Maya User's Guide

-25% horizontal and vertical Roll options

custom vertex data

exporting [1], [2]

.mov file format

{ } surrounding list of values

== operator, errors comparing floats

| in object naming

Rebuild Surfaces option

Rebuild Surfaces option

2D Blur memory Limit attribute

2D containers, fluids

2D fluid textures

rendering problems

2D Pan Tool [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

positioning [1], [2]

2D Zoom Tool [1], [2], [3], [4]

troubleshooting

3D Blur Visib attribute

3D coordinates, about

3D Delta tessellation method

3D fluid textures

3D image file background

3D Motion Blur Production attribute

3D Paint Texture options

3D Paint Tool [1], [2]

lipsticking with

resetting brushes

textures directory

positioning [1], [2]

Intersect Surfaces option

3dPaintTextures directory

50, 20 horizontal and vertical Roll options

A

absolute channel offset

Absolute transform

absorption, about

acceleration attribute [1], [2], [3]

assigning constant value to

assigning with runtime expression

changing value randomly

field’s effect on

initialization to zero

Acceleration Method attribute

Accuracy (Caustics) attribute

Accuracy (Final Gather) attribute

Accuracy (Global Illumination) attribute

Accuracy (Photon Volume) attribute

acos function [1], [2]

changing to tools

Activate/Deactivate Clip

Active attribute

rigid bodies [1], [2]

Active Object Pivots

Offset Curve option

Project Curve On Surface option

Adaptive Sampling attribute

adaptive tessellation

Adaptive tessellation method

when converting to polygons

assembly representations

Add and update animation

Add Attribute (Modify menu)

Add Attribute window [1], [2]

Add Attributes For Current Render Type

Add Boat Locator

Add Cross Links

troubleshooting

Add Dynamic Attributes

Add Dynamic Buoy

Add Dynamic Locator Free Transform

Add Emitter [1], [2]

Add In-Between Target add option

Key Edit menu [1], [3]

Add Influence Object

Add Influence Options window

Add Initial State Attribute checkbox [1], [2]

Paint Attributes Tool [1], [2]

Paint Cluster Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint Skin Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

Add Points Tool (Edit Curves menu)

Add Preview Plane

Add Proxy options

Add Selected to Graph

Add selected to isolation (UV tool button)

Add Selected to List option [1], [2]

Add Surface Locator

Add To Character Set

Add to Current Selection brush option

Add to Existing Spring [1], [2]

items to Python path

keys to a curve

adding custom attributes

adding tracks to characters

Adobe Illustrator Object

troubleshooting

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop texture, using as texture map

Advanced elliptical filtering attribute

advanced options

Advanced Tessellation

Affect Selected Object

Affect Selected Object(s) [1], [2], [3]

Affected Highlighting

Affects Active option

After placement

After Stroke Cmd option

instancer particle option

age attribute [1], [2]

age of particles

runtime expression execution and

Aim Constraint Options window

aim constraints

adding target objects

changing target object weights

controlling motion history dependence

editing attributes

editing channels

preventing rolling effects

removing target objects

setting creation options

aim direction, instances

Aim Vector attribute [1], [2], [3]

Aim Vector constraint option [1], [2], [3]

aim vectors [1], [2], [3]

instancer particle option

instancer particle option

instancer particle option

instancer particle option

instancer particle option

Air Damping attribute (dynamic locator)

Air Light Scatter

Air Push Distance

Air Push Vorticity

use MEL commands

alias UNIX command

avoiding use with text editor

aliasing [1], [2]

Align Curves (Edit Curves menu)

Align Surfaces (Edit NURBS menu)

align the ends of two curves

aligning animation

Intersect Curves option

All Double sided attribute

All Keyable except creation option [1], [2]

All Keyable option [1], [2]

All Planes option

All Renderable Cameras

for tessellation

All Single sided attribute

for tessellation

Allow All Data Types

instancer particle option

Allow Disconnection

rigid bodies [1], [2]

Along Axis attribute [1], [2]

Along Axis, fluid emitter

Bevel Plus option

Along Extrusion

Bevel Plus options

Alpha Blending [1], [2]

adjust for UV shells

include (Warp image option)

Alpha Channel (Mask)

Alpha Channel option

alpha channel, fur shadows

premultiplication

Alpha Gain attribute [1], [2]

Image Plane Attributes

Alpha is Luminance attribute [1], [2]

Alpha mode [1], [2], [3]

Alpha mode attribute [1], [2]

Alpha Offset attribute [1], [2]

Alpha Source attribute [1], [2]

Altitude attribute

Always Blend with Existing Connections

Always Evaluate checkbox

Ambient + Diffuse + Specular light model

Ambient + Diffuse light model

Ambient Brightness, fluids

painting [1], [2]

Ambient Color, fluids

Ambient Color, ocean

Ambient Diffusion, fluids

Ambient light attributes

Ambient light model

ambient occlusion

multi-render passes

Ambient Occlusion (Render Settings)

Ambient Shade attribute [1], [2], [3]

Amount tool setting

Cloud Attributes

Fractal Attributes

Mountain Attributes

Noise Attributes

Solid Fractal Attributes

Amplitude attribute [1], [2]

Amplitude creation option [1], [2]

amplitude of sin function

Projection Utility

Wood Attributes

Amplitude, fluids

Angle Interpolation attribute [1], [2]

angle of view, cameras

Angle Tolerance

painted blend shape weights

animate vertex colors

Fractal texture

noise, for Solid Fractal

animated file textures

Construction History

fur attributes [1], [2]

growth simulation

plant growing up column (example)

starfield (example)

stroke endbounds

tube growth (uniform)

animation take (import)

batch rendering

command line rendering [1], [2], [3], [4]

controls, overview [1], [2]

using to create falloff

cycle with offset curves

details, Heads Up Display

driven key, overview

export [1], [2]

improving speed

keyframe, overview

low-res rendering

markers, hiding

motion capture, overview

nonlinear, overview

remove single keys

rendering single frame

retaining animation layers

run-up for dynamics

scrubbing rigid body

transitions (of view)

troubleshooting

viewing [1], [2]

working on team

mental ray for Maya

animation controllers

animation curves

change color with Attribute Editor

change colors from Graph Editor

change colors with MEL

Animation Details

Animation End Time

animation expressions

Animation Layer Editor

animation layers

creation options

extract animation

filtering options

ghosting options

keyframing weight

keying feedback

order of evaluation

Override-Passthrough mode

remove attributes

Weight [1], [2]

animation preferences

Animation Snapshot

Construction History

generated geometry

Animation Start Time

Animation Start/End

animation values, read (sample MEL script)

animation-constraint blending

animation, how glow works

cycling through

opening using -n

opening with -n

playing parts of

Anisotropic material

Annotation (Create menu)

Anti Alias Polygons attribute

Anti-aliasing Quality, Render Settings

Convert to File Texture

Hardware Render Settings

adjusting [1], [2]

blobby surfaces

filtering textures for

Anti-aliasing level attribute

Anti-aliasing Sampling Override

mental ray [1], [2]

Antialiasing Level

Render Stats [1], [2]

aperture (fstop)

Append Time Range [1], [2]

append to hair cache option

append to a hair cache

Append to Cache [1], [2]

Append to Cache options

Append to Polygon Tool

Geometry Cache [1], [2]

calling from MEL

Apply Current to All option

Apply Fog in Post

Apply Fog in Post, IPR

Apply Interior Material

Apply Per Vertex

turbulence field

Apply Per Vertex attribute

Apply Settings to Last Stroke option

Apply Settings to Selected Strokes option

Apply tessellation, NURBS

per particle field attributes

controlling fine

default settings

vs. tessellation

approximation node

approximation nodes

approximation settings

Approximation settings [1], [2]

approximation styles

three-point, create

two-point, create

Volume Light attribute

arc cosine [1], [2]

arc sine [1], [2]

arc tangent [1], [2], [3]

Arc Tools (Create menu)

arc-length values, show

arc, extrude polygons in

Area Gradient (SWF and SVG only)

Area light attributes

Area light, control soft light of

area light, mental ray

Area Lights [1], [2]

Around Axis attribute [1], [2]

Around Axis, fluid emitter

array (per particle) attributes

assigning to array of different length

Array option for per particle attributes

arrayMappern.outColorPP

clearing contents of

contrast with matrix

indexes, invalid assignment to

invalid assignment to indexes

literal representation

obtaining size of

passed by reference

setting value of an attribute

specify size in a declaration

article start-up caching

troubleshooting

brush shape options

Clone operation [1], [3]

Erase operation [1], [3], [4]

exporting attribute maps

hotkeys [1], [2]

importing attribute maps

mapping attributes

Paint operation [1], [2]

Pressure option

resetting tools

snap brush to curve

snap brush to isoparm

stylus pressure

Artisan commands [1], [2]

Artisan hotkeys

artwork, mapping onto character

Create Render Node [1], [2]

Create Render Node [1], [2]

Boundary option

Create Render Node [1], [2]

NURBS action or tool option

asin function [1], [2]

aspect ratio, preserve when normalizing UVs

Assembly definitions

Assembly references

expanded workflow

assemblyDefinition node

assemblyReference node

referenced containers

asset centric selection

Asset Editor [1], [2]

assign custom command

assign custom menu

binding set, create

binding set, customize

Black Box mode [1], [2]

connect attributes

customize treatment

example - Duplicating animation on non-matching hierarchies

file referencing

hide unpublished

localize interface

lock referenced

parts of a template

prepare for referencing

preview contents

publish attribute to

publish connection to

publish multiple attributes to one name

publish parent/child anchor

publish ramp attribute

publish selection transform

published attribute values, edit

published attributes

published nodes

rename published attribute

replace reference example

replace referenced

select contents

sorting in Hypershade

template binding sets

template file format

template, assign

template, change search path

template, create

template, example

template, reload

transfer attribute values

unassign template

unbind attribute

unpublish attribute

view, customize

view, set active

Assign Equal Weights

Stitch Surface Points option

Assign Existing Bake Set

Assign Existing Material

Assign Hair Constraint

Assign Hair System

Assign New Material

Assign New Vertex Bake Set

Assign Paint Effects Brush to Hair

assign shader to projection

Assign Textures button

Assigned Surfaces fur attribute

to specific particles

to vector components

values to variables and attributes

assigning a shader

contrast with initialization

convenience operators

combining with declaration

asterisk convention

At All Intersections

Cut Curve option

Bevel Plus option

Bevel Plus option

At Top/At Bottom attribute

atan2d function

atmosphere [1], [2], [4], [5]

troubleshooting

Atmospheric Settings attributes

file format [1], [2]

