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Maya Beginner Basics: Snap Tool and Pivots

September 30, 2010
Category: 3D Modeling

The following is a 10-Part series on Maya Beginner Basics. The tutorials are set up in-specific to game environment modeling.

When exporting your objects to game engines it is extremely important to be able to modify pivot points, snap to grid and keep your objects aligned and grid friendly. In this tutorial we cover how to snap to grid, hotkeys for snapping and how to modify pivots.

Tutorial covers:

• Snap To Grid
• Hotkeys for Snapping
• Modifying Pivots
  

10-Part Maya Beginner Basics Series:

1. Interface Overview
2. Setting Preferences
3. How to Create a Custom Shelf
4. Viewport Navigation
5. Geometry Modeling Basics
6. Geometry Modeling Basics - Exercise
7. Custom Polygon Display
8. Outliner, Hypergraph and Hypershade
9. Snapping and Pivots
10. How to Set Up a New Project

Maya Beginner Basics: Snap Tool and Pivots

TOOLBAR SNAP OPTIONS

You can access many snap options on your toolbar.

SNAP HOTKEYS

Using hotkeys to access is a better way to use snap options, rather then coming up to the toolbar.

• X = snap to grid
• C = snap to points

MODIFY PIVOT

To modify objects pivot points you will need to press the Insert key to cycle between on/off pivot point modification.

• Insert = on/off pivots

10-Part Maya Beginner Basics Series:

1. Interface Overview
2. Setting Preferences
3. How to Create a Custom Shelf
4. Viewport Navigation
5. Geometry Modeling Basics
6. Geometry Modeling Basics - Exercise
7. Custom Polygon Display
8. Outliner, Hypergraph and Hypershade
9. Snapping and Pivots
10. How to Set Up a New Project