Help! Maya won't rename all of my object's name in my expression!!?

[artifish]

one way is to store the prefix in a custom variable in an appropriate node of your referenced objects, you can change the variable when referencing the objects to the prefix you actually use. you've got to write your expression so that it take the variable into account.
eg:

// get prefix, rember to add any special characters like "_" or ":"
string $prefix = myNode.prefix;

waterSurface.rotateX = eval ("getAttr "+$prefix+"Control.rotateX");

[Don3Don]

Thanks artifish

If I guess right.. you mean to add an extra attribute call "prefix" and change my expression to add this "prefix" b4 all the objects name in my expression. Than after I reference my scene. I can type my "prefix" name once for all the reference objects name in my expresision..?
But. that I need to type every reference....?
and is it only for maya4.0? cause maya3.0 can't add a "string" attribute.

and is that normal for everyone? Do I have a way to let maya change all the name in my expression?

[artifish]

Originally posted by 3don
Thanks artifish

If I guess right.. you mean to add an extra attribute call "prefix" and change my expression to add this "prefix" b4 all the objects name in my expression. Than after I reference my scene. I can type my "prefix" name once for all the reference objects name in my expresision..?
yes, that's exactly the idea!

But. that I need to type every reference....?
yes, I would do this with a script ... reference the object with the "file" command, then do a "setAttr" on the referenced object once you imported it

and is it only for maya4.0? cause maya3.0 can't add a "string" attribute...
sorry, can't give any insights on this, as I am on 4.0 and have no experience with 3.0, but I guess there must be a way to concat strings there, too

and is that normal for everyone? Do I have a way to let maya change all the name in my expression?
if there is an easier way (apart from not using any mel in expressions) I'd sure like to know this, too

[alexx]

Originally posted by artifish
sorry, can't give any insights on this, as I am on 4.0 and have no experience with 3.0, but I guess there must be a way to concat strings there, too


concattenating strings works since maya 1.0.
but i think he means, that you are not able adding a string attribute to a node..
i think (as far as i can remember) that was an interface problem..
you can add string attributes by using the mel command (addAttr i think it was - no maya here sorry) to create it..
i think that radio button is missing in the interface :surprised

cheers

alexx

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