Send Objects to Mudbox

You can now send objects from Maya to Mudbox using the Send To options from the File menu. Once you have modified an object in Mudbox, you can then send it back to Maya. The one-click functionality allows you to send various forms of data, including meshes and UVs on meshes, to Mudbox. This data can be sent as a new scene or as an update to an existing scene. The Send to options for Maya is a feature of the Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites. Sending objects to Mudbox Sending objects between Maya and Mudbox

Edit Mesh updates

There are several new Edit Mesh menu updates, including:

• The Project Curve on Mesh option, which allows you to project curves onto a polygon surface.

  See Edit Mesh > Project Curve on Mesh

• The Split Mesh with Projected Curve option, which allows you to split and detach edges on a polygon surface.

  See Edit Mesh > Split Mesh with Projected Curve.

• The Interactive Split Tool, which allows you to split faces on a polygon mesh.

  See Edit Mesh > Interactive Split Tool.

  Watch: Interactive Split Tool

• The new Curve options in the Extrude Face Options window, which allow you to generate and position a curve automatically.

  See Edit Mesh > Extrude.

Show Manipulator Tool updates

There are new sliders associated with the Show Manipulator Tool, which allow you to modify thickness, offset and division values.

See Extrude a polygon face edge or vertex.

Watch: Show Manipulator Tool Sliders

Marking menu updates and additions

The following table lists updates and additions to the Maya marking menus.

See Transform marking menus.