halogenic139
05-17-2003, 09:23 PM
ok, i've just swithced over to maya from 3ds max and i have a few basic questions. sorry if they've already been answered.
first off: sometimes when i'm extruding an edge the transform gizmo rotates so that it's a little off. this is what i'm talking about
http://www.ghostdog.com/liquidcrystal/scrnshot.jpg
how can i change it so it's aligned more perpindicular to the face?
also, in 3ds max they had a feature called soft selection, is there anything like this is maya?
finally, what are the best plugins for maya? i'm very excited to try out its dynamics, water, particle systems, hair, and cloth. they look AMAZING. however, sometimes there are plugins out there that offer much better solutions to the ones that are pre-packaged, or that offer something else that doesn't come with the program. so, what are the top few best and most important plugins that you would recommend to increase the productivity of maya (this is for maya 5 unlimited). i'm not necessarily going to go out and buy them/ask my school to buy them, but i will start looking, so when the time comes to maybe get one i can make the right decision. :)
first off: sometimes when i'm extruding an edge the transform gizmo rotates so that it's a little off. this is what i'm talking about
http://www.ghostdog.com/liquidcrystal/scrnshot.jpg
how can i change it so it's aligned more perpindicular to the face?
also, in 3ds max they had a feature called soft selection, is there anything like this is maya?
finally, what are the best plugins for maya? i'm very excited to try out its dynamics, water, particle systems, hair, and cloth. they look AMAZING. however, sometimes there are plugins out there that offer much better solutions to the ones that are pre-packaged, or that offer something else that doesn't come with the program. so, what are the top few best and most important plugins that you would recommend to increase the productivity of maya (this is for maya 5 unlimited). i'm not necessarily going to go out and buy them/ask my school to buy them, but i will start looking, so when the time comes to maybe get one i can make the right decision. :)