Exporting your Config files allows you to save customization that will persist across upgrades, service packs and the dreaded CFG deletion. Do it once and never need to do it again.
Something that should be mentioned is there are a number of settings that don't show up in these .CFG files, so it's important to check them each time. The settings are easy enough to find in the main MODO .CFG though, so those portions can be extracted and put into the files in the user Configs folder.
ATTENTION!! MODO INDIE USERS!!! while you editing the config stuff go to steam, and TURN OFF CLOUD SYINCING. :D I deleted my CFG, restarted, and nothing happened, ewerything was the same, nothing worked... And after hours and hours of failure I realized what was the problem... syncing is actually benefitial, you download your modo on to another PC with your steam account, and you're good to go, but not when you finetuning your stuff. So disable it, finetune it, and when you're done, just enable it again. BTW Great tutor :) Thank You! It helped a lot customizing my prefs and hotkeys :) Layout customization is more tricky: First: - you reset your preferences restart modo - customizing lets say model panel, - than you need to save the layout - now you save your custom layout config out - reset pref again , restart (optional step) - load the cfg file - reset the model layout to default, and it's working :) Cheers :)
This is a well-done video, and I appreciate the effort. However, it's absolutely ridiculous to have to jump through all of these hoops just to keep from having all of your preferences wiped out every time you update modo. I'm baffled that programmers can write software that can render images indistinguishable from reality, but can't think of a less stupid way to deal with preferences.
So what you are saying is that every time I change my Hotkeys or make a new form I need to save the configfile immediately before exiting modo, otherwise it wont export next time I try to save it? Thank you for this video.
This video really helped me. It is tedious, but it's a relief knowing my settings are well organized and portable. Thank you!
Something that should be mentioned is there are a number of settings that don't show up in these .CFG files, so it's important to check them each time. The settings are easy enough to find in the main MODO .CFG though, so those portions can be extracted and put into the files in the user Configs folder.
I miss you James! Your videos are always my go-tos... even two years down the track when something spazzes out on me.
Thanks, James. This is practical and useful. Always enjoy your work!
ATTENTION!! MODO INDIE USERS!!!
while you editing the config stuff go to steam, and TURN OFF CLOUD SYINCING. :D
I deleted my CFG, restarted, and nothing happened, ewerything was the same, nothing worked... And after hours and hours of failure I realized what was the problem... syncing is actually benefitial, you download your modo on to another PC with your steam account, and you're good to go, but not when you finetuning your stuff.
So disable it, finetune it, and when you're done, just enable it again.
BTW Great tutor :) Thank You!
It helped a lot customizing my prefs and hotkeys :)
Layout customization is more tricky:
First:
- you reset your preferences
restart modo
- customizing lets say model panel,
- than you need to save the layout
- now you save your custom layout config out
- reset pref again , restart (optional step)
- load the cfg file
- reset the model layout to default, and it's working :)
Cheers :)
This is a well-done video, and I appreciate the effort. However, it's absolutely ridiculous to have to jump through all of these hoops just to keep from having all of your preferences wiped out every time you update modo. I'm baffled that programmers can write software that can render images indistinguishable from reality, but can't think of a less stupid way to deal with preferences.
Thanks for showing us a more foolproof way of tracking down those pesky Config bugs :)
Looking forward to more of your vids, James!
Great tutorial! ... this opened "few" bottlenecks from my workflow :)
This is a great idea thanks James
Thanks!
Did not know about that.
So what you are saying is that every time I change my Hotkeys or make a new form I need to save the configfile immediately before exiting modo, otherwise it wont export next time I try to save it? Thank you for this video.