Maya 5 was designed from the ground up for complete customizability. Hotkeys, hotboxes, and shelves are just some of the functions and options that can be customized on a per user basis. Be aware that Maya is case sensitive. This really comes into play when working with hotkeys – for instance, ‘p’ has a different function than ‘P’. The former parents one node to another, the latter will unparent the nodes. Alias has done a good job making Maya similar across all platforms. This book is written using the PC keyboard. If you are using a Macintosh and a tool calls for using either the Ctrl or Insert key then you should use the Command or Home key ...
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