topic Re: Temporarily disable multiple dynamic constraints in Maya Dynamics Forum

Temporarily disable multiple dynamic constraints

systembolaget — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 16:41:38 GMT

I have grouped 11 dynamic constraints in order to move them together over time. Is there a way to temporarily disable them instead of selecting ever dynamic constraint in the outliner and disabling it in the Attribute editor?

Thanks!

Two sets of grouped dynamic constraints

Re: Temporarily disable multiple dynamic constraints

mspeer — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 19:22:37 GMT

Hi!

Use the Channel Box or Attribute Spread Sheet and set Enable to "off",

this works also for multiple selections, or use in main menu:

Modify > Evaluate Nodes > Dynamic Constraints (uncheck).

Re: Temporarily disable multiple dynamic constraints

systembolaget — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 21:13:13 GMT

Thanks, however, in the Channel Box or Attribute Editor, I can only disable/enable each transform constraint one by one, not the whole group of them at once, which would be far more practical. I don't want to disable ALL transform constraints in the scene, only some of them, which are grouped for convenience. In the final animation, I have three circular curtains with three groups of 27 transform constraints each, and disabling some of them on an individual basis would be rather tedious.

Grouped transform constraints and group-wise disabling/enabling

Re: Temporarily disable multiple dynamic constraints

mspeer — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 21:35:26 GMT

Hi!

You are right, it does not work with the Attribute Editor, but I did nowhere mentioned to use the Attribute Editor.

It works with Channel Box and Attribute Spread Sheet !!!

Re: Temporarily disable multiple dynamic constraints

systembolaget — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 21:39:24 GMT

Thanks, drag selecting all Enable fields under Shape Keyable of all dynamic constraints of a group and typing off sets all of that group to off. In the Channel Box, I can, however, only disable dynamic constraints individually; when the group is selected for convenience in the Outliner, the Channel Box yields no Enable on or off field.