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Use the Device Editor

Create motion capture animation

Edit attachments

 

User Guide > Animation > Animation > Motion Capture Animation > Create motion capture animation > 

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:
   • Under the Attachment tab, type the name of the Maya node that has the attribute to attach in the Node box.
   • -click in the Node box to display a pop-up menu that lists all of the selected nodes and pick the node you want.
4. Do one of the following:
   • Type the name of the attribute in the Attribute box.
   • -click in the Attribute box to display a pop-up menu that lists all of the keyable attributes for the specified node and select an attribute.
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:

• Turn Continuous on. When this option is on, the command executes repeatedly when the button is pressed.
• Turn Continuous off. When this option is on, the command executes once when the button is pressed.
  NoteYou can also execute a command every time any button is pressed or released, or if any axis changes on a specified device. The device must have at least one button.

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.