Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 104

5 | Nodes and attributes How do I? > Control the display of attributes in the Channel Box You can set an option in Window > Settings/Preferences > Preferences to always open the Attribute Editor in a window instead of in the side panel. Related topics ™ "Window > Settings/Preferences > Preferences" on page 304 Control the display of attributes in the Channel Box To change the display precision of floating point attribute values 1 In the Channel Box select Channels > Settings > Change Precision. 2 Type the number of decimal places to show in the Channel Box and attribute spread sheet. To change the display of attribute names 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. 1 In the Channel Box, open the Channels > Channel Names submenu. 2 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 > button at the bottom of the Channel Box to resize it. Related topics ™ "Change attribute values in the Attribute Editor or Channel Box" on page 95 View and change the hierarchy of nodes Basics 104