How to change attribute order in Channel Box?

[litote]

I have created a few custom attributes (Edit-Add Attribute) in Channel Box. Is there a way to re-order them?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Unfortunately, I don't believe they have implemented a good way to do this. However, you can delete the attribute then use the "Undo" function (Ctrl+z) to bring it back, it will reappear at the bottom of the list. This is an annoying way to do it, but it's the only way I know of.

[litote]

Thanks, it is a solution.

[Anonymous]

You can try it with this tool too: https://github.com/jlararigger/jlr_sort_attributes
You only have to select one or several attributes in the channel box and in the Edit menu of the channel box choose Move Up Attr or Move Down Attr.

[JuanBernardo29]

The other way is to save the file as ascii .ma and edit the order of the attributes in any text editor, and sometimes that's the only practical way

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@litote wrote:

I have created a few custom attributes (Edit-Add Attribute) in Channel Box. Is there a way to re-order them?

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[Anonymous]

Editing the .ma file by hand? deleting and creating the attrs again? what If they are connected to other attrs through expressions or sdk? Is there honestly not a better way to do this in maya...? 

[JuanBernardo29]

Well, it's something I never understood why they never implemented, a simple way to manage attributes, but it's quite easy  to do it editing .ma file in text editor, no problem with connections or expressions, you're not changing any relationship, just display order

[stephenkmann]

I'm working on releasing my channel tools for quickly moving and connecting channels.

sm_channel_tools

here is a long boring overview of the tools and how to use them:

https://youtu.be/Qttjt-s6gtY

[Anonymous]

Sure! opening my .ma file on a text editor an manually edit the code of my file is easy enough but cmon....I wonder why houdini is eating away maya users...

[derek_k_annan]

Thanks for this. its works perfectly

[stephenkmann]

if you are interested. i made a tool to help move channels around. change their types, etc etc. you can get it here:

https://smannimation.gumroad.com/l/tuTQp

here is the first video I made about how to use it. but I try and update it 

https://youtu.be/Qttjt-s6gtY

[luisandro.garza]

How does this work? Do I just copy the code to the script editor?

[stephenkmann]

put the script in your documents/maya/scripts directory 

and then in the script editor ( python tab)

run the following

import sm_channel_tools

sm_channel_tools.UI()

[luisandro.garza]

Yeah I tried that. Doesn’t seem to work properly. I’m using maya 2022.

[stephenkmann]

Are you getting any errors? 

Is the window not opening? 

Can you give me more info?

did you download the latest version from Gumroad?  should be 8.5 

[luisandro.garza]

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This is the best I can do. I'm not too good at python, but I do have
experience running scripts in Maya. I've tried several script folders.

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[stephenkmann]

looks like your images didn't get posted. 

Do you have python scripts in other directories? 

You should be able to drop it into your Maya/2020/prefs/scripts/

and that's it.