X-Ray Advanced | Toggle Maya Script  

X-Ray Advanced is the script for Maya which allows you to toggle switch transparency on model by one hotkey (like in 3ds max) and also to control a transparency value by hotkeys. It is very handy when you work with image plane, retopology etc.

Compatible with Maya 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

Installation:

Hotkeys will be installed automatically in active hotkeyset, but if active hotkeyset is "Maya Default" - the new hotkeyset wil be created named "Xray".

1. Put the file xRayAdvanced.py and xRayAdvancedHotkeys.py into \Documents\maya\20XX\scripts

2. Open a script editor (select a Python tab) and run foowing 2 lines below to install the hotkeys:

import xRayAdvancedHotkeys

reload(xRayAdvancedHotkeys)

Hotkeys by default:

Alt+X - Toggle X-Ray mode

8 - Increase transparency value

9 - Decrease transparency value