Align Curves option

Align Surfaces option

Attach (Subdiv Surfaces menu)

Attach Brush to Curves option

Attach Curves (Edit Curves menu)

attach curves or surfaces together

Attach Emitter to Curve

Attach Existing Cache File [1], [2]

Attach Fur Description menu item [1], [2]

Attach Curves option

Attach Surfaces option

Attach Multiple Output Meshes

Attach Surfaces

Bevel Plus option

Attach Surfaces (Edit NURBS menu)

Attach to Camera option

Attach to Motion Path

Attach Without Moving (Edit NURBS menu)

attaching fur descriptions [1], [2], [3]

attaching UV shells

field manipulator

turbulence field

Attract to Matching Mesh constraint [1], [2]

Attraction Damp

follicle attribute

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Attraction fur attribute

Attractor Model

fur attractor set attribute

Paint Fur Attributes Tool [1], [2]

attractor set attributes

Attractor Model

Attractors Per Hair

Noise Amplitude

Noise Frequency

Threshold Length

attributes, changing

Attribute Editor

access from Hypershade

access history of objects

change animation curve colors

editing particle attributes

loading attributes into

Rendering Flags

setting attributes in

viewing loft history

Attribute Editor templates

Attribute Map Height

Paint Fur Attributes Tool

Attribute Map Width

Paint Fur Attributes Tool

attribute map, sculpting to

Attribute Name attribute [1], [3]

attribute presets

attribute ramps

Attribute Spread Sheet

access from Hypershade

Attribute spreadsheet

viewing multiple attributes

Attribute to Paint option

attribute values

varying [1], [2]

attributeExists statement

animating [1], [3]

assigning values to

Attribute Editor

change default connections

changing order in Channel Box

connect input and output

connecting [1], [2], [3]

connecting to symbolic placeholders

custom data types

custom, in expressions

data types [1], [2]

delete connections

deleting from expressions

disconnecting from expressions

display disconnected

displaying contents of

displaying disconnected

eliminating expression control of

exporting maps (Artisan tools)

filter information

filtering in Expression Editor

flooding values

general, for nodes

getting recently added into the Channel Box

importing maps (Artisan tools)

keyable [1], [2]

making paintable

mapping textures to

multi-value, setting

not selecting for particle shape node

open multiple editors

painting [1], [2], [3]

particle shape node

reading in expressions

removing from expressions

renaming with short or long names

setting [1], [4]

short names for

testing for particles (sample MEL script)

unexpected values

using name to search for expressions

when expressions don’t apply

option in Hardware Render Buffer

attributes, Ramp Shader

attributeUPP, VPP

Fillet Blend attribute

Auto Closed Rail Anchor

Fillet Blend Tool option

Auto Complete [1], [3]

Auto Completion

Auto Create Curve tool setting

Auto Create Rigid Body dynamics option

Auto Create Root Axis tool setting

Auto Frame [1], [2]

Auto joint limits tool setting

animation option

Auto Memory Limit [1], [2]

Fillet Blend Tool option

Auto Normal Dir

Fillet Blend Tool option

Auto Parent Curve tool setting

Auto Render Region

Auto Render Threads [1], [2], [3]

Auto Resize attributes, fluids

Auto Resize Margin, fluids

Auto Resize Threshold, fluids

Auto Save option [1], [2]

Auto Set Initial State option

Auto Simplify Curve

Auto Simplify Curve tool setting

Auto Tiling [1], [2], [3]

Autodesk Cache File [1], [2]

Autodesk materials

Autodesk Media & Entertainment

Autodesk MotionBuilder

export preset [1], [2]

Boundary option

tessellation mode

Automatic Attribute Editor

Assign New Material item

automatic exposure

Automatic Mapping (Subdiv Surfaces > Texture)

automatic option (export) [1], [2]

automatic smoothing

automatic type conversion

automatic UV mapping

projection manipulator

separating, merging, attaching UV shells

user-defined projection

Automatically Orient Joints

Autopriority tool setting

Auxiliary effectors

auxiliary effectors, pivot effectors, Control rig effectors

auxiliary nodes

Plus-Minus-Average utility

Average Normals

Average Vertices

Away From Axis attribute [1], [2]

Away From Center attribute [1], [2]

choosing for transformations

axes, reflected painting

rotate curve around to create a surface

primitive, change direction of

setting orientation for polygonal primitives

axis conversion

automatic conversion example (import)

field manipulator

control with mouse

description [1], [2]

Azimuth Min/Max attributes

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

B

Environment Cube

Projection Geometry attributes

Back Shade Darkness fur shading attribute

Back Shade Factor fur shading attribute

Back Shadow attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Backburner [1], [2]

Backburner options

backdrop image, arranging UVs to

culling, display options

rendering problems

Background Color

Display Options

Background color (Warp image option)

Background Color attribute

Display Options attributes

Environment attributes

background image, dimming

Background Mode

Convert to File Texture

Texture Bake Set¶

Background mode (Warp image option)

background processes (non-Windows only)

texture [1], [2]

for return values

Shading Group Lighting, Convert to File Texture

Shadows, Convert to File Texture

Transparency, Convert to File Texture

Bake Alpha [1], [2], [3]

Bake Alpha attribute

bake animation (export)

bake animation layers (import)

fur attractor set attribute

Bake Attribute fur attribute

bake channel [1], [2]

Bake History option

Bake Simulation

disable implicit control

Keep Unbaked Keys

Sparse Curve Bake

Bake Spring Animation option

Bake Using Virtual Plane

baked file textures

left-handed tangent space normal maps

lightmaps from the command line

per-instance UV sets

with global illumination

baking spring animation

for Crater texture

Baldness fur attribute

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Projection Utility type

Bottom Barn Door

manipulator for spot lights

Barrier rigid body constraint

Base Ambient Color fur attribute

Base Color fur attribute

Base Curl fur attribute

cacheFile node [1], [2], [3]

base number raised to exponent

Base Opacity fur attribute

Base Resolution, fluids [1], [2]

Base Width fur attribute

Based on distance option

baseOrigin attribute

Basic Emitter Attributes, fluid emitter

Batch Bake [1], [2]

error handling [1], [2]

Batch Render Frame window

batch render, setting

Before placement

Before Stroke Cmd option

bell curve function

hair, edit curves

Bend (Modify Curves tool)

Bend Angle Dropoff

Bend Angle Dropoff Map

Bend Angle Scale

bend attributes

Bend Break Angle

editing deformation effects

Bend Resistance

Placement, Image Planes

Best Guess Based on Screen Size

primary tessellation

Best plane (Planar Mapping option)

Best Plane Texturing Tool

Better Illumination [1], [3]

description [1], [2]

troubleshooting

Bevel (Surfaces menu)

bevel a surface from a curve

Bevel Plus option

Bevel Plus (Surfaces menu)

Bevel Plus options

Bevel Plus option

Rebuild Surfaces option

Bezier Tool (Create Menu)

Curve Fillet option

Freeform Fillet option

Raytracing Quality

Stitch Edges Tool option

Bilinear Filtering (Warp image option)

Billow Density, fluids

Bind Method option [1], [2]

troubleshooting

bind pose, resetting

Bind to option [1], [2]

Birail (Surfaces menu)

birthPosition [1], [2]

birthTime [1], [2]

alpha view (Mac OS X)

blue channel control

cyan channel control

green channel control

magenta channel control

red channel control

RGB channel control

yellow channel control

Bits per channel [1], [2]

Bits per channel attribute

Black Hole [1], [2]

Blackbody shader

Attach Curves option

Attach Surfaces option

common 3D texture Effects attribute

Curve Fillet option

Open/Close Surfaces option

Attach Curves option

Attach Surfaces option

Open/Close Curve option

Open/Close Surfaces option

Curve Fillet option

Blend Mode option

Open/Close Curve option

blend shape deformers

adding target object shapes

blending objects with different topologies

deleting a target’s object

removing target object shapes

scaling influence of all targets

set target weights

swapping target object shapes

Blend Shape editor

Blend Shape menu item

animate painted weights

export painted weight maps

import painted weight maps

paint weights tool settings

Blend Specular with Alpha option

Blend With All Except Constraints

Geometry Cache Clip

blending brush presets

BlendShape Add Options window

BlendShape Node add option

BlendShape Node creation option

BlendShape Node remove option

BlendShape Node swap option

BlendShape Remove Options window

BlendShape Swap Options window

add to components

visualize notes

visualize with color

Blind Data Editor

Color/Query tab

Type Editor tab

Blob Map attribute

Blobby Radius Scale

anti-aliasing problem

Blobby Surface render type

block ordered textures

Blocking node state option [1], [2]

and variable scope

Blue Plane option

By Frame, Motion Blur

displacement problems

Environment Sky

Length, 2D Motion Blur

Sharpness, 2D Motion Blur

Blur brush type [1], [2], [3]

Blur by Frame attribute

Blur Intensity attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Blur Intensity option

Blur Mult attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Boat Length attribute (boat locator)

Boat Width attribute (boat locator)

interactive simulation

Body 1 and 2 constraint position [1], [2]

bone lattice flexors

bone sculpt flexors

Bones creation option

bookmarks [1], [2]

current objects

selected curves

Boolean operations

perform on surfaces

accessing original objects

troubleshooting

Booleans (Edit NURBS menu)

borders (see UV borders)

