Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 96

5 | Nodes and attributes How do I? > Change attribute values in the Attribute Editor or Channel Box To... Enter a value relative to the current one. Quickly link the attribute to another value. (Attribute Editor only) Create a complex expression Do this • Type +=n to add n to the current value. • Type -=n to subtract n from the current value. • Type *=n to multiply n by the current value. • Type /=n to divide the current value by n. • % as a suffix Indicates a percentage-based operation (For example, +=10% adds 10% of the current value to each selected value). You can type =time or =frame in the text box to use the reserved keywords time or frame and link the value of the attribute to the current time or the current frame. You can also include simple operators; for example, =frame/2, =time*3.5. Right-click the text box and select Create New Expression (Attribute Editor) or Expressions (Channel Box). See the MEL book for details on creating and using expressions. Tip When typing values in the Channel Box: • Press the Enter key on the numeric keypad to enter a value and keep the focus in the Channel Box. • Press the Enter key on the keyboard to enter the value and return focus to the view windows (so you can use hotkeys). Related topics ™ "Show or hide the manipulator for an attribute in the Channel Box" on page 97 ™ "Inline numeric calculation in multiple cells" on page 97 ™ "View and edit multiple attributes on multiple nodes" on page 99 ™ "Save and reuse attribute presets" on page 101 ™ "Lock the value of an attribute" on page 102 ™ Creating animation expressions Basics 96