## Overview
* Build link to XGen Descriptions. Convert Curve Layers directly to guides.
* **Randomized Curve Colors**: Easily distinguish each curve with randomly assigned colors, eliminating confusion.
* **Isolate Curves or Layers**: Focus on specific curves or layers with isolation features.
* **Full Layer Control**: Manage layers effortlessly for a streamlined workflow.
* **Adjust Curve Width**: Customize the width of curves to your preference for improved clarity.
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## Maya Curve Color UI
**Info**
* Displays the layer name of current selected curves.
**S-M-L**
* Size of the UI. Small, Medium, or Large.
**Refresh Button**
* Sometimes a layer is deleted or when a new Maya scene is opened, click on this button to refresh the layer list so it can pick up correct layers in current scene.
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 **Toggle Curve(s)**
* Toggles on/off the always on top display on selected curves.
 **CV/EP Display**
* Toggles on/off CV/EP display on selected curves.
 **Isolate Curve(s)**
* Isolate selected curves or layers.
 **Curve Width**
* Curves are set to a width of 3 by default when creating a layer. They can be set to width of 1 \~ 5 using this button.
 **Root Marker**
* Add a root marker to selected curves, adding visual enhancement to the root of curves.
 **Remove Curve Color**
* Removes coloring, and width settings on selected curves and removes them from any assigned layers.
**Create:**
* When curve(s) are selected, clicking on this button will create a new layer and assign coloring, and thicken the curves.
* When nothing is selected, clicking on this button will create an empty layer.
**Color Random Slider:**
* Color contrast strength to apply to selected curves.
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**Full Update**
* Applies the color random value to all xgt color layers.
**Update Selected**
* Applies the color random value to selected curves. The curves must be in a xgt color layer to be affected.
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### Layer Bar
 **Layer visibility**
* Like Maya Display Layers, turn on/off curves in that layer. When multiple layers are selected, all will be toggled.
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 **Layer Lock**
* Like Maya Display Layers, set template/lock on curves in that layer to keep them from being selected. When multiple layers are selected, all will be toggled
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**Color Swatches:**
* Change the color of curves by clicking on the color swatch.
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**Layer Name:**
* Clicking on the layer name button itself will select all curves in this layer.
* Right Click Layer Name:
* Add Selected Curve(s) To This Layer - Selected curves will be added to this layer, with the color (with the randomness value), and width (default 3), assigned.
* Rename Layer - Rename the layer.
* Clear Layer - Removes curves assigned to this layer and reset the curve color and width back to Maya's default setting. (This won't delete the curves).
* Insert Above - Insert selected layers above this layer
* Insert Below- Insert selected layers below this layer
* Export - .fbx - Export selected layer curves as .fbx file
* Export - .abc- Export selected layer curves as .abc file
* Description - Link - Links selected Curve Color Layer to selected XGen Description. (Multiple Curve Color Layers can be linked to the same description)
* Description - Un-Link - Removes the link to an XGen Description
* Convert to XGen Guides - Convert selected Curve Color Layer curves to XGen Guides. (This replaces all your current guides in XGen for linked Description of that layer)
* Delete Layer - Delete the layer, and reset the curves in this layer back to Maya's default setting. (This won't delete the curves).
▶ Convert Button (Green = Linked, Grey = Un-Linked)
* Convert curves to linked XGen Description Guides.
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### Layer Utilities
The tool comes with Visibility, Lock and Up/Down buttons:\
 Toggle all layer **Visibility ON**\
 Toggle all layer **Visibility OFF**\
 Invert current layers **Visibility** states
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 Toggle all layer **Lock ON**\
 Toggle all layer **Lock OFF**\
 Invert current layers **Lock** States
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 Move selected Layer(s) Up\
 Move selected Layer(s) Down \
 Move selected Layer(s) to the top\
 Move selected Layer(s) to the bottom
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**Delete Layer**
* Options to delete/remove layers, curves will not be deleted.
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