Usefull scripts for working with custom attributes (transform nodes in maya)

installation: copy to shelf in maya

tab1: Change string in attributes: search and replace basically.

example : X/mypath/textures/sun.hdri to Z:/mypath/hdritextures/sun.hdri on all attributes with a name "EnvmapPath" on all selected objects.

tab2: Select all geo with certain text in user defined string attributes: select all geo that have sun.hdri in attributes. Select all objects execute script to select geo that have sun.hdri in attributes - it will filter out from selection only geo with sun.hdri string.

tab3: select geo that is missing given attribute - select objects hit update selection it will find which ones are missing attribute.

Works in Maya 2018, 2017 and probably older versions

*update v1.04 (tab 3 fixes) bug fixes, tested in various situations, improved.

*update v1.03 (tab 3 improvements): presets for attr names, you can store your own here depending of your pipeline naming convention. some other minor improvements.

*update v1.02 (new tab 3) new feature: you can now select or filter geometry that is missing given attribute.

*update v1.01 (random versioning system): script works even if objects dont have any user defined attributes, it skips objects without attributes. previously it gave wrong results if selection included such geo. fixed messaging info, output now it is clear and simple.

*update 1.00 first version: (new tab added), previously it was only attribute changer, now it has additional tab, select geo by attr.