Reverse Surface Direction option

Both Proxy and Subdiv Display

Intersect Surfaces option

Environment Cube

Bottom attribute

Projection Geometry attributes

passive collision object

Bounce Map [1], [2]

Bounce Scale Input

turning on or off in rigid body solver

boundaries (see UV borders)

Mountain texture

Boundary (Surfaces menu)

Boundary attribute

boundary curves

create surface from

create surface within

Boundary Draw, fluids [1], [2]

boundary edges, merging

mirror polygons across

use as an assembly representation

Dolly camera setting [1], [2]

for displacement

Bounding box (Planar Mapping option)

bounding volumes of objects

Box Filter attribute

Box Min/Box Max

follicle attribute

Branch After Twigs attribute

Branch Dropout attribute

Branches attribute

Light Links, Lighting/Shading menu

Break Connection

Break Shadow Links option

Maya Lights menu

break statement

Breakdown, convert to

description [1], [2]

troubleshooting

UV texture coordinates

Brightness Rand attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Brownian texture

Paint Effects and hair

Brush Animation submenu [1], [3]

Brush Preset Blend window

Brush Start map method

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Brush Type attribute [1], [2], [3], [4]

Brush Type option

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Brush Width attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

animations, looping

attaching to curves

attributes, animating

copying settings from

opacity, Artisan

painting out the effects of previous stroke

presets, blending

presets, creating

profile [1], [2]

profile attributes

radius, Artisan

resetting [1], [2], [3]

saving to shelves [1], [2]

selecting [1], [2]

selecting by name

settings, applying to strokes

springs, editing

undoing strokes

using to push and pull vertices

brushShapes directory

Brushstroke Pressure Adjustment Tool window

Brushstroke Spring Simulation window

BSP Depth attribute

BSP Size attribute

Bud Color attribute

Bud Size attribute

Building a scene, Scene Assembly

Bump 2d utility [1], [2]

Bump 3d utility [1], [2]

Bump Blur attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Bump Blur, ocean

Bump Depth attribute

Bump Filter [1], [2]

Bump Filter Offset [1], [2]

Bump Intensity attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

common Material attribute

surface shading, Particle Cloud

Bump Mapping attribute

Bump maps [1], [2]

Bump Resolution attribute

Bump Texture Resolution

Bump 2D utility

Bump 3D utility

painting [1], [2]

buoy, adding to ocean

Buoyancy attribute

Buoyancy, fluids

Burst Position Center X,Y,Z

Burst Position Extents X,Y,Z

create on shelf for a script

By Attribute Name

Export Character Map

By Attribute Order

Export Character Map

By Character Map

Export Character Map

By Cycle Increment

Hardware Render Settings

Image File Output [1], [2]

Renumber Frames, Render Settings

By Frame attribute

Image Output Files attributes

Export Character Map

C

C icon [1], [2]

escape characters

creating for particles

turning off or on for object

Cache Data [1], [2], [3], [4]

Cache Density (Ambient Occlusion) attribute

Cache Description

Cache Directory

Merge Cache Clips

Merge Caches [1], [2], [3]

Replace Cache [1], [2]

current state [1], [2]

cacheFile node [1], [2], [3]

Merge Caches [1], [2], [3]

Replace Cache [1], [2]

Cache Points (Ambient Occlusion) attribute

Cache representations

cache settings for particles

cache size limit, for approximation

Cache Time Range [1], [2], [3]

create hair cache option

nCache [1], [2]

cache_fluidShape

Cacheable Attributes

nCloth [1], [2]

cacheBlend node [1], [2], [3]

cacheFile node [1], [2]

cacheFile node, fluids

overview [1], [2]

particle start-up

recreating the cache

single particle object

using start-up with batch rendering

Caching (Ambient Occlusion) attribute

Caching attribute [1], [2]

caching particles

Calc. Area Values

fur render setting

Calc. Area Values fur global

Calculation attribute

Calculation Quality attributes

calling MEL from Python

Center of Interest option [1], [2]

changing in scene painting view

coordinate space

optimizing, render faster

Select Camera option

Camera Aperture

Camera attribute

camera based selection

Camera Icons attribute

stroke Shape node

Camera Projection Attributes

Camera Properties attributes

Camera Sequencer [1], [2], [3]

playback controls

Camera Settings option, View menu

2D Pan Tool [1], [2]

2D Zoom Tool [1], [2]

Camera Tools (View menu)

Camera Tools option, View menu

camera view, use as planar projection

Camera, Aim, and Up

2D Pan Tool [1], [2]

adjusting attributes

aiming [1], [2]

azimuth [1], [2]

center of interest

changing settings

control which one is shown

conversion support

custom camera export

custom camera import

elevation [1], [2]

environment textures and

Gate Mask color

Gate Mask opacity

Ignore 2D Pan/Zoom

interoperability limitations

looking through [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

making renderable

manipulators, hiding

mental ray lenses

resolution gate

revolving about center of interest

rolling [1], [2]

safe title [1], [2]

selecting current

tracking [1], [2]

undoable movements

viewing vs. rendering

Cancel Batch Render

Cancel Batch Render menu item

erasing paint from

global settings

Paint Effects Globals

Canvas Undo option

cap, extruded surface

Cascade Stitch Node

Stitch Edges Tool option

Stitch Surface Points option

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Cast Shadows attribute [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Casts Shadows [1], [2], [3]

Render Layer Member Overrides

Casts Shadows attribute

Render Stats attributes [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

catch statement

Caustic Accuracy

mental ray [1], [2]

Caustic Filter Kernel attribute

Caustic Filter Type attribute

mental ray [1], [2]

causticPhotonsEmit

troubleshooting [1], [2]

Caustics attribute

Caustics Override

Caustics/Global Illumination attribute

Cell Color attribute

Cell Size attribute

Granite Attributes

Leather Attributes

Center attribute

Placement Extras attributes

Wood Attributes

Center Current Time

center of interest

Center of interest [1], [2]

Center of Mass X, Y, Z

Center Pivot (Modify menu)

Center Shadow attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

center the view

Center Thresh attribute

centimeters (internal calculations)

Centroid [1], [2], [3], [4]

centroidX, Y, Z [1], [2]

chamfered corner

Change Curve Color

Change Precision

change projects

Change Rotation Interp [1], [2]

animation curve colors with Attribute Editor

animation curve colors with Graph Editor

animation curve colors with MEL

Python interpreter

the resolution of images

where the animation starts

channel attributes

Channel Box [1], [2], [3]

access history of objects

adding recent attributes

changing order of attributes

for finding out attribute names

Channel Control

channel offsets

Channel1 attribute

Crater Attributes

Stucco Attributes

Channel2 attribute

Crater Attributes

Stucco Attributes

Channel3 attribute

copy settings [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

Driven Channels

muting in Dope Sheet and Graph Editor

premultiplication

Character Controls [1], [2]

Add To Character Set

Create Character Set [1], [2]

Create Subcharacter Set

Remove From Character Set

character nodes

character partitions [1], [2]

Character Set Attributes options [1], [2]

adding attributes

adding channels to

creating character sets within character sets

creating expressions

creating from the Trax Editor [1], [2]

editing attributes

editing channels

editing character partition

removing attributes

removing channels from

using motion capture

viewing objects in a character

character setup

character structure

Character(s) Clips and Poses

characters, animating

characters, creating [1], [2]

characters, making redirectable

characters, setting current character

Check Box option

check boxes in marking menus

Check Topology creation option

Checker Attributes

child, UI, creating

choppy playback

Chord Height Ratio (tessellation)

Chord Height Ratio attribute

Chord Height Ratio, Use

knot spacing for Loft option

knot spacing, for Loft

knots for CV curves

knots for edit point curves

parameterization, about

Chromatic Aberration

CIE D Illuminant shader

mapping UV border to

Curve Fillet option

Extend Curve on Surface option

Extend Curve option

Offset Curve option

Bevel corner option

circular fillet

Circular Fillet (Edit NURBS > Surface Fillet)

circular motion of NURBS sphere

Clamp Color Attributes

Clamp Max [1], [2]

Clamp Min [1], [2]

Paint Attributes Tool

Paint Cluster Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Fluids Tool

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Skin Weights Tool [1], [2]

Clamp Value setting

Paint Attributes Tool

Paint Cluster Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Fluids Tool

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint Skin Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

Clamped animation option

clamped tangents [1], [2]

classic linear skinning

Classic Toolbar

clean up meshes

Clear Coat utility [1], [2]

Clear Color window

clear color, setting

Clear Graph button

Hypershade, button

clearing the canvas

Click Box Size option

Clip Edges option

Auto Paint Random

Clip Final Shaded Color attribute

Clipboard Actions

Clear Clipboard

Copy Attributes

Paste Attributes

Clipboard Start

clipping planes

Cycle attribute

editing animation curves [1], [2]

Enable attribute

clips, creating a group

clock in particle object

Cloest component option

Clone Brush Mode option [1], [2]

Clone operation [1], [3]

cloning, 3D paint

Render View window

Hardware Render Buffer

closed surfaces

Closest bone option

Closest component option

Closest End Point

Extrude pivot option

Closest Knot (Corners)

Global Stitch option

Closest Point (Corners)

Global Stitch option

Closest Point (Edges)

Global Stitch option

Closest Point constraint

Closest point on surface option [1], [2]

Closest Visible Depth

closestPointOnSurface node, creating

Closets joint option

particle material

Cloud Attributes

environment sky texture

Cloud Brightness attribute

Cloud Samples attribute

Clump and Hair Shape attributes [1], [2]

hair system attribute [1], [2]

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Clump Interpolation

hair system attribute [1], [2]

