tab, enter the command you want to execute whenever any button on the device you selected is pressed or released, or whenever any axis on the device changes value.