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15 tips for working smarter in Maya

Whether you are new to Maya or a

seasoned user, this collection of tips will

be sure to help enhance your workflow

I

have been using Maya for

over two decades now, and

during that time I’ve touched

upon nearly all aspects of the

application, from modelling to

animation to dynamics and even

scripting. Now, I say this, yet I

don’t class myself as an expert.

Maya is constantly evolving and

with each release there is so much

more to learn and experiment

with. It’s a huge and powerful

application capable of doing so

much, so to learn everything it

has to offer, inside and out, is a

mammoth task.

With that said there are a

handful of fundamental tips and

tricks I have picked up over the

years, things that might seem

simple but do save time. Some of

these tricks may seem obvious to

those seasoned Maya users, but

you would be surprised just how

many people are unaware of these

hidden gems.

I am hoping that, in most cases,

the following collection of tips will

help to make your lives easier and

improve your workflow. If you do

find them useful feel free to pass

them on to the next generation of

Maya users.

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antony ward

Antony has worked for many

top game and VFX studios,

and has written technical

manuals and online tutorials.

author http://www.antcgi.com

in Maya

15

tips for

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