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Clump Twist Offset

follicle attribute

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Clump Width Mult

follicle attribute

Clump Width Scale

hair system attribute [1], [2]

cluster deformers [1], [2]

controlling deformation percentage of entire cluster

editing cluster weights

editing deformation effects

manipulating the cluster handle

pruning cluster deformer sets

setting cluster relative to parent transform

setting creation options

setting location of cluster handle

using weighted nodes

Cluster menu item

Cluster Options window [1], [2]

cluster weights

mapping [1], [2]

paint operations [1], [2]

painting [1], [2]

import limitations

smoothing groups

Collapse Hierarchy (Subdiv Surfaces menu)

collapsing shapes

collections, creating

Collectively (Normalize UVs option)

dynamic constraint

follicle attribute

hair system attribute

passive collision object

hair constraint type

hair system attribute

Collide Over Sample

hair system attribute

hair constraint type

Collide Strength

passive collision object

Collide Strength Map

passive collision object

Collide Strength Scale

Collide Strength Scale Input

Collide Width Offset

hair system attribute

Collide Width Scale

example of controlling color resulting from

working with particles

Collision Flag [1], [2], [3]

collision hair constraints

Collision Icons attribute

Collision Layer

passive collision object

Collision Layer Range

collision layers

setting for nParticles

Collision Thickness

Collision Tolerance

rigid body solver

collisionFriction [1], [2]

collisionResilience [1], [2]

disabling [1], [2]

particle collision events

particles and geometry

passive collision objects

Collisions attribute

Collisions hair system attributes

collisionU, V [1], [2]

collsion events

adding per object

adding per particle

emitting into fluid container

fluids [1], [2]

lighting fluids

understanding RGB and HSV

common material attribute

follicle attribute

Height Field utility

Ramp Shader attribute

Color Accum [1], [3]

Color attribute

Environment Fog Attributes

Light Attributes [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12]

Light Fog Attributes

Particle Cloud Attributes [1], [2]

Color attribute (height field), oceans

Color Balance attributes [1], [2]

Color Balance, fluids

Color Based Transparency attribute

Environment Fog Attributes

Light Fog Attributes

follicle attribute

Color Blending [1], [2]

Color Blue [1], [2], [3]

Color Contrast attribute

Color Creation Proc

description [1], [2]

Color Curves attribute

Color Diffusion, fluids

Color Dissipation, fluids

Color Feedback Enabled fur feedback attribute

Color Feedback option

Color Feedback option, Artisan tool (new architecture)

Color Feedback setting [1], [2], [3], [4]

Color Gain attribute [1], [2]

Image Plane Attributes

Color Green [1], [2], [3]

Color If False attribute

Condition Attributes

Color If True attribute

Condition Attributes

Color Index Mode option

Ramp Shader attribute

Color Key attribute

Color Length Map attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

color management [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]

Color Material Channel

Color Method, fluids

Color Mode [1], [3], [4]

Color Mode, ocean

Color Offset attribute [1], [2]

Image Plane Attributes

Color Per Vertex

nParticles [1], [2]

stroke Shape node

Color per vertex (see CPV)

Color Per Vertex, fluids [1], [2]

using color per vertex data

Color preferences

color profile [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]

Color Randomization

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Color Randomize

Color Red [1], [2], [3]

Color Remap attribute

Effects attributes, 2D textures [1], [2]

Effects attributes, environment textures

Color Resolution attribute

Color Set Editor

globally modify

Color Settings [1], [2], [3]

Color Shading option

color space [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]

Color Tex Gain, fluids

Color Texture Resolution

Color1 attribute

Blend Color Attributes

Checker Attributes

Cloud Attributes

Granite Attributes

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Rock Attributes

Color2 attribute

Blend Color Attributes

Checker Attributes

Cloud Attributes

Granite Attributes

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Rock Attributes

Color3 attribute

Colorclip attribute

Coloring option [1], [3]

Volume Light attribute

adding for UV shells

animate for vertices

assign to vertices

assigning to polygons

change wireframe

copying between polygons

display wireframe

interface [1], [2]

make visible for vertices

paint on vertices

remove from vertices

rendered, assign to vertices

use to visualize blind data

Colors window tabs

Combine Fills and Edges (SWF only)

combine per-vertex Normals (import)

Combined Textures

Textured channel

combing fur [1], [2]

two-sided materials

command changes

command line rendering [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

command templates for ELF commands

Command(s) option

assign to hotkeys

attaching to UI elements

executing with eval function

exists [1], [2]

problems when executed in an expression

reuse with procedures

test validity with exists

tounix (Mac OS)

view and record

to separate list of values

converting statements to

Common End Points

Boundary options

Common Material Attributes

common mistakes

Render Settings

comparison operators

compiling an expression

Complete curve range

Offset Curve option

Project Curve On Surface

Complete List menu item

models, displaying

complex scene management

complexity, reduce for a curve or surface

Extrude pivot option

Component Editor [1], [2], [3]

editing numeric values

component indices

Component Relation

component shading groups

Component to Component constraint [1], [2]

creating for nCloth

creating for nHair

creating for nParticles

applying materials to

numeric values, edit directly

show isolated subset

Composite Depth attribute

Image Plane Attributes

arranging objects

Compositing Flag

compound attributes

compound data type

Compress (SVG only)

Compression attribute

Image File Output attributes

compression mode

Compression Resistance

for tessellation

Compute Node attribute

concatenating strings

Bevel cap option

Projection Utility type

Concentric Ripple Attributes

Condition Attributes

Condition utility [1], [2]

Cone Angle [1], [2]

Cone Angle attribute [1], [2]

Cone End Radius

Volume Light attribute

manipulator for spot lights

Configure Mirror Matching

confining numerical range

confirm dialog, ELF support

confirmDialog command

confirming UV placement

Attach Curves option

Attach Surface option

Connect arbitrary components

Offset Curve options

Hypershade menu

Connect Input menu

Connect Joint Options window

Connect maps to

Assigned shader attribute

New shader attribute

Connect maps to shader attribute

Connect Selected option

Connect to IK/FK

Connect to Time

Connect Within Component

connectAttr command

connecting an attribute

connecting dynamics

Dynamic Relationships Editor

connecting joints

Connection Density

Connection Editor [1], [4]

connecting nodes in Hypershade

Connection Editor option

connection lines

in dependency graph

Connection Method

Connection Update

lines in dependency graph

Conserve [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

using with vortex

Conserve Mass, fluids

Console [1], [2]

setting lifespan mode

constant key reducer (export)

constant option

rigid body constraints

Pole Vector [1], [2]

Constrain UVs (Unfold option)

constrained objects [1], [2]

Constraining Nucleus objects

Constraint Method [1], [2]

constraint node

Constraint Relation

Constraint Rotate attribute [1], [2], [3], [4]

Constraint Scale attribute

Constraint Translate attribute [1], [2]

Constraint Type

constraint types

Constraint Vector attribute [1], [2], [3]

Attract to Matching Mesh

changing membership for nCloth

Component to Component

Disable Collision and Exclude Collision Pairs

enabling and disabling all nodes

hair, collision, hair

collision constraints

hair, setting up

modify constrained axis

parenting and keying rigid body

Point to Surface

Slide on Surface

split line point placement

Tearable Surface

Weld Adjacent Borders

fixing problems

Curve Fillet options

construction history [1], [2], [3]

construction plane

snapping creation tools

Construction Plane (Create menu)

Contact Data [1], [2]

turning on or off in rigid body solver

contactPosition

container nodes

creating and removing

Container Properties attributes, fluids

container templates

Contents Details attributes, fluids

Contents Method attributes

Context-sensitive menu

contiguous audio files

continue statement

maintain for Square operation

positional, change for stitch

tangent, change for stitch

Align Curves option

Align Surfaces options

Stitch Edges Tool option

continuity (Smooth option)

Continuity Type

Continuous selection

Contour store shaders

contour_composite

contour_contrast_function_levels

contour_contrast_function_simple

contour_shader__widthfromlight

contour_shader_combi

contour_shader_curvature

contour_shader_depthfade

contour_shader_factorcolor

contour_shader_framefade

contour_shader_layerthinner

contour_shader_randomtransparency

contour_shader_randomwidth

contour_shader_simple

contour_shader_widthfromcolor

contour_shader_widthfromlightdir

contour_store_function

contour_store_function_simple

Contours [1], [2]

Contrast attribute

Checker Attributes

Cloud Attributes

Grid Attributes

Marble Attributes

Contrast Attributes

Contrast Sensitive Production attribute

Contrast Tolerance, fluids

Contrast Utility

applying forces to

copy settings [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

Control Points tessellation method

Control Resolution

creating [1], [2]

control statements

control vertices (CVs)

control visibility/reflection per layer

of angular units only

of data types, unexpected

of user selected units

Conversion Mode

conversion options

conversion support for custom properties

NURBS to polygon

polygon to subdiv

polygons to triangles or quadrangles

scene units (export)

textures to geometry

to Null objects (export)

to NURBS surface (export)

Instance to Object

NURBS to Subdiv

Polygons to Subdiv

Smooth Mesh Preview to Polygons

Subdiv to NURBS

Subdiv to Polygons

Texture to Geometry

Convert (Modify menu)

Convert Displacement to Polygons

Convert File To Optimized Format attribute

Convert Fluid to Polygons

Convert Material to File Texture

Convert nParticles to polygons [1], [2]

Convert nParticles to Polygons [1], [2]

Convert Paint Effects to Curves

Convert Paint Effects to NURBS

Convert Paint Effects to Polygons

convert selection

Convert Selection

To Contained Edges

To Contained Faces

To Vertex Faces

Convert Texture to Vertex Map [1], [2]

Convert to Breakdown

Convert To File Texture command

Convert Vertex to Texture Map [1], [2]

degrees to radians

measurement units

statements to comments

to breakdowns [1], [2]

converting UV selection

Bevel cap option

Coordinate Method, fluids

Coordinate Speed, fluids

coordinate systems

coordinates of regions

copies of objects

Copy (UV tool button)

copy and offset a curve or surface

fur render setting

Copy Texture Maps on Save Scene As option

Copy UVs to UV Set [1], [2]

Copy/paste faces or UVs (UV tool button)

fur descriptions

to other scenes

copying brush settings

in Graph Editor

using the Time Slider

corner, chamfering

Rebuild Surfaces option, keep

comparison with sin function

wave pattern (animating a ball)

