You can use Custom.MT platform when translating in Trados. The following steps will help you connect your preferred MT provider in the Trados project.
Setting Up the Plugin
You can also watch YouTube videos on how to set up Custom.MT for translation in Trados:
Custom.MT Trados plugin: how to use Templates?
CustomMT Translation: how to use the plugin in your Trados projects
Follow the steps described in this article Quickstart , then proceed to the next steps.
Download the plugin for free from the RWS Appstore.
Create New project in RWS Trados Studio. To do that choose Project, then New, the Create a New Project wizard will open. Select the files to be translated, first in Location Path, then select the required files in the Files in Selected Folder field, you might need to check the checkbox “Include subfolders“ if you need to include the files in the subfolders as well.
Select the Source Language of the file to be translated and then select the Target Language.
Press the Next button and skip Step 2. While on Translation Resources step, choose Translation Memory and Automated Translation in All Language Pairs menu.
Choose Use… tab and select Custom.MT Translation from the drop-down list.
The Custom.MT Settings window will open, you will need to enter your Custom.MT API Key in the Enter your user token field. Read this article to get the details on how to access your API Key.
Make sure to check the checkbox near Custom.MT plug-in, then click Finish.
Congratulations! Your project with Custom.MT plug-in has been created.
Using the Plugin in the Projects
In order to start working on the project, select File, double click on the file name to open translated file, then go to the Editor tab.
You will see Source text on the left, Translation on the right, and Translation method in the middle.
