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bookmark GraphEditor channel filter plug-in:

GEchannelIcon


Install / remove channel filter plug-in in graphEditor.

U can then use them to filter the channels displayed in graphEditor.

 

bookmark To toggle channel filter plug-in ( Do one of the following ) :

Right mouse button clicking on the GePlugin button of MGchannelBox and select "Toggle graphEditor plugin":MI_GeplugSmall
Select "Toggle graphEditor plugin" in the Misc menu of MGchannelBox.
Click the GEchannelIcon icon in your Maya shelves . (If U have installed all the MGtools shelves into Maya shelves)

bookmark After it is installed:

A row of small five icons will appear in the toolbar of graphEditor:

GE_attrList

All this buttons are for quick filtering the wanted channels(attributes) in graphEditor. (as shown in the diagram above.)

It make not much sense when U are dealing with one controller's animation but when dealing with a series of similar controllers' animation, this will be helpful.

flag_blue The first button:  Cycle filtering the translation attributes : translate X, translate Y, translate Z and translate XYZ.

flag_blue The second button: Cycle filtering the rotation attributes : rotate X, rotate Y, rotate Z and rotate XYZ.

flag_blue The third button: Cycle filtering the scale attributes : scale X, scale Y, scale Z and scale XYZ.

flag_blue The last button:  Only the attributes / channels selected in Maya channelBox will be shown in graphEditor.

lightbulb Tips :right click this icon:

MI_GeSelectChannel

 

Show Attributes via MGchannelBox : Only shows attributes / channels selected in MGchannelBox.

Show Attributes via GraphEditor: Only shows attributes / channels selected in graphEditor.

U can click theGE_recoverButton button of graphEditor UI to do show all attributes.

Click GEchannelIcon again to uninstall these buttons if you want. These buttons wont be loaded automatically every time maya is loaded until U manually install them.

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