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How to Change Orientation of a Pivot [Autodesk Maya]

• Choose Start component
  type, select by component type
• Middle, right mouse button, our
  MB Right Mouse Button
• Choose local rotation axis. And
  what will that do is make it

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How to Snap Object to Points in Maya

• How to snap objects to various types of points in the Maya viewport.
• Use the Snap to Points icon at the top.
  • You can toggle it on and off with the hotkey
    • Grid snap
      • Hotkey: v
    • NOTE:
      • Snap to Curve
        • Hotkey: c
      • Snap to Grid
        • Hotkey: x

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How to Snap Object to Grid in Maya

• You can snap objects to grid in Maya's viewports.

• Use the Snap to Grids icon at the top.

  • You can toggle it on and off with the hotkey
    • Grid snap
      • Hotkey: x
    • NOTE:
      • Snap to Curve
        • Hotkey: c
      • Vertex snap
        • Hotkey: v

• You might have to have the grid visible to be able to snap to it.

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How to Snap to Curve in Maya

• How you can snap objects to curves in the Maya viewport.

• Use the Snap to Curves icon at the top.

  • You can toggle it on and off with the hotkey
    • Hotkey: c
      • NOTE:
        • Grid snap
          • Hotkey: x
        • Vertex snap
          • Hotkey: v

• You can snap to polygon edges and nurbs isoparms

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How to Model in Symmetry in Maya

• Select the move tool
• Select the Tool Settings
• Go to Symmetry Settings
• Turn on Symmetry and choose what mode
• Tolerance is the radius of which to search on the opposite side
• You can go on left or right side
• The Symmetry setting is also at the top of the menu bar.

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• How to set up Incremental Saves in Maya and access them.
• Go to File -> Save Scene but the options box
  • Turn on Incremental Save
• You can also limit the number of incremental save.
  • It will just cycle back.
• The way this works, the name of the file is always the same. It is the latest.
  • Your last save will be in the Incremental Save folder.
• You also have other options such as Compressed Save

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• Setting up a Maya project is simple but often overlooked process.
• Go to File -> Project Window
  • Click New
  • Click the folder icon and choose where to save your project
  • Name the project folder in the Current Project: field.
• You can actually go and give each folder different names besides the default.
  • Most people use the default.
• At the top of the application, it will say the project set.
• If you choose to save a new scene, it will be in your project folder

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• Quick Favorites
  • Hotkey: q
  • By default, it is empty
• To add items to the Quick Favorites menu,
  • Right-click on a button or item, such as a widget, and choose Add to Quick Favorites
• Example:
  • Viewport Overlay wireframe
• To remove items from the Quick Favorites menu.
  • Right-click on item in quick favorites menu and choose
    • Remove from Quick Favorites

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• To undo
  • Edit -> Undo
  • Hotkey: Ctrl + z
• To redo
  • Edit -> Redo
  • Hotkey: Shift + Ctrl + z
• You can view the undo history
  • Edit -> Undo History...
  • By default, 32 commands or steps are stored in the undo history.
  • You can change the number of undo steps
    • Edit -> Preferences -> System
      • Under Memory & Limits -> Undo Steps
    • NOTE: Depends on your system resources, i.e. your memory, how many it can handle.
• Undo is only for the active session. The undo history is not saved when you close the file.

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• Can think of it as plug-ins in other software.
• It extends the functionality of Blender that were not originally coded into the software.
• You can install addons from other third-parties or develop your own.
  • If you work at a studio or a project, there may be custom addons to streamline your specific workflow.
• To add addons
  • Edit -> Preferences -> Add-ons
    • You can list the
      • Official
      • Community
      • Testing
      • Install (off your drive, or storage medium)
      • Refresh
    • You can search for Add-ons as well in the search field.
    • You can hold shift to multiview
• Some Add-ons come with Blender when it is installed but just not enabled by default.
  • It can save time loading features that most people in general won't use unless you work...