Wiley Mastering Maya 7 978-0-782-14442-0 Manuel D’Utilisation

The Maya Interface

interface can be a bit intimidating, and it’s not fair to expect yourself

to pick it right up and remember where everything is. As you will see throughout this
book, the best way to learn Maya is to put it to task, and you can use this chapter as a ref-
erence to the interface and the many windows and functions you will find yourself using
in your work.

Try not to rush it, and don’t be overly concerned with customizing the keys, using shelves

or the hotbox for now; just access your commands and functions through the menus. Of
course there are a few exceptions to this, as we’ll  see in Chapter 2, “Quick Start: Creating
an Animation in Maya,” but for the most part it is highly recommended you familiarize
yourself with where everything roughly should be through the menu system.

This chapter is a look at how to access functions and a fairly complete rundown of the

often-used windows in Maya to get you familiar with their workings. Without further
ado, let’s get to the interface that makes Maya what it is.

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