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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1

This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.

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# 1 06-03-2003 , 10:34 PM

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Here's a screenshot of how I reduced my interface for working in Maya.
Encircled in red (last used tool, snap buttons and channelbox/toolbox/attribute editor) are the only tools that I still want to see on my screen.
Is there a way to get them in a new hotbox menu or marking menu?

It'd be nice to actually work in full screen space since I only have a 17" monitor and am working in 1152*864.

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# 2 06-03-2003 , 10:36 PM

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sry, I forgat to add the pic:o
here it is:

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# 3 06-03-2003 , 10:38 PM

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ups, feel free to delete the previous msg administrator. sry about that.

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# 4 06-03-2003 , 10:51 PM

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You can create a shelf for those buttons, but you cant add the last used tool button as i changes all the time

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Yeah, but no but yeah but no....

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# 5 06-03-2003 , 11:01 PM

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u dnt need a hotbox or anything cos there are hotkeys for them
attribute editor/layer view = ctrl A
snap to grid = hold x
snap to curve = hold c
snap to point = hold v

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# 6 06-03-2003 , 11:33 PM

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I check out what I can do with some custom made shelves. Hopefully they won't take up too much space.
as for the hotkeys, thx Nem. I'll attach a little paper to my monitor to learn them fast as I'm using them.
Is there a hotkey for the Toolsettingswindow? I mean the one that's attached like the channelbox. Not a floating window.

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# 7 07-03-2003 , 12:02 AM

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There's a tutorial in the vid section showing you how to make custom marking menus. Highly recommended.

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# 8 08-03-2003 , 02:53 AM

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Yeah, if you use these a whole bunch, you could just make yourself a custom marking menu. It's really simple to do. =]

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# 9 08-03-2003 , 12:20 PM

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ya, I know how to make one (saw the vids here and at digitaltutors) but I can't see the code in my script editor when I hit the middle button at the right-top (show/hide toolsettings).
Does anyone know a way to get that in a menu?
As for the snap tools, I've learned those hotkeys by now.
I'll leave the toolbox on for now until I make myself a shelf with more than just 1 button (last used tool) in it user added image

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# 10 10-03-2003 , 10:06 PM

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It's just:

ToggleToolSettings;

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# 11 10-03-2003 , 11:25 PM

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oh i missed this the first time, but u also circled sumthing in the toolboxon the left, that buttons ur last tool button, hotkey for that is "Y"

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# 12 11-03-2003 , 07:48 AM

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thx Jozvex, I'll try that out tonight (at school now user added image

) and Nem, thx for your answer but I already knew that button user added image

I made 2 shelves for now (misc and poly), later to be added when I learn about the other techniques in Maya.
Since the Last used tool can't be in a shelf, I left the toolbox on so I can always see what the tool is set to.

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