Maya Modeling Tips to Speed Up Your Workflow

[@OnMars3D]

Scripts used in the video (make sure to save these as MEL scripts) as well as updated for Maya 2022
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Maya 2022 X-Ray Toggle Script:
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// get last panel that recieved focus
string $panel = `getPanel -wf`;
// toggle xray mode
modelEditor -e -xray ( !`modelEditor -q -xray $panel` ) $panel;
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Maya 2022 Wireframe Toggle Script:
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string $selectedPanel = `getPanel -wf`;
int $shadedWireState = `modelEditor -q -wos $selectedPanel`;
if(`modelEditor -ex $selectedPanel`)
{
setWireframeOnShadedOption (!$shadedWireState) $selectedPanel;
}
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X-Ray Toggle Script:
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// Toggle Xray
//
string $visPanel[]=`getPanel -vis`;
int $mode;
if (size($visPanel)>0)
{
for ($panel in $visPanel)
{
if (`match "^modelPanel" $panel`=="modelPanel")
{
$mode=`modelEditor -q -xray $panel`;
if ($mode>0)
modelEditor -e -xray 0 $panel;
else
modelEditor -e -xray 1 $panel;
}
}
print ("
xray="+$mode+".");
} else
print ("
No model panels to modify.");
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Wireframe on Shaded Toggle Script:
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// Toggle Wireframe on Shaded
//
{
string $currentPanel = `getPanel -underPointer`;
$WOS = `modelEditor -q -wos $currentPanel`;
if ($WOS == 0)
{
setWireframeOnShadedOption 1 $currentPanel;
}
else
{
setWireframeOnShadedOption 0 $currentPanel;
}

[@uncreativelamename1]

in maya bonus tools -> modeling you can select every Nth edge loop/ring. Love your videos so informative thank you!

[@OnMars3D]

No problem. I didn't have it installed when I made this video but I recently installed it, tons of great features in bonus tools!

[@iCamSkiEz]

Quickly becoming my favourite maya channel keep it up!

[@OnMars3D]

Will do, appreciate the kind words!

[@GrumpBurger]

Excellent tips! Showed me how much i've been forgetting on Maya's powerful tools. Will definitely help my workflow. Thank you.

[@cauanorbiato1713]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[@OnMars3D]

Glad it was helpful!

[@abhinavtomar8493]

Wow I love your tutorial

[@OnMars3D]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

[@hitmangamesyndicate5970]

Great video... and awesome tips... I love my hotkeys and shortcuts... its honestly the reason that I pay for LT and didnt succumb to the Blender conundrum... (no offense to you blender guru's) now I have even more to add to the ole arsenal... Ill be watching all of your videos for the future

[@OnMars3D]

Glad you found this helpful!

[@JoshAntonio]

Great video!

[@OnMars3D]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@orfeasantoulinakis9856]

Thank you for the tips! Could you possibly provide the custom scripts please?

[@OnMars3D]

Sure thing, here you go! (make sure to save these as MEL scripts)
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X-Ray Toggle Script:
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// Toggle Xray
//
string $visPanel[]=`getPanel -vis`;
int $mode;
if (size($visPanel)>0)
{
for ($panel in $visPanel)
{
if (`match "^modelPanel" $panel`=="modelPanel")
{
$mode=`modelEditor -q -xray $panel`;
if ($mode>0)
modelEditor -e -xray 0 $panel;
else
modelEditor -e -xray 1 $panel;
}
}
print ("
xray="+$mode+".");
} else
print ("
No model panels to modify.");
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Wireframe on Shaded Toggle Script:
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// Toggle Wireframe on Shaded
//
{
string $currentPanel = `getPanel -underPointer`;
$WOS = `modelEditor -q -wos $currentPanel`;
if ($WOS == 0)
{
setWireframeOnShadedOption 1 $currentPanel;
}
else
{
setWireframeOnShadedOption 0 $currentPanel;
}

[@alloedee]

Thx for tips about crtl+mmb, didnt know that.

[@OnMars3D]

No problem, happy to share!

[@asyakowel9069]

Nice work! You might make it interactive and put on the web.

[@OnMars3D]

That's a good idea! I may add it to my Sketchfab account!

[@asyakowel9069]

@@OnMars3D You can do it with this, for example www.soft8soft.com/3dweb/67/