Maya Curve Color Tool

Overview

  • 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.

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.

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.

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.

Layer Bar

Layer visibility

  • Like Maya Display Layers, turn on/off tubes in that layer. When multiple layers are selected, all will be toggled.

Layer Lock

  • Like Maya Display Layers, set template/lock on tubes in that layer to keep them from being selected. When multiple layers are selected, all will be toggled

Color Swatches:

  • Change the color of tubes by clicking on the color swatch.

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).

    • Delete Layer - Delete the layer, and reset the curves in this layer back to Maya's default setting. (This won't delete the curves).

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

Toggle all layer Lock ON Toggle all layer Lock OFF Invert current layers Lock States

Move selected Layer(s) Up Move selected Layer(s) Down Move selected Layer(s) to the top Move selected Layer(s) to the bottom

Delete Layer

  • Options to delete/remove layers

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