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Open multiple Attribute Editors
View and edit attributes
View and change the hierarchy of nodes
Control the display of
attributes in the Channel Box
To change the display precision of floating
point attribute values
- In the Channel Box select Channels
> Settings > Change Precision.
- Type the number of decimal places to
show in the Channel Box and Attribute
Spread Sheet.
The default (“Nice”)
attribute names in the Channel Box are
easy to read, but cannot be used in expressions or MEL scripts.
To show the actual internal names of the attributes, use the Long or Short options.
To change the display of attribute names
- In the Channel Box,
open the Channels > Channel Names submenu.
- Do one of the following:
- Select Nice to show attribute names that
are easier to understand, but cannot be used in expressions or MEL
scripts. This is the default.
- Select Long to show
the long versions of the actual attribute names.
- Select Short to
show the short versions of the actual attribute names.
To change the width of the Channel
Box
- Click the << or >> button
at the bottom of the Channel Box to resize it.