Select Actions from the Hotbox

Probably the greatest feature of the Maya interface, the Hotbox, allows artists to access every tool in Maya.

Select Actions from Marking Menus

Marking menus are usually accessed by clicking and holding down the right mouse button to work with context sensitive commands.

Marking Menus

Marking menus are a quicker and easier way of using some of the most commonly used tools in Maya.

Menus and Menu Sets

For the sake of practicality, Maya’s main menus are grouped in what are called “menu sets”.

Main Window

Maya’s interface can be confusing at first for someone just getting started with this industry standard 3D animation package.

Photorealistic Anisotropy with mental ray for Maya

In this video, from “Introduction to the Hypershade in Maya 2009”, learn how to properly use the anisotropic features of the mental ray architectural material.

Irradiance Particles in mental ray for Maya 2009

In this video, from “Introduction to Rendering with mental ray in Autodesk Maya 2009”, we will continue to become familiar with the new Irradiance Particles feature from the latest version of mental ray.