Is there a way to change attribute from int to float?

[Anonymous]

Hello, I was making a custom rig for a character and working with custom attributes. I seem to have accidentally created some of these attributes as ints, but they should really be floats. Unfortunately they have already gone through connection editor to affect the skeleton, so I was wondering if there was an easy way to change an attribute type from int to float. Thank you for reading and your time.

[mspeer]

Hi!

I don't know an easy way. The best would be to create the attribute again.

You could also try an utility node to change the values of your integer output.

[Anonymous]

for Set Driven Key issue.
select driver
Modify>edit attrib
adjust the min/max value (in my case, -2 to 10, I changed to -20 to 100)
select driven
open graph editor
adjust keyframes 

[Anonymous]

Yiu could use the edit attribut option and switch int to float

[Anonymous]

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dont have the float in the options

[christineZo]

I had this question too and saw no answers but luckily found one on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgXr-ZYjRgg

Basically, you save your file as an Ascii file (so .ma). Then open it using a text editor like TextEdit on Mac or whichever one you have on your computer. Ctrl+F (or Cmd+F on Mac) to open up the search box. Then type in the attribute name you are looking to change, and search for it. In my case it was the blink attributes I was looking to convert to a float, so I just typed blink. You'll see something like this:

The string "long" means it's an integer. If it were a float, it would say "double". So simply change the word "long" to "double" as I did in the highlighted text and save it. When you open up your scene in Maya again, the attribute will be a float!

[christineZo]

I had this question too and saw no answers but luckily found one on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgXr-ZYjRgg

Basically, you save your file as an Ascii file (so .ma). Then open it using a text editor like TextEdit on Mac or whichever one you have on your computer. Ctrl+F (or Cmd+F on Mac) to open up the search box. Then type in the attribute name you are looking to change, and search for it. In my case it was the blink attributes I was looking to convert to a float, so I just typed blink. You'll see something like this:

The string "long" means it's an integer. If it were a float, it would say "double". So simply change the word "long" to "double" as I did in the highlighted text and save it. When you open up your scene in Maya again, the attribute will be a float!

[wpeterburg]

Helpful, thanks!