A quick overview of the Maya Interface

Today, I am happy to present you with a quick overview of the Maya Interface. At first glance, Maya has a very intimidating interface. The learning curve required to master Maya is very steep and someone can spend years trying to master just one aspect of Maya.

The learning curve isn't intended to scare anyone away from using Maya as the software is very robust and very fun to use. If you have a passion for 3D and modelling in general, Maya is definitely a great product to use.

As with any product, however, you must start with the basics. To help you get a fast start, I have found a tutorial from Noesis Interactive that quickly and easily goes over the basics of the Maya interface.

What really attracted me to this tutorial was the clarity of the material presented and more importantly, the tutor went over common keyboard shortcuts in Maya that will make workflow more efficient. Maya has many, many tools available and the more you familiarize yourself with the keyboard shortcuts, the quicker you will be able to get your models looking awesome.

This tutorial is little over 9 minutes long, so fire up Maya and follow along as you watch this video.



I hope by watching this tutorial you gained a basic understanding of Maya. While there is so much more to explore in the world of Maya, at least now you can be a little more comfortable poking around.