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bookmark MGTools Conifg:

MGConfig

 

Customize MGTools hotkeys ,autoloading issues and install MGTools shelves, etc.

 

bookmark To load MGTools Config (Do one of the following):

 

Right mouse button clicking on MGTools' first icon and select "MGTools config.."

Click MGConfig icon in your Maya shelves . (If U have installed all the MGTools shelves into Maya shelves)
 

bookmark MGTools Config Dialog:

bookmark MGTools UI:

mgtoolsconfig_ui_en

flag_blue MGTools Language: Switch all MGTools UI language between English and Chinese. Need to reopen MGTools to take effect.

flag_blue MGTools Icons: Switch between two MGTools icon sets.

The flat colored Icons are used by default for Maya 2016+, v3New

colored icons are used for Maya 2011+, but the monochromatic icons are surely less distracting.

you need to reopen the tools to make if take effect.

flag_blue MGTools UI: You use these settings to hide some tool icons from MGTools main toolbar.

The icons been selected will be hidden. The first icon is not available for hiding.

Click the "Save UI Config" button to make it take effect.

This config will be stored in the file: MGTools local folder / MGTools_LocalData/MG_UIConfig/MG_ToolsChoice.cfg.

bookmark MGTools Hotkey:

MGtoolsConfig_hotKey

flag_blue Section A: Show all the MGTools features that can be bound to hotkey; There are much more items here comparing to MGTools Pro2.

Basically each MGTools feature could be set hotkey now.

Type in keyword in the text filed below the list to quickly find the feature you want to set a hotkey.

flag_blue Section B: Set hotKey to the selected item in the list of section A. If the hotkey of selected item has been set before, it will automatically show the key.

flag_blue Section C: The scroll field shows the actual mel codes of the selected item in the list.

lightbulb Tips : Right mouse button clicking on the section A:

config_listMI

Remove Current hotkey : Delete the hotkey of selected nameCommand item. (U can press DEL key in your keyboard to do the same thing.)

Remove All MGTools hotkey : Delete all hotkeys of the items in the list.  
 

bookmark AutoLoad & Installation:

MGtoolsConfig_autoLoad

flag_blue Autoload Config:

Store At: Decide when Maya loads, which file MGTools use to auto-load itself.

The choice is the Maya User Script Folder/userSetup.mel or userSetup.py.

By default it uses userSetup.mel, but in some production context, the userSetup.mel is banned, so the userSetup.py could be the only choice.

Notice that the MGTools autoloading codes won't override other codes you have put in the userSetup.mel/py. It will merge but keep MGTools auto-loading codes at the top.

 

Turn on the checkbox of the auto-load item will enable it to be auto-loaded with Maya. Click "Save AutoLoad Config" button to save the edit.

Turning on / off "MGTools Menu" checkbox will generate / delete MGTools menu in Maya menuBar.

flag_blue Install shelf or Menu :

MGtoolsConfig_shelf

Turn on the checkbox U want to install to maya Shelves and then click "--> Install/Update" to install / Update.
All to currentTab : Install all MGTools shelves into your current selected Maya shelf tab.
All to Tab "MGTools": Create a new ShelfTab called "MGTools"(If it does not exist) then add all MGTools shelves into this tab.

Click the button optionBoxIcon, MGTools Shelf installer window will pop up. more

lightbulb Tips: Right mouse button clicking on  "--> Install/Update" button :

MGtoolsConfig_shelf_MI

Remove MGTools Shelf from current ShelfTab: Delete all MGTools Shelves from current selected Maya shelf tab.

 

bookmark Tools Configuration:

Basically most of MGTools features put their options settings in this area, except some big tools such as MG-PoseAnim Library.

Click on different tools in the list to set its corresponding configs.

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