chadd command

Adds channels to the objects specified.

Replaced by: hou.Parm

All Usages Options Examples

See also: opspare

Usages

  1. chadd object name1 [name2 ...]

  2. chadd -f fstart fend object name1 [name2 ...]

  3. chadd -t tstart tend object name1 [name2 ...]

Specify the object(s) to add channels to (wildcards such as *, ?, and [] are valid) and the names of the channels to add.

By default, the channels will have a single key at the start of animation. By specifying a frame (or time) range, the initial segment will use the given range.

Note A channel with a single key evaluates according to expression, everywhere
Note To add spare channels, use the new opspare command for more control over the parameter formatting.

Options

-f fstart fend

The initial segment uses the frame range from fstart to fend.

-t tstart tend

The initial segment uses the time range from tstart to tend.

Examples

chadd geo* tx ty tz spare1
Add tx, ty, tz, and spare1 channels to all objects matching “geo*”.