Multi Transfer Attributes

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The Multi Transfer Attributes is an improved version of Maya’s native Mesh → Transfer Attributes. It works exactly like the original tool but allows to transfer attributes to multiple individual objects at once. You can also add multiple source objects, and the combined result of these objects will be used as the source object.

Tool location #

The tool can be found in the GENtools menu under Mesh → Multi Transfer Attributes.

How to use #

  • Open the Multi Transfer Attributes options window.
  • Set your desired settings, choose which attributes you wish to transfer and in which sample space.
  • Select your source object(s) and press the Add button under the Source Meshes list.
  • Select your target object(s) and press the Add button under the Target Meshes list.
  • Click the Transfer Attributes button to run the Multi Transfer Attributes function.
  • If you add multiple source objects, the source object used will be a combination of these objects together. For the target objects, they are always treated as individual objects.
  • Selecting an item in the Source Meshes or Target Meshes lists will select the object in the scene. You can also double click on any item to select all of the objects.

Assigning a hotkey #

You can assign a hotkey to the Multi Transfer Attributes inside the Maya hotkey editor.

The hotkey entry can be found in the Custom Scripts tab under GENtools → Mesh → Multi Transfer Attributes.

  • Take a look at the Managing hotkeys page for more informations and step-by-step instructions.

Freezed negative scale #

Sometimes, trying to transfer attributes, such as UVs, in Component or Topology sample space on a reversed object that was freezed will not work correctly. To fix these kind of issues, you can “restore” the negative scale on your object(s) from the Multi Transfer Attributes window.

  • Select the object(s) to fix.
  • Right click on the Transfer Attributes button.
  • Select which negative scale to restore on the object(s).
  • The object(s) will stay identical, only what appears as scale value will be changed.

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