Cosine Power, fluids

count (polygons)

display polygon count

Count, tessellation method

Coverage attribute

2d Texture Placement Attributes

Anti-aliasing Quality attributes

Coverage Origin X attribute

Coverage Origin Y attribute

Coverage X attribute

Coverage Y attribute

multi-thread rendering

use all available for multi-thread rendering

Crater Attributes

Crease Color attribute

Creases attribute

Granite Attributes

Leather Attributes

creases, creating

Creasing channel

curly, wavy hair

parent constraints

ponytails, braids with nHair

spring IK handle

assembly definitions

assembly references

Create 2D Container with Emitter

Create 3D Container with Emitter

Create Active Rigid Body

panel in Hypershade

Create Bar On/Off button

Bevel Plus option

Create Cache options

Bevel Plus options

Create Constraint

Create Curve On Surface

Circular Fillet option

Create Curves for

Intersect Surfaces option

Create Deformer menu

Create Deformers menu

Create Emitter [1], [2]

Create Empty Color Set

Create Empty UV Set [1], [2]

Create Fire Effect Options [1], [2]

Create Flare Deformer Options window

Create Flexor window

Create Follicles

Paint Hair Follicles options

create hair cache

Create Hair options

Create IK Handle tool setting

Create Light Set from Highlighted Lights option

Relationship Editor

Construction Plane

NURBS Primitives

Create New Cache

Create New Node

Create nParticles [1], [2], [4]

Create Emitter [1], [2], [3]

Emit from Object [1], [2]

Fill Object [1], [2]

nParticles Tool

Create Object Set from Highlighted Objects option

Relationship Editor

Create Particle

Create Particle Grid

Create Particle Per Flow

Create Passive Follicles

Paint Hair Follciels options

Create Passive Rigid Body

Create Polygon Tool

polygon modeling tips

Create Preview Plane option

Create PSD Network (UV Texture Editor)

Create Reference (File menu)

Create Render Node dialog box

Create Rest Curves

create hair attribute

Create Rigid Body Solver

Create Sine Deformer Options window

Create Smoke Effect Options

Create Soft Body

Create Springs [1], [2]

Create Squash Deformer Options window

Create Texture Reference Object

Create Twist Deformer Options window

Create Unattached menu item

Create UVs Based On Camera

Create Wave Deformer Options window

createInstancerPivot

creating [1], [2]

aim constraints

Attract to Matching Mesh constraint

character sets [1], [2]

cluster deformers

flare deformers

force fields with nCloth

jiggle deformers

nCloth Component to Component constraint

nCloth constraints

nCloth Disable Collisions constraint

nCloth Exclude Collision Pairs constraint

nCloth Force Field constraint

nCloth Point to Surface constraint

nCloth Slide on Surface constraint

nCloth Transform constraint

nHair Component to Component constraint

nHair constraints

nHair Force Field constraint

nHair Point to Surface constraint

nHair Slide on Surface constraint

nHair Transform constraint

normal constraints

nParticle caches [1], [2]

nParticle Component to Component constraint

nParticle Disable Collisions constraint

nParticle Exclude Collision Pairs constraint

nParticle Point to Surface constraint

nParticle Slide on Surface constraint

nParticle Transform constraint

nParticles Disable Collisions constraint

nParticles Force Field constraint

NURBS primitives

orient constraints

per-instance UV sets

point constraints

polygon primitives [1], [2]

using the Create menu

using the Shelf

scale constraints

sculpt deformers

seams or creases

squash deformers

tangent constraints

Tearable Surface constraint

twist deformers

Weld Adjacent Vertices constraint

wrinkle deformers

creating a group of clips

creating a preset

creating custom shaders

creating new expressions

creation expressions

dynamics start frame

example assignment to lifespan

execution for emitted particles

how often execution occurs

using values in runtime expressions

Creation Method

Creation Options

Creation Script attribute

cropping an image

cross knot insertion

cross product of two vectors

cross-hair cursor

Crossing Effect attribute

Crossing Effect tool setting

Crossover Push [1], [2]

Crossover Pushout

primitive sphere option

Projection Utility type

Cubic surface degree

display options

Culling attribute

Culling Threshold attribute

hair system attribute [1], [2]

hair, edit curves

Curl (Modify Curves tool)

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Curl Frequency attribute

follicle attribute

Curl Offset attribute

to surround list of values

current character set

for tessellation

Current Position hair curves

Current Rigid Solver [1], [2]

Current Solver tool setting

current state caches, fluid [1], [2]

changing Time Slider

Current Time [1], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [10]

hair system attribute [1], [2]

incoming connection to emitter

rigid body solver

for tessellation

display problems

Align Curves option

Align Surfaces option

Project Tangent option

Rebuild Curve option

curvature (G2) continuity

Curvature attribute

curvature continuity

align curves with

align surfaces with

curvature continuous

make a curve with a curve intersection

make a curve with a surface

make a curve with another curve

Curvature creation option

Curvature Scale

Align Curves option

Align Surfaces option

Project Tangent option

Curvature Tolerance

Set NURBS Tessellation

Curvature Tolerance attribute

Curve Attract attribute

Curve attribute

Curve creation option

Curve Degree option

Auto Paint Grid

Curve Div per Span option

Curve Divisions option

Curve Editing tool

reshape curve with

Curve Editing Tool

curve emitters [1], [2], [3]

Curve Fillet (Edit Curves menu)

curve filters (export)

Curve Fit Checkpoints

curve flow effect

Curve Follow attribute

curve functions

Curve Max Dist attribute

select [1], [2]

curve on surface

adding fields to

curve on surface, picking

Curve Parameters

Curve Fillet option

constraining to locators

curve positions

setting for hair

Extrude options

Offset Curve options

Project Curve On Surface options

change for Arc Tools

curve shape nodes

Curve Tolerance

Curve Utilities submenu [1], [3], [4]

curve-on-surface

creating with intersection

extend a certain distance

extend to exact coordinates

use to create a curve

add to a lofted surface

align with a curve or surface

attach brush to mesh

attach brush to surface

attaching brushes to

auto-simplifying with IK spline handle

bounding, create surface from

change degree, for edit point

change degree, number of spans/patches

controling tube behavior with

convert to uniform parameterization

create from a surface component curve

create from Degree 1 curve

create on intersection of surfaces

creating trimmed surfaces

Current Position hair

displaying hair

divisions per span

draw by placing CVs

draw by placing edit points

extend a certain distance

extend to exact coordinates

extend with move CVs

extrude and bevel a surface from

fillets, create from two curves

hair, editing, edit

interpolated, setting tolerance

make open or closed

match end points

modification falloff

multiple end knots

muting in Dope Sheet and Graph Editor

new, display options

normalization limitations

planning for surfaces

profile, used to make surfaces

project on surface along surface normals

projecting on surface

reduce complexity

reshape [1], [2]

resulting, editing attributes

reverse normals

scaling [1], [2]

selecting, hair

setting behavior

show parameter or arc-length values

smoothing [1], [2]

Smoothness option

smoothness, controlling

transforming IK handle

uniform knot spacing

use revolve to create a surface

Convert Paint Effects to Curves

Curves On Surface

Intersect Surfaces option

fur attractor set attribute

Custom attribute [1], [2], [3]

Custom Attribute Editor templates

create attribute controls

custom attributes

adding to particle shape node

examples of assignment

when to use in expressions

custom camera export

custom camera import

Custom Color [1], [2]

custom deformable objects

Custom Extension attribute

Custom Globals attribute

custom icon for assets

Component Editor

Custom Location

custom mental ray shaders

custom mental ray text

custom menu sets [1], [2]

Custom Motion Offsets

Custom Motion Vectors

custom object text

Custom Polygon Display

color per vertex

custom properties

Custom renaming of removed frames [1], [2]

stream animation [1], [2]

custom rig mapping

Custom Rig Tool

Custom Sampling attribute

Custom Scene [1], [2]

Custom Scene attribute

Custom Scene Text

Root Group Text

Custom Shader [1], [2], [3]

Custom shader attribute

custom shader libraries

creating [1], [2]

mental ray [1], [2]

Custom Text Editor [1], [2]

Custom Textures

custom vertex data

Custom Vertex Data

Customization attribute

mental ray for Maya

customize character layout

load new layout

customizing menus to tools

Cut Curve (Edit Curves menu)

description [1], [2]

Cut UV Edges (Edit UVs menu)

Cut UVs along selection (UV tool button)

Offset Curve option

in the Dope Sheet

in the Graph Editor

in the Time Slider

CV Curve Tool (Create menu)

CV Hardness (Edit Curves menu)

Stitch Surface Points option

Stitch Surface Points option

add more by inserting edit points/isoparms

add to end of curve

control multiplicity

displaying on new curves or surfaces

matching when tessellating

move on a curve or surface [1], [2]

Rebuild Curve, Keep option

Rebuild Surfaces option, keep

select region of

selecting, hair

use to draw a curve

versus edit points

CVs, masking [1], [2]

animation curves

with offset animation curves

Cycle Emission, fluid emitter

Cycle Emissions attribute [1], [2]

Cycle Frames option

Cycle Interval attribute [1], [2]

Cycle Interval, fluid emitter

Cycle Step Unit

Cycle UVs (UV tool button)

