Maya and Blender: How to Effortlessly Switch Between 3D Giants!

In this tutorial series, you will learn how to switch between Maya and Blender. Whether you are a Blender or Maya user, I will get you up and running in either software in no time! This video covers basic UI and navigation.

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Software used in Tutorial:

Blender 4.0
Maya 2023.2

#blender #autodeskmaya #3dart

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Table of Contents

0:00 Introduction
0:15 Tutorial Format
0:47 Maya: UI Overview
1:18 Maya: Create Objects
1:28 Blender: UI Overview
1:54 Blender: Create Objects
2:26 Maya: Channel Box/Attribute Editor
3:03 Blender: Object Properties
5:32 Maya: Viewport Navigation
6:22 Blender: Viewport Navigation
7:44 Maya: Transform Tools
8:42 Blender: Transform Tools
11:57 Maya: Components
12:36 Blender: Components
14:04 Next Up...

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[OnMarsD]

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[rohanrazaghi]

I was going to shift to Blender from Maya, but you know what, Maya is fine

[frumpeting]

As a veteran Maya user this first video is very helpful. Will still be using Maya most of the time but want to know Blender enough to be able to work on files that are .blend

[cglancer]

all great points, everything mentioned here tripped me up too. one quick note though is that instead of ctrl +shift +middle mouse to zoom. its just ctrl + mid mouse. wish i had this video months ago though, would have saved a lot of time.

[JinxSwe]

Been wanting to switch to blender for some time now. But every time I watch a video about it the less I want to switch.

[kirillaravin]

My first steps in 3D were in Blender with youtube tutorials. Then I began to study in university for 3D Production and VFX. 1 semester in university we used only Maya for modelling, but now is my 2 semester and finally we will be able to chose between Maya and Blender. But I already got used to Maya and started to forget Blender interface. So, I want to thank you a lot for this video!!! It is just in time!

[ddankhazi]

A quick tip for Maya users: you can turn on and off the camera-based selection mode.
Double click on the selection tool icon, turn on Camera-based selection.
In Maya the X-Ray view works the same way as in Blender.

In Maya you can also use the X-Ray active components mode, where you can partially see through the actually selected components (this does not change the behavior of the selection mode).
Cheers, D

[gabeb]

i'm just using from formaffinity the maya conf plug for blender. it worked for me very well.

[misbahuddin]

thank you much brother! i've requested you for this kind of videos and you have replied that was also in your mind. really appreciate your effort brother. thanks a ton/

[iowlwzr]

Somehow I really needed this. Most of my efficient Maya workflows come from your tips and helping this video is amazing. Please more :]
Thank you.

[hugoruix_yt]

bro dropped this at the perfect moment and though I wouldnt notice

[JoeyJoejoe-sqio]

I use Cinema and Maya together. Certain things like selection and general design, Cinema is way ahead of Maya. But Maya's Maya. I gotta have Maya. I thought that was what you meant with your title except with blender. I was so psyched I wasn't the only one with this lunatic workflow. Sigh.

[ConnorKneelandD]

This has made it way less daunting to thinking about switch from Maya to Blender! Looing forward to the next one!

[soumyadeepdas]

how the 'delete history'(maya) works in blender? please add this point in the next video...and lots of love from India for such great tutorials from teachers like you...hats off sir...❤

[temperboy]

Is there a grid fill feature like there is in blender but in Maya? Because there times I want to turn the top of cylinder into quads. And if you could would you please make a Top 10 video of the best things to learn on Maya or things that an intermediate should know after using a Maya for a 1 year or 2 but don't know. Thank you

[markinvaderep]

Please make ...one for uv ..one for texture.one for rigging one for animation and render if possible 😊

[ripnx]

bro you literally god
i model in maya but don’t know how to make environment and blender got soo many tutorials and i was not sure how i will doo it cuz can’t find perfect video you just saved my future thanks man

[phoenixgaming]

i use maya with blender tutorials u know 3d tools are same

[gcharbd]

Maya is still way more powerful than Blender, and Blender is basically non-existent in the vast majority of studios, and at $300 Maya is still the best bet for most 3D artists IMHO!