Marking (Radial) Menu

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Installation - Automatic

As of V15.05.01, tools with a Marking Menu will have its own install menu under the tool's main UI.

Go to Menu -> Install Marking Menu to install it. You no longer have to install it manually.

At the moment, we have marking menus for:

• Interactive Curve Tool

• Hair Tube / Card Builder

Please follow the instructions from the prompt windows. If there's any issues, try Manual Installation method below.

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Installation - Manual

You can still manually install the Marking Menu

Install

Check your Maya's Marking Menu Folder

In Maya, open a Python Tab in the script editor and run this first

import os
upd = cmds.internalVar(upd=True)
print("Marking Menu Dir:", os.path.join(upd, "markingMenus"))

You should see the "Marking Men Dir:" with a path. That's the path for marking menus your Maya uses at the moment. See highlighted row below.

import os
upd = cmds.internalVar(upd=True)
print("Marking Menus Dir:", os.path.join(upd, "markingMenus"))
MarkingMenus Dir: C:/Users/blues/OneDrive/Documents/maya/2025/prefs/markingMenus

Place the marking menu you wish to install in that same folder

Restart your Maya, and go to Windows -> Settings/Preferences -> Marking Menu Editor

If you get a prompt to load XGTC_interactiveCurve menu, please click "Yes"

In the Marking Menus Editor, highlight the XGTC_interactiveCurve, and set "Use marking menu in: " to 'Hotkey Editor'

Click on Apply Settings and close this window

Now go to Windows -> Settings/Preferences -> Hotkey Editor

In the Search by field, enter "XGTC"

Assign a hotkey for the menu

Click on Save and Close

You now will have a marking menu using your assigned "Hot Key(s) + Left Mouse Click" in the viewport.

In order to use the Marking Menu, you will need to have the associated UI open

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Re-Install

If you are getting any errors, easist way is to re-install them. Let's start fresh by making sure we have a clean start on both the Hotkey Editor and the Marking Menu Editor

Cleaning The Hotkey Editor

Open Hotkey Editor (Windows -> Hot Key Editor)

1. Type in XGTC at the bottom

2. Select all the User Marking Menus

3. Choose Runtime Command Editor tab

4. Delete (Then, repeat these steps for all the marking menu items on the list)

5. If you dont see these items, you can skip this step

Cleaning The Marking Menus Editor

Then, open the Marking Menus (Windows -> Marking Menus Editor)

Maya sometimes stores previously installed menus and they are still glued in the Hotkey editor. Let's remove them completely.

1. Click on the XGTC_ menu item

2. Set "Use marking menu in" to "(not set) "

3. Hit Apply Settings

4. Then, Delete Marking Menu (Repeat these steps for all the marking menu on the list)

Once the HotKey Editor and the Marking Menus Editor are cleaned, try reinstalling them following the guide on top.

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Errors

If you see errors:

Error: .../.../ No module named 'xgtc'

• Please launch Groomer's Tool first.

If you see errors on your marking menu install

// Error: Line 3.35: Cannot find file "menu_XGTC_HairCardBuilder" for source statement

• Restart Maya