connecting attributes

# 1 27-11-2006 , 02:22 PM

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hi,

I dont get the right syntax for this little script for linking custom attributes. I have a locator with added attributes - schalA...schalH. I need to connect the schalA to 35 object´s zRotation. please view my script and lend a helping hand

for ($i = 0; $i <= 35; ++$i)
{
$object_a = "schalA_" + $i;
eval select -r $object_a;

$object_b = "locator1" ;
eval select -add $object_b;

//commando
connectAttr -f "object_b" + ".rotateZ" object_a.rotateZ;

}

the schal_objects are deep down a hierarchy. hope that´s not the problem.

thx in advance

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Last edited by Falott; 27-11-2006 at 02:25 PM.

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# 2 27-11-2006 , 02:32 PM

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Hello.

Just wondering, 'ave you tried replacing the line

"connectAttr -f object_b object_a.rotateZ;"

with

"connectAttr -f $object_b $object_a.rotateZ;"

I reckon you're prob is a missing dollar sign (whatever the name for that is in the syntax).

I'm guessin they're variables you've defined in the mel code from the way you refference them. Since execution's making it past the other two refferences to them, I reckon that's your prob.

Simon

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# 3 27-11-2006 , 02:43 PM

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for ($i = 0; $i <= 35; ++$i)
{
$object_a = "schalA_" + $i;
eval select -r $object_a;

$object_b = "locator1" ;
eval select -add $object_b;

//commando
eval("connectAttr -f locator1.schalA schalA_" + $i + ".rotateZ");

}

everything starts and ends in the right place at the right time.

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# 4 27-11-2006 , 02:52 PM

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thx for your help enhzflep,

this is working now

for ($i = 0; $i <= 16; ++$i)
{
$object_a = "schalB_" + $i;

$object_b = "locator1" ;
eval select -add $object_b;

//commando
eval("connectAttr -f locator1.schalB schalB_" + $i + ".rotateZ;");

}

everything starts and ends in the right place at the right time.

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# 5 23-12-2006 , 04:07 AM

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you don't need all those eval statements:

for ($i = 0; $i <= 16; ++$i)
{
$object_a = ("schalB_" + $i);

$object_b = "locator1" ;
select -add $object_b;

//commando
connectAttr -f "locator1.schalB" ($object_a + ".rotateZ");

}

this will work better

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