Open a configuration file

To open a configuration file for editing

  1. Open a text or XML editor or your choice and navigate to C:\Program Files\Autodesk\<Maya version>\resources\CharacterControls

    By default, CharacterControlsConfig.xml and CustomRigControlsConfig.xml are created in this directory at installation. These files are used to create the default layouts for the Controls and Custom Rig tabs.

    Note:
    • On a Mac OS X system, navigate to /Applications/Autodesk/<Maya version>/Maya.app/Contents/resources/CharacterControls
    • On a Linux system, navigate to /usr/autodesk/Maya/resources/CharacterControls
  2. Select the configuration file you want to edit.
    Note: Each time you edit the configuration file in an external editor, you must load the file in Maya in order to see your changes. See Load a new layout.

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