MEL Script: "sb_ChannelBox_Operations_ADVANCED"

1).

Main UI.

2).

"List" allows us to select which type of objects should be displayed in the List.

So v can work wid selected type of objects.

3).

"Reset" provides options to reset the:

1. List = defaults to "Selected Objects" from the scene into this List.

2. Input Boxes = the Textboxes will reset to their defaults.

3. Tool = Reset complete UI to default setting.

Here, its showing tat u can reset even selected Transforms like:

Translate &/or Rotate &/or Scale &/or Visibility &/or All Transforms

4).

"Options" provide u:

1. Textbox Percision = U can change upto wat number of digits to the right of the decimal place u want.

2. Textbox Stepsize = Allows u to change the Increment/Decrement of the invisible slider which u use by: pressing Ctrl + press MMB & drag.

3. Clear List = U can clear/empty the List.

4. Sort List = U can sort the elements/objects in the List in either:

Ascending or Descending Order.

5. Open Outliner = If u want to select objects from the scene by urself using the Outliner, then by pressing this button, the Outliner pops-up.

U can change the Precision from this window.

Note that:

If u disable "Auto change in Maya's Precision", then ur Precision wil b just for this script's Input Boxes and thus ur values wont get reflected properly in Maya coz Maya may hav a different Precision value.

So it is recommended to keep it On.

U can change the Stepsize from this window.

Objects present in the List can b sorted in either: Ascending or Descending order.

5).

"Help" provides u:

1. Help... = Some info about functioning of this script.

2. About = Gives my email_id: sultanbal@gmail.com

Some info about this script like name, version number, etc..

6).

U can perform any of the given "Operation" choices to any of the Attribute of the selected objects from the List.

The "Operations" are :

1. Set Key

2. Breakdown

3. Mute

4. UnMute

5. BreakConnections

6. Lock

7. Unlock

8. Hide

9. Unhide / Make Keyable

10. Make NonKeyable

11. Lock and Hide

12. Set Value = U can even Set Values from this tool.

So u dont need to go to the Channel Box to change the values of the attributes of the selected objects.

7).

Although u can Unlock & Unhide (or make Keyable) attributes from the "Operation" drop-down by selecting the objects from the List.

But,

"Manual UnLock" = Lists all locked attributes with their object names.

"Manual Unhide" = Normally, u cannot c which attributes r hidden.

U hav to individually select each object & then u figure out their

hidden attributes.

"Manual Unhide" shows u the all attributes tat r hidden

& tat too for all selected objects from the List.

U can even "Un-Lock Selected" &/or "UnLock All".

Similarlry, "UnHide Selected" &/or "UnHide All".

8).

The objects in the List has some RightMouseButton (RMB) functionailties like:

1. Select in Scene = Selects highlighted objects in the list.

2. Clear Selection from Scene = U can de-select already selected objects from the scene.

3. Remove Selected = Removes highlighted objects only from the List.

4. Remove Non-Selected = Its the reverse of "Remove Selected".

5. Invert Selection = Inverts ur selection in the List.

6. Invert Selection & Remove Non-Selected = Combination of "Invert Selection" and "Remove Non-Selected".