I got the Maya Savvy book from Amazon. Amazon sells used books. I got the $49 book for $28 and it was in perfect condition. Just an idea....

Are there any hard-coded rules as to when you delete the history? You said that some actions, like binding and animation can be " can be adversely affected" by the history. How would I know when this...

I've gone over many tutorials and many times they tell you it is important to delete the history. But they never say why?

So, why?

Self employed here, but not in the 3D field. I masquerade as a software designer to feed the wife and kid.
I play with Maya because I hope to be in the game developer field sometime before I get...