CycleStartObject

instancer particle option

cyclical pattern with sin function

cycling nCache clips

Projection Utility type

cylindrical mapping

image center, changing

image rotation angle, change

image scale (width, height), change

Cylindrical Mapping

cylindrical UV mapping

D

connection lines

dynamic constraint

follicle attribute

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Damping [1], [2]

rigid body Spring constraint

Darken Blend Mode, 3D Paint Tool

export to an open file

Data conversion

data server devices

Data Type attribute [1], [2]

automatic conversion

conversion of displayed strings

conversion with arithmetic operators

for multiple values

unexpected conversions

debugging expressions with print function

debugging features

decal sheet, UV mapping

Decay Rate attribute [1], [2], [3]

decay rates, custom

manipulator for spot lights

Decay Regions, setting interactively

deleted in data type conversion

precision in display

declaration, combining with assignment

declaring variables

setting for DoubleShading Switch

setting for QuadShading Switch

setting for SingleShading Switch

setting for TripleShading Switch

Default Blend Mode, 3D Paint Tool

Default Color attribute [1], [2]

default command port

Default Field Extension (o and e) attribute

Default In/Out Tangent animation options

default lighting

default lighting, turn on or off

Default Manipulator

in Expression Editor

making an object the

Default placement

Default renaming of removed frames [1], [2]

default shelves, load

Default Weight option

defaultFurGlobals

Deflection attribute

Deflection Min/Max attributes

Deform Resistance

deformable object points

deformable objects [1], [2]

deformation chain

deformation order

Deformation Order creation option [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]

Deformation Order tool setting

deformed models (export)

deformer dependency graph nodes

texture placement before deformation

deformer weights

blending influences of several deformers

changing performance settings

deformation order placement

editing node behavior

editing set membership

paint wire deformer tool settings

painting set membership

setup and animation

deforming elements to joints (import)

deforming particles

deforming surfaces

troubleshooting

deg_to_rad function

change for Arc Tools

change for curves

change for curves, surfaces

change for edit point curve

change for pencil curve

of a polynomial equation

follicle attribute

Rebuild Curve option

Degree 1 (linear) curves

Degree 1 (scan) data, use to create a Degree 3 curve

Degree 2 (quadratic) curves

Degree 3 (cubic) curves

create to match scan data

geometry, changing

Rebuild Surfaces option

converting to radians [1], [2]

Degrees of Freedom tool setting

Delete (Edit menu)

Delete All by Type (Edit menu)

Delete All by Type Strokes option

Delete Array Mapper [1], [2]

Delete Attribute (Modify menu)

Delete backup files [1], [2], [3], [4]

Delete by Type (Edit menu)

Delete by Type option

Delete Cache [1], [2]

Delete Cache Frame

Delete Current Color Set

Delete Current UV Set [1], [2]

Delete Edge/Vertex

troubleshooting

Delete Entire Hair System

Delete existing caches after merge

Merge Cache Clips

Delete Follicles

Paint Hair Follicles options

delete hair cache

Delete history on render proxy updates

Delete History option

Booleans option

Delete menu item

Delete Original Source

Delete Surface Flow Particles

Delete Targets creation option

Delete Texture Reference Object

Delete Unused Duplicate Shading Networks option

Delete Unused Nodes option

Delete UVs [1], [2]

deleteUI command

animation expressions

attribute names

Geometry Cache [1], [2]

keys in the Graph Editor [1], [2]

keys using the Time Slider

text from expressions

deleting fur descriptions

deleting strokes

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Density (Importons) attribute

Density attribute

Cloud Attributes

Granite Attributes

Leather Attributes

Light Fog Attributes

Particle Cloud Attributes [1], [2]

Density Based Mass, fluids

Density Emission Map, fluid emitter

Density Gradient attribute

Density Gradient, fluids

Density Method, fluid emitter

follicle attribute

Density Pressure Threshold, fluids

Density Pressure, fluids

Density Scale, fluids

Density Tension, fluids

Density, fluids

Density/Voxel/Sec, fluid emitter

dependency graph [1], [2]

displaying lights

displaying textures

show inputs and outputs

dependency graph loops

dependency view

Curve Fillet option

Freeform Fillet option

Solid Fractal Attributes

Depth attribute

Cloud Attributes

Noise Attributes

Output Settings attributes

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Placement attributes

Recursion Depth attributes

Depth Bias attribute

Image Plane Attributes

Depth Channel (Z Depth)

depth compositing

Depth Decay attribute

description, for cameras

Depth File attribute

Image Plane Attributes

depth information

Render Layer Member Overrides

Depth Map Shadow

depth map shadows

optimizing [1], [2]

reusing depth maps

Depth Map Shadows

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Depth Max attribute

Depth Max, fluids

Depth Of Field attribute

Depth Oversample attribute

Image Plane Attributes

Depth Scale attribute

Image Plane Attributes

Depth Shadow attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Depth Shadow Depth attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Depth Shadow Type attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Depth Sort [1], [2], [3]

Closest Visible Depth

Furthest Visible Depth

Output Settings attributes

depth-of-field samples override

depth, saving as grayscale values

derive from Maya [1], [2]

Desaturate attribute

Detach Component

Detach Curves (Edit Curves menu)

detach curves or surfaces

Detach Fur Description menu item

Detach Skin Options window [1], [2]

Detach Surfaces (Edit NURBS menu)

detaching fur descriptions

Detail Level Preset

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Detail Shadow map

Detail Shadow Map

Detail Shadow Map Attributes

Detail Turbulence, fluid emitter

Device Aspect Ratio attribute

setting for motion capture

DG node display

dgs_material_photon

Diagnose BSP attribute

Diagnose finalgather

Diagnose Grid attribute

Diagnose Photon

Diagnose Photon attribute

Diagnose Photon Density

Diagnose Samples

Diagnose Samples attribute

scenes [1], [2]

diamonds, refraction

Die on Emission Volume Exit attribute

dielectric_material

dielectric_material_photon

Difference (Boolean operation)

mental ray for Maya

Diffuse [1], [2]

painting [1], [2]

Render Layer Pass

Diffuse Coeff attribute [1], [2]

Diffusion attribute

Marble Attributes

Rock Attributes

Diffusion, fluids

Dim Image (UV tool button)

Direct Illumination Shadow Effects attribute

direct light, sources of

direct manipulation

turntable animation

Duplicate Face option

Insert Isoparms option

Move Component option

Rebuild Surfaces options

Direction fur attribute

Direction option

Direction X, Y, Z

emitter manipulator

field manipulator

Direction X, Y, Z attribute

directional emitters

Directional light attributes

Directional Light, fluids

directional point emitter [1], [2]

Directional Speed attribute [1], [2]

Directional Speed, fluid emitter

directionalHinge

Only Show Files (Hide Directory Tree)

setting default

DirectX 11 [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

Disable All Caches On Selected [1], [2]

Disable Animation Detection

Disable Collision and Exclude Collision Pairs constraints

Disable Collision constraint

Disable Collisions constraint

creating for nCloth

creating for nParticles

Disable DG Cycle Detection

Disable Evaluation

Disable Evaluation, fluids

Disable implicit control

Bake Simulation

Disable Implicit Control

Disable Maya Rendering (batch only)

fur render setting

Disable Weight Normalization selection

Trim Tool option

disconnect faces from their shared edges

disconnectAttr command

disconnected attributes, display

disconnecting an attribute

disconnecting dynamics

Dynamic Relationships Editor

Discrete Rotate

display in Hypershade

tab type, Hypershade

Disk based Dmaps

Disk Based Dmaps [1], [2]

Disk Based Dmaps attribute [1], [4]

disk cache options

Dispatcher [1], [2]

Displace Motion Factor attribute

blur problems with

converting to polygons

Height Field utility

troubleshooting

Displacement Shader material, create

Displacement attribute (height field), oceans

Displacement Decay attribute

displacement map

displacement mapping

Feature Displacement attribute

Initial Sample Rate attribute

Normal Threshold attribute

performance [1], [2]

Texture Threshold attribute

troubleshooting

displacement maps [1], [2]

displacement materials

Displacement Offset attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Displacement Scale

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Displacement Scale attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Displacement to Polygons

Displacements hair system attributes [1], [2]

Display Active Vertices option

Display All Circles

Display Alpha Channel (UV tool button)

Display Alpha Channel button

Render View window

Display attributes, fluids

Display Center of Mass

passive collision object

Display Connections

Display Constraint

Display Current Mesh

Display Field Chart attribute

Display Film Gate attribute

Object Shading menu

Display Fog option

Display Geometry

Display Icons and Text

Display Icons Only

Display Image (UV tool button)

Display Input Mesh

display layered textures

merge when importing files

Custom Polygon Display

Heads Up Display

Render View window

Wireframe Color

Display menu selections

Display menu, Paint Effects panel [1], [2]

Display Min, Max, Edge Loft

display of objects

Display Options attributes

Hardware Render Settings

Display Percent option

display performance

display quality

Display Quality

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Paint Effects Tool option

Display Real Size button

Render View window

Display Render Tesselation Geometry

NURBS Smoothness option

Display Resolution attribute

Display RGB Channels (UV tool button)

Display RGB Channels button

Render View window

Display Safe Action attribute

Display Safe Title attribute

Display Shadows attribute

Display Speed attribute

Display Sub Manips

Display Subsegments

Display Thickness

Display Velocity

an unordered sequence of images

attribute contents

disconnected attributes

images in full resolution

input and output connections

variable contents

Dissipation, fluids

Extend Curve option

Extend Surfaces

Distance Between utility [1], [2]

Distance Clip Planes

Distance Clip Planes attribute

Distance Cutoff option

Distance Scaling attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

of texture maps, minimize with Unfold

distributed render [1], [2]

distributed rendering [1], [2]

command line render [1], [2]

Satellite [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

Standalone [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]

using Backburner [1], [2]

distributing fur

Dither attribute

Dithered option

Render View window

Division levels

Divisions creation option

Divisions Per Face tessellation option

divisions per span, curve

Dmap Bias attribute [1], [2]

Dmap Filter Size [1], [2]

Dmap Filter Size attribute [1], [2]

Dmap Focus attribute [1], [2], [3]

Dmap Frame Ext attribute

Dmap Light Name attribute

Dmap Resolution [1], [2]

Dmap Resolution attribute [1], [2]

Dmap Scene Name attribute

Dmap Use Macro attribute

Dmap Width Focus attribute [1], [2]

dnoise function

do ... while statement

Bounding Box camera setting [1], [2]

camera settings [1], [2]

Local camera setting [1], [2]

Snap box dolly to camera settings [1], [2]

