Best and the worst thing about Maya? One of the best things about Autodesk Maya is the ability to get around at astonishing speeds. This feat is not even due to application performance, but it is due largely to the Marking Menu and the ability to gesture menu items in them.
And one of the worst things is that there unfortunately, is an Autodesk Patent on Marking and Pie menus, which I find sad in that I feel that Maya’s marking menus could entirely revolutionize After Effects, Photoshop, and any other application workflow.
This “longer” quick tip shows you some nice ways on how to increase your general workflow in Maya
In any case, it is all about Marking Menus with Arvid Schneider’s look at using them in addition to short-cuts, and hiding unwanted or unneeded Maya user interface elements to speed up how you work and get around in Maya. Check out Arvid’s post for General Speed Improvement with Marking Menus here, and be sure to check out his other great tips, and his latest completed project here.
