Autodesk Maya (often referred to as Maya) is a powerful 3D software tool which has important application areas in animation, visual effects, and game design. Get the best out of Maya with these handy tips and tricks that can help improve your workflow, efficiency etc.
Essential Tips for Maya Users
Use Hotkeys: These hotkeys will definitely save you a lot of time. W for translate, E for rotate, and R for scale. You can even customize your hotkeys to get to navigate around efficiently by going to Windows > Settings/Preferences > Hotkey Editor.
Outliner Management: Outliner helps you keep the organization of your scene It allows you to group objects, call them what you want and build hierarchies, so they can help you manage your scene, especially when it is complex.
Viewport Display Modes: Use 4, 5 and 6 of keyboard for toggling between viewport display modes (Wireframe vs Shaded vs Textured). It is beneficial as it gives you a preview of different elements in your scene when modeling or animating.
Arnold Render Settings: In the Render Settings you can control the Camera (AA) Samples to optimize between quality and render time. Set them low for test renders, and high for the final high-quality render.
Use Shelves for Tools: Maya Shelves give you immediate access to frequently used tools and scripts. Add the tools here that you frequently use to customize your shelves and streamline your workflow.
These suggestions are meant to help you improve your workflow, productivity and just make working in Maya more efficient.
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