What's New in Basics
 
 
 

Updates to the Project Window

An improved Project Window makes it easier to organize and customize Maya project files. These updates include:

 

Primary and secondary project locations

When you create a new project from the Project Window, Maya now organizes project files into primary and secondary project locations. Primary project locations provide directories for essential project data such as scene files, texture files, and rendered image files. Secondary project locations are sub-directories created in the primary locations to provide additional project management.

You can specify different locations for each primary project directory and secondary project sub-directories, as well as provide custom directory names. A new browse feature lets you quickly navigate to the desired location for each project directory.

Translator and custom data locations

The Project Window also provides customizable directories for translator data. You can use the default locations or specify custom locations that better correspond to your production pipeline.

You can also add new custom directories to your Maya project using the Add new file rule command.

Help preferences

New Help Location options have been added to the Maya Preferences to accommodate the new way that Maya Help is published.

Selection preferences

There are three new modifiers available in the Selection section of the Preferences window: