Several nodes in 3Delight for Maya may have a varying number of attributes. Having only the needed attributes reduces clutter in the Attribute Editor. For some types of node, this also allows a given node to inherit attribute values from parent nodes. The Add / Remove Attributes dialog is handy to do multiple attribute addition or removal, it is brought up by using the Add / Remove Attributes button displayed in the Attribute Editor for relevant 3Delight for Maya nodes.
The Add / Remove Attributes dialog for the Light Attributes Node
The name of the node on which the attribute addition or removal will occur is displayed at the top of the window. The dialog will remain tied to that node until either the node is deleted or the Add / Remove Attributes button of a different node is clicked. The dialog is divided in two sections:
Attribute Groups
This section list the groups of attributes. Selecting a group with a check mark will add all missing attributes of that group to the node. Removing the check mark will delete all attributes of that group from the node.
Attributes
This section list all available attributes, grouped by their functionality. It is possible to cherry-pick attributes since each one has its own checkbox. The first checkbox of a group is a shortcut to add or remove all attributes from that group, exactly like the related checkbox in the "Attribute Groups" section. For instance, selecting in the "Area Light" checkbox of the "Attributes Groups" section will have the same effect as selecting in the "All Area Light Attributes" checkbox in the "Area Light" subsection of the "Attributes" section.