GS CurveTools and GS Toolbox installation steps:
INSTALLATION VIDEO:
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE:
1. Download the provided archive (for example gs_curvetools_v1_3_2_Personal.zip) from the email or "My Library" page in your Profile.
2. Unpack it anywhere you like.
3. Open the unpacked folder and search for your Maya version (NOTE: only for Personal Edition, Studio users have only one folder).
4. Find Maya scripts folder (NOTE: {Maya_Version} is your maya version, for example 2024):
a. For Windows it is located here:
Documents/Maya/{Maya_Version}/scripts/
b. For Mac it is located here (NOTE: the folder might be hidden in your system):
{Your_Mac_Name}/Users/{User_Name}/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/{Maya_Version}/scripts/
5. Copy the gs_curvetools (or gs_toolbox) folder for your version of Maya from the unpacked folder and paste it to the scripts folder that you located in the step 4.
6. Run Maya and Copy and paste this code to Python Command Field at the bottom (switch from MEL by clicking on it) or to the script editor and press Run:
GS CurveTools:
import gs_curvetools.init as ct_init;from imp import reload;reload(ct_init);ct_init.Init();
GS Toolbox:
import gs_toolbox.init as tb_init;from imp import reload;reload(tb_init);tb_init.Init();
7. Congratulations! There will be three buttons in your shelf now:
- Run the UI (CT UI or TB UI)
- Reset the UI (CT or TB with a circular arrow)
- Stop the script completely (CT DEL or TB DEL)
Most common installation issues:
- Bad Magic Number error - you chose the wrong variant of the plug-in for your Maya version.
- ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'gs_curvetools.init' error - you pasted the plug-in folder to the wrong scripts folder. Use only version specific scripts folder.