Surface camera setting [1], [2]

dollying, cameras

Don’t Duplicate Springs

attribute spreadsheet [1], [2]

bake channel [1], [2]

Center Current Time

compound attributes

key and curve colors

outliner groupings

simplify curve [1], [2]

summary [1], [2]

View menu [1], [5]

double angle brackets

double buffer mode

Double Shading Switch

Convert to File Texture

Render Layer Member Overrides

double transformation effects [1], [2]

Volume Light Dir

download plug-in

Draft attribute

Draft motion blur attribute

DraftRapidMotion attribute

hair system attribute

Draw Arrowheads, fluids

Draw Brush Affected Vertices option

Draw Brush Feedback option

Draw Collide Width

hair system attribute

Draw Length, fluids

Draw Order stroke option

Draw Outline option

Draw Outline Tangent option

Draw Outline while Painting option

Draw Style attribute [1], [2]

Draw Velocity setting

Driven Channels [1], [2]

animation overview

displaying objects

loading objects

multiple drivers

nonkeyable attributes

Drop Size attribute

Dropoff attribute [1], [2], [3]

Dropoff creation option [1], [2]

Dropoff Distance

Dropoff Distance attribute [1], [2], [3]

Dropoff Distance creation option [1], [2]

Dropoff Distance tool setting

Dropoff Rate option

Dropoff Shape, fluids

Dropoff Subtract

Dropoff Type attribute

Dropoff Type creation option [1], [2]

dual quaternion skinning

Duplicate (Edit menu)

Duplicate command

Duplicate Input Connections

Duplicate Input Graph

Duplicate menu item

Duplicate NURBS Patches (Edit NURBS menu)

Duplicate option [1], [2]

duplicate render layers

Duplicate Surface Curves (Edit Curves menu)

Duplicate Upstream Graph

Duplicate with Transform

Duplicate with Transform (Edit menu)

Duplicate, Make Copy Soft

Duplicate, Make Original Soft

particle objects

duplicating fur descriptions

duplicating objects

duplicating objects with strokes on them

during playback, fluids

changing effect of

simulating [1], [2], [3]

Dust Density attribute

DX11 [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

dying particles

create hair attribute

dynamic attributes

adding to object

Dynamic Attributes

Dynamic Chain attractors

dynamic cloning [1], [2]

dynamic fluid effects, creating

changing behavior

particles, moving

Dynamic Friction

dynamic fur movement

caching [1], [2]

emitting fluids into

flooding, fluids

painting, fluids [1], [2]

set property values as initial state

dynamic locators [1], [2]

dynamic matrix (not possible)

dynamic objects

dynamic per object attribute

example assignment to lifespan

dynamic per particle attribute

example assignment to lifespanPP

Dynamic Relationships Editor [1], [2]

Dynamic Simulation attributes, fluids

dynamicConstraintShape node

Connection Density Range

Dynamic Constraint Attributes

Strength Dropoff

changing start frame

combining with keys

connecting and disconnecting

defined [1], [2]

events, testing (sample MEL script)

how often Maya evaluates

playback rate (sample MEL script)

rigid bodies, options

scaling effect using dynamics weight

synchronizing with other animation

testing (sample MEL script)

Dynamics hair system attributes

Dynamics Overrides

follicle attributes

Dynamics Weight [1], [2], [3]

hair system attribute [1], [2]

dynamicsWeight attribute

E

e raised to power

Eccentricity, ocean

Edge Anti-aliasing attribute

Edge Antialias attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Edge Blend attribute

create hair attribute

Edge Dropoff, fluids

convert selection to

description [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

insert multidirectional

multidirectional

edge path, selecting shortest

convert selection to

description [1], [2]

multidirectional

selection [1], [2]

Edge Smoothing attribute

Set NURBS Tessellation

Edge Thresh attribute

Edge U, V options

Auto Paint Grid

constrain properties for

convert selection to

convert selection to contained

deleting [1], [2]

disconnect faces from shared

display options

extrude along a path curve

hard, displaying

lock on surfaces (stitch)

merge into one vertex

painting across

pull polygons out of

rendering problems

round off meeting point between

select contiguous

select partial loop

selecting smooth only or hard only

Swap tessellation

troubleshooting

use to create a curve

edges (see UV borders)

preset (import)

Edit Array Mapper

Edit Assigned Bake Set

Edit Attribute (Modify menu)

Edit button [1], [2]

Edit Curves menu

Add Points Tool

Curve Editing Tool

customizing tools

Duplicate Surface Curves

Intersect Curves

Open/Close Curves

Project Tangent

Reverse Curve Direction

Edit Deformers menu

Edit Membership Tool

Lattice > Remove Lattice Tweaks

Lattice > Reset Lattice

Edit Fluid Resolution

Edit Follicle Attributes

Paint Hair Follicles options

Edit Fur Description menu item

Edit Membership Tool [1], [2]

Edit Membership Tool menu item

Delete All by Type

Duplicate with Transform

Invert Selection

Level of Detail

Paint Selection Tool

Quick Select Sets

Select All by Type

Select Hierarchy

edit mode options

Edit NURBS menu

Attach Surfaces

Attach Without Moving

customizing tools

Detach Surfaces

Duplicate NURBS Patches

Extend Surfaces

Insert Isoparms

Intersect Surfaces

Offset Surfaces

Open/Close Surfaces

Project Curve on Surface

Rebuild Surfaces

Reverse Surface Direction

Sculpt Surfaces Tool

Surface Editing

Surface Fillet > Circular Fillet

Surface Fillet > Fillet Blend Tool

Surface Fillet > Freeform Fillet

Untrim Surfaces

Edit NURBS UV mode

edit object after boolean operation

Edit Oversampling

add to end of curve

displaying on new curves or surfaces

use to draw a curve

Edit Template Brush button

Edit Template icon

editable motion trails

animation preferences

bend deformation effects

cluster deformation effects

expressions, in text field

flare deformation effects

geometry constraints

nCloth constraints

nParticle caches [1], [2]

pole vector constraints

sculpt deformation effects

sine deformation effects

squash deformation effects

twist deformation effects

wave deformation effects

wire deformation effects

wrinkle deformation effects

editing referenced files

attribute, open multiple

Curve Editing tool

Curve Editing Tool

Hypergraph [1], [2]

Outliner [1], [2]

plug-in manager

Surface Editing tool

remove, SceneAssembly

Edits, list Scene Assembly

Shatter [1], [2]

Effects attributes

2D textures [1], [2]

environment textures

control with mouse

description, for azimuth elevation tool [1], [2]

Elevation attribute

Environment Ball Attributes

Elevation Min/Max attributes

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

elliptical filtering [1], [2], [3]

else statements

embossing [1], [2]

Emission In World [1], [2], [3]

emission maps, fluids [1], [2]

Emission Overlap Pruning

Emission Random Stream

Emission Random Stream Seeds

Emission Speed Attributes, fluid emitter

emissions, disabling

Volume Light attribute

Emit Fluid Color, fluid emitter

emission maps, using [1], [2]

from nParticles

Emit from Object [1], [2], [3]

Emit In Substeps, fluids

emit MEL command

particle collision event

emitted particles

altering transform attributes

coloring with texture

creating springs

creation expression execution and

from a position

limiting quantity

local space [1], [2]

spreading from emitting NURBS

varying from geometry points

varying rate per particle

Emitter Icons attribute

Emitter type [1], [2]

Emitter Type, fluids

emitterPaint script

emitterRatePP [1], [2], [3]

controlling with ramp

adding to object

connecting to particles

connecting to selected [1], [2]

curve [1], [2], [3], [4]

directional point [1], [2]

from selected vertices, CVs or edit points

hiding emitter icon

inheriting velocity of moving

obtaining parent particle ids

obtaining UV coordinates [1], [2], [4]

omni [1], [2], [3]

scaling rate with texture

surface [1], [2], [3], [4]

volume [1], [2]

Empty Group (Create menu)

dynamic constraint

Enable All Caches On Selected [1], [2]

Enable Default Light [1], [2]

Enable Default Light attribute

Enable Default Scene

Enable Depth Maps attribute

fur render settings

Enable Fur Image Rendering

Enable Fur Shading/Shadowing

Enable IK Solver

Enable Liquid Simulation, fluids

Enable Map Visualizer attribute

Enable profile curve

displaying IK handle

Enable Stepped Preview [1], [2]

Enable Stroke Rendering attribute

Enable Stroke Rendering render option

Enable Texture Rate

Enable Weight Normalization selection

Animation Snapshot

End Angle attribute

End Angle creation option

end bounds of stroke, modifying

Rebuild Curve type

Rebuild Surfaces option

End Cycle Extension

End Distance1 attribute

End Flare X attribute

End Flare X creation option

End Flare Z attribute

End Flare Z creation option

End Frame attribute

Image File Output attributes [1], [2]

Image Output Files attributes [1], [2]

End Frame option

fur attractor set attribute

End Point Tolerance

Boundary option

match for Boundary surfaces

End Smoothness attribute

End Smoothness creation option

End Sweep Angle

End Time attribute

End1 and End2 Weight

Rebuild Curve, Keep option

Enforce Count From History [1], [2], [3]

Convert to File Texture

Env Ball texture

Env Chrome texture

Env Cube texture [1], [2]

Env Sky texture

Env Sphere texture [1], [2]

Env. Rays (Irradiance Particles) attribute

Env. Scale (Irradiance Particles) attribute

Envelope attribute [1], [2]

Envelope creation option [1], [2]

Envelope tool setting

Ramp Shader attribute

Environment (Irradiance Particles) attribute

Environment attributes

environment fog

troubleshooting

Environment Fog attribute

environment texture

environment textures [1], [2]

environment variable

mental ray shaders

Environment, fluids

Environment, ocean

environments (mental ray)

environments, creating glow

EP Curve Tool (Create menu)

EPS file import

equal operators

Equalization option

Auto Paint Grid

Auto Paint Random

create hair attribute

fur render setting

equation for a curve

Equilibrium Value, fluids

back to a previous state

changes to a surface

sculpting polygons

brush type [1], [2]

operation [1], [3], [4]

