5 MORE Maya Tips You NEED To Know!

Here are some of the best tricks in Maya to make everything a LOT easier when you're trying to animate or work on a shot!

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[jock_]

I was literally modelling a cog and then you were like "and you can make a gear" brilliant saved me a fair bit of time

[MauroSanna]

The first one shouldn't even be a tip. It should be the first thing to be taught in a Maya class.
Also you don't need to set the project once you have created the new one. Maya sets it there automatically. What you should do instead, is close Maya and open it again, in order for it to maintain the new project for the next time.


Set project is useful for when you need to change from your current one to another.


Setting/creating a project is crucial, because it makes your Maya project portable, and also it tells the software where to retrieve textures and all the assets connected to the scenes you're working on. I would say that setting the project is mandatory.


Great video and great tips! Your contents are always top notch!

[santiagoruiz]

That 2D camera pan was worth the whole video (not finished yet) thank you!

[luisalcala]

Sir Wade, great seeing you buddy. Dont know if you remember me, Luis Alcala, I was at DreamWorks when you guys were working on Trolls. You taught me a lot about Linux and the software used there. I left with Dramworks Nova where Archie Donato was my boss. Anyway, glad you are doing well. Great video man. Keep it up.

[COMICBOOKCalamities]

Wow, I have dabbled with Maya for years and you have shown me that I really don't know that much. Thanks for all you do. Keep 'em coming!!

[shivashivneetdeo]

Making a pill with the cylinder, just lit me up
Have been using maya since 2016 and didn't knew about it.
Thanks man....

[azzulbustillo]

My dad bought me Richard Williams’ The Animator’s Survival kit and I am so excited. Thanks for your videos!!

[jlinus]

Your tutorials are amazing! You've taught me some things that I haven't even learnt in 2 years of animation college!

[CableB]

You did it again Wade, you never fail to teach us how to not suck at life

[jtricker]

thank u again man you have huge knowledge of this program.

[Waynimations]

I mainly work traditional but working on maya has been so much fun and it’s a great way to beef up my portfolio

[Crane-mjel]

thanks for sharing tips..alot i you SIR

[TastyCrats]

Wow! From some of your earlier videos you seem so much more confident and comfortable in front of the camera! Awesome to see

[ankomit]

Man these videos rock and are so helpful. You've shown me things my owe professors/teachers haven't. Thank you much.

[emiliolopez]

Sir, you’ve just saved me class grade. Thank you

[marybisht]

Wow!!!! That last tip was Awesome....!!
Thanks for this awesome video..

[najuz]

Wooowww I didn't know about 2D zooming option, u're a life saver 🤟🤟🤟

[alicesmith]

Amazing poster on the workshop... What a talented twitch team. ;D


Great video! I wish this existed before I started animation mentor. Set project would've saved me so much time. Oh gosh the zooming too! Finally I can pose fingers without moving my face really close to the monitor ahaha

[danzzyu]

I love using layers. It makes stuff easy.

[hoscarconhache]

The best Maya teacher. No doubt of why he got the job at DreamWorks xD