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Assigning an existing template to a container

Lesson 2: Using assets in a scene

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Binding attributes

In order for your asset to be considered valid, every published name in the police_car_CNT section must be bound to an attribute of the police car. Currently, the transMinusRotatePivot attributes are not bound, so the template is invalid. To fulfill this template, you must bind them manually.

To bind the doors

1. In the left panel of the Asset Editor, click the square expand icon ( ).

   The contents of the container appears.

2. Click the circular expand icon ( ) next to police_car_GRP.

   A list of the node’s attributes appears.

   NoteIf you do not see the circular expand icons ( ), make sure that Display > Attributes (Channels) is turned on in the Asset Editor.
3. Scroll down and click the circular expand icon ( ) next to the Trans Minus Rotate Pivot attribute.

   

4. Do one of the following:
   • In the left panel, select Trans Minus Rotate Pivot X, and then in the right panel, click the bind icon ( ) next to transMinusRotatePivotX. Do the same for Trans Minus Rotate Pivot Y and Trans Minus Rotate Pivot Z.
   • In the left panel, select Trans Minus Rotate Pivot and then in the right panel, click the bind icon ( ) next to transMinusRotatePivot. This is the parent attribute and binding it automatically binds the X, Y, Z children.

   A small green icon appears next to the published name indicating that it is now bound and the bind icon changes to an unbind icon. The name of the attribute it is bound to appears on the right side of the bind icon.

   NoteBinding an attribute automatically publishes it to your container.

When you are finished all the icons in the police_car_CNT section should be green. Your template is now valid.