Current manipulator and active objects have no keyable attributes Error

[Anonymous]

Hi

I am trying to move Dana's rig controller and I get the error Warning: file: /Applications/Autodesk/maya2020/Maya.app/Contents/scripts/others/doSetKeyframeArgList.mel line 633: Current manipulator and active objects have no keyable attributes, or animation layers are present and the BaseAnimation bar is not selected or locked. //

What can I do?

[Anonymous]

There is a root controller in my rig which has a blender option in its outputs (Channel Box) . This blender option is red and 0 by default. Whenever I try to alter its value e.g. 1, I get the error message "setAttr "Dana_Rig_v1_7:ScaleBlendRoot_M.blender" 1; // Error: line 1: setAttr: The attribute 'Dana_Rig_v1_7:ScaleBlendRoot_M.blender' is locked or connected and cannot be modified. // copyKey -t ":" -f ":" -at "c1r" Dana_Rig_v1_7:ScaleBlendRoot_M; // Result: 1 // " In the Channel Control editor there is no option to unlock any feature. How can I solve this? I need the complete controller to be unlocked so I can move the rig.

[Abdulla-Qaladzay]

Hi @Anonymous 🤍

the blender attribute on ScaleBlendRoot_M node:

 

is connected ( overwritten) by FKIKBlend attribute on FKIKSpine_M controller

and we know that we can't set number to a connected attribute instead we need set in the source attribute which it is FKIKBlend attribute on FKIKSpine_M controller

[Anonymous]

Is this the solution for not being able to keyframe? Is this the solution for error 633 (see topic of this thread). Is the blended 0 that causes issues? Do I have to tune it or is it fine as it is?

[Anonymous]

Now after referencing the rig I get the error message when I try to move FKRoot_M controller

// Error: file: /Applications/Autodesk/maya2020/Maya.app/Contents/scripts/others/PScreateLockingUI.mel line 287: setAttr: The attribute 'Dana_Rig_v1_7:Dana_Rig_v1_5:FKRoot_M.translateX' is from a referenced file, and cannot be unlocked. //

[Abdulla-Qaladzay · Accepted solution]

the root controller "FKRoot_M" doesn't have any visible attribute in on the channel box that is why we get that warning 

// Warning: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2018/scripts/others/doSetKeyframeArgList.mel line 632: Current manipulator and active objects have no keyable attributes, or animation layers are present and the BaseAnimation bar is not selected or locked. // 

 probably the attributes got hidden

to return them 

select the controller then in the channel box go to edit => channel control then select rotation and scale then move them to keyable section (Dana rig/FKRoot_M comes with keyable rotation and scale attributes)