Thank you for replying. I did try what you described - for example: mkJointLocator.attributeAffects(mkJointLocator.aColor, mkJointLocator.aFakedOutput)
...where mkJointLocator.aFakedOutput is just an attribute to get the compute() method to be invoked. What I find weird is that Maya did not invoke the compute() method unless I connected the aFakedOutput attribute to aFakedInput attribute. It's as if aFakedOutput has to plausibly affect something for Maya to invoke compute() Am I missing something here? Ultimately I'm not looking to change any output attribute - I'm just looking for attribute changes that has an effect on how the [custom Locator] node in question should be rendered (color, alpha, etc) I have it working - but it seems like the code "smells bad" if you know what I mean :) On Friday, October 19, 2012 9:30:48 AM UTC-7, damonshelton wrote: > > Hey Martin, > When you create a plugin, as your adding the attributes you can set which > attribute change affects which output attribute, etc.. Setting your keyable > attribute to attributeAffects(output attr) then when it changes it can > trigger the compute function. > Once the compute function is triggered you can run your information from > there and call other functions, etc... > > inside the compute function you can specify > if plug == keyableattributeyouwant: > dostuff() > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 5:02 PM, mkarlsson > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Would someone please point me to an example where a custom node [Python >> plugin] has a keyable attribute and that has code that executes anytime >> that attribute is changed? >> >> I'm used to getter and setter functions where you can be very explicit >> about what code to execute depending on what change occurs - and I've not >> been able to find an example of this yet. >> >> Thank you! >> >> -- >> view archives: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya >> change your subscription settings: >> http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya/subscribe >> > > -- view archives: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya change your subscription settings: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya/subscribe
