Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Maya: Navigation

https://www.lifewire.com/maya-lesson-1-1-introducing-the-user-interface-2104

Navigating in Maya is very different to Unity or Unreal and can be confusing to begin with.

Basic Controls

  • Alt + Left Mouse Click: "Tumble" allows you to rotate the view 360 degrees around the pivot point.
  • Alt + Right Mouse Click: "Dolly" allows you to zoom in and out, alternatively use the scroll wheel but this method zooms in and out at a specific rate making it difficult to achieve precision.
  • Alt + Middle Mouse Click: Allows you to move the viewport horizontally or vertically whilst keeping the central view a fixed point.
These tools are the main ones that will be used most frequently for basic navigation around the viewport. Getting to learn the basic navigation tools are easy to use and is simply a case of getting used to them. It will be important to learn these and explore the other tools, especially once I am creating a detailed model and precision becomes key.

By using View > Camera Tools there are a wider range of tools available:


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