Erase brush type

difference between error and warning (export)

difference between error and warning (import)

for common expression

mental ray for Maya [1], [2]

procedure not found

showing the calling stack

turn on line numbers

comparing floats with the == operator

in flow control statements

message format of

errors, rendering

Euler angle filtering [1], [2]

Euler Filter [1], [2]

Evaluate every # frame(s)

Replace Cache [1], [2]

Evaluate every frame(s)

Append Cache [1], [2]

Merge Caches [1], [2]

Replace Cache [1], [2], [3]

Evaluate Nodes (Modify menu)

Evaluation Order

Even mode [1], [2]

event attribute

when collision count increases

Event Procedure

eventCount attribute

eventTest attribute

exact transformation values, typing

examining two or more expressions

automatic axis conversion

ocean and ponds

scene units conversion

what is the difference between an error and warning

example scripts

adding body fur

adding eyelashes

adding whiskers

aiming cone at sphere

aiming sphere at sphere

animation-constraint blending

brick wall with spray paint on top

hand muscle bulge with influence object

influence objects preventing deformation

making a nose bald

mapping artwork on games character

muting animation

redirecting animation

ripple animation

skinning a cylinder by rigid skinning

skinning cylinder by smooth skinning

squash deformer

UVs needing editing

warp image applications

weight solver while unfolding UVs

wire deformer quickstart

Exclude Collide Pairs constraint

Exclude Collision Pairs constraint

creating for nCloth

creating for nParticles

Exclude Collisions

Exclusive creation option [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]

Exclusive Partition tool setting

Exclusive tool setting

MEL commands in expressions

MEL commands with eval function

nonparticle expressions

Existing Nodes add option

Existing Nodes remove option

Existing Nodes swap option

Existing Partitions tool setting

Exit on Completion [1], [2]

Exit On Completion

Exit Upon Completion

Expand attribute

Expand creation option

Expand Popup List modifier option

expand/collapse preset option

explicit declaration

explicit typing

Fog Type, point lights

exponential functions

advanced options

Autodesk Media & Entertainment preset

Autodesk MotionBuilder preset [1], [2]

axis conversion

constant key reducer

FBX file format

geometry cache files

include section

painted blend shape weight maps

painted wire weight maps

scene units converted to

show/hide warning manager

smoothing groups

split per-vertex Normals

tangents and binormals

to mi using the command line

Export All (File menu)

Export All Incoming Shaders

Export Custom Colors attribute

Export Custom Data attribute

Export Custom Text attribute

Export Custom Vectors attribute

Export editorial

Export Entire Child DAG

Export Exact Hierarchy attribute

Export Full Dagpath attribute

Export Light Linker attribute

Export Maya Options attribute

Export Motion Segments

Export Nurbs Derivatives attribute

Export Objects On Demand

Export Objects On Demand attribute

export objects to a new file

Export Polygon Derivatives attribute

Export Render Proxy attribute

Export Selected Network

export selection

input connections

Export Selection (File menu)

Export Shadow Shader

Export Shape Deformation attribute

Export State Shader attribute

Export Textures First attribute

Export to Toxik 2009

Export Triangulated Polygons

Export Value option

Export Wrap Threshold fur feedback attribute

export/import button

.mi files [1], [2]

attribute maps (Artisan tools)

optimizing .mi format

exporting file references

exporting particle data

Expression Editor

use an external text editor from

animation, omitting object name

connect attributes with

converting units

create and edit with Expression Editor

creation button

custom attributes

deleting (animation)

difference with MEL syntax

displaying connected attributes only

editing in text field

editing with text editor

eliminating control of attributes

examining two or more

executing after dynamics

execution for nonparticle shapes

field’s influence on

finding by item type

finding by name

finding by selected object

names for particle shape node

problems when executing MEL commands

redundant execution [1], [2]

runtime execution

setting per particle attributes [1], [2]

unexpected attribute values

when unusable for attributes

Expressions After Dynamics [1], [3]

Expressions list, in Expression Editor

curves with more CVs

Extend -X, X By options

Extend -Y, Y By options

Extend -Z, Z By options

Extend Curve (Edit Curves > Extend)

Extend Curve At

Extend Curve options

Extend Curve on Surface (Edit Curves > Extend)

Extend Direction

Extend Surfaces option

Extend Edge Color

Paint Hair Follicles options

Extend Curve on Surface option

Extend Curve option

Extend Seam Color option

Extend Surfaces option

Extend Surfaces

Edit NURBS menu

Extension attribute [1], [2]

Extend Curve option

Extend Surfaces option

extension, image

External Communication

external forces

creating for nCloth

Stand-alone fields

Types of fields

external interpreter

external procedures

ExternalWebBrowser directory

Extra Bend Links

Extend Curve on Surface option

Extend Curve option

Extrude (Surfaces menu)

extrude a surface from a curve

Extrude Distance

Bevel Plus option

eyedropper, use to assign color

Eyespace attribute

F

F Stop attribute

Bevel Plus option

add vertex to center

convert selection to

convert selection to contained

cut with a line

disconnect from shared edges

display options

duplicate in random directions

extrude along a path curve

filling holes in

holed/non-holed

keep together [1], [2], [3], [4]

making holes in

mapped/unmapped

merge into one vertex

pull polygons out of

reduce [1], [2]

removing if all edges shared

select partial loop

selecting from UV components

selection preference

set selection constraints for

set vertex normals to same direction

showing those inside selected UVs or edges

split into quadrangles

split into triangles

subdivide by painting

subdividing automatically after selection

topology constraints

Faces attribute

faces, polygons

applying materials to

faceted surfaces

Facing Ratio attribute

Factor attribute

Factor creation option

factory settings, resetting [1], [2]

Fake Shadow attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

curve modification

linear modification

power modification

script modification

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Falloff Around Selection

Falloff Based On

Falloff Method, fluids

Falloff Start attribute

Falloff Stop attribute

Falloff, fluids

false/true tests

Far Clip Plane attribute [1], [2]

far clipping plane

2d Texture Placement Attributes

Water Attributes

Fast Drop Off attribute

FBX file format

section (export)

FBX file version

and asterisk convention

and dot convention

and save formats

Feature Displacement

for displacement maps

attributes, defining

feedback from IPR

field attributes

Field Chart option

Field Distance [1], [2]

Field Dominance

Field Dominance attribute

Field Extension

Field Icons attribute

Field Magnitude [1], [2]

Field Options attributes

field rendering

Field Scale [1], [2]

fields [1], [2], [3]

adding to curve on surface

adding to object [1], [2]

adding to selected points

animating attributes

animating polygons, NURBS, and deformers

connecting objects to

connecting to selected

deleting from object

editing attributes

fluids [1], [2]

influence in local space

influence in world space

influence on expression

rendering problems

turning off effect in an expression

axis direction (import)

directory (import)

texture limitations

version (import)

2D Texture [1], [2]

File Attributes [1], [2]

Add and update animation

Update animation

File Distribute

File Distribution

Merge Cache Clips

Merge Caches [1], [2], [3]

Replace Cache [1], [2]

Warp image option

Convert to File Texture

for bake sets [1], [2]

file format, image

bitmap vs. vector

testing properties

Create Reference

Export Selection

Optimize Scene Size

Reference Editor

Render View window

File Name Prefix attribute

file name, image

file referencing

editing referenced files [1], [2]

excluding attributes when locking

exporting a selection as a file reference

exporting file references

foster parent nodes

instancing file references

loading and unloading references

locking and unlocking references

modifying file references

proxy references

Reference Editor

reference edits

remove a file reference

replace a file reference

Replace Reference command

Save Reference Edits [1], [2]

scene segmentation

supported file formats

Use Namespaces option

convert from PSD

mapping to multi-surface objects

File Textures [1], [2]

File Type option

file units converted to (import)

fileDialog command

Filename attribute [1], [2]

already opened, export data to

commands to work with

enable selection

formats, supported

rendering output location

setting default projects directory

filesystem operations

filetest command

Placement, Image Planes

description [1], [2]

Particle Density

Fill texture seams

Fill Texture Seams

Fill texture seams attribute

Fill Texture Seams attribute

fill timeline (import)

Filler Color attribute

Granite Attributes

Grid Attributes

Marble Attributes

Wood Attributes

between two surfaces

curve, create from two curves

Fillet Blend Tool (Edit NURBS > Surface Fillet)

Film Aspect Ratio attribute

Film Back attributes

Film Back Properties attributes

Film Gate attribute

Film Gate option

Film Offset attribute

Filter attribute

Effects attributes, 2D textures [1], [2]

mental ray [1], [2]

Paint Attributes Tool

Paint Cluster Weights Tool

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint Skin Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

Paint Transfer Attributes Weight Tool

Filter Offset attribute

Effects attributes, 2D textures [1], [2]

Filter Radius attribute [1], [2]

Filter Size attribute [1], [2]

Filter Type attribute [1], [2], [3]

filtering attributes

from Expression Editor

combining with global illumination

troubleshooting [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

Final Gather and Global Illumination

Final Gather attribute

Final Gather Cast

mental ray [1], [2]

Final Gather Override

mental ray [1], [2]

Final Gather Quality attribute

Final Gather Rays

mental ray [1], [2]

Final Gather Receive

mental ray [1], [2]

Final Gather Reflect [1], [2], [3]

Final Gather Reflect attribute

final gather, about

final gather, rendering with

final Gather, store results

finalLifespanPP

Find Intersections

Intersect Curves option

finding expressions

by connected attribute

by script node name

finding out about an image

fine approximation

controlling triangles

setting cache limit

Fine Approximation [1], [2]

Fine Displacement [1], [2]

mental ray Quality Preset

finger-base nodes

fingers and toes

Fire Direction X, Y, Z

expressions and ramps

Fire Emitter Type

Fire Particle Name

Fire Turbulence

Fireworks effect

editing attributes

editing rockets

First Launch Frame

Birail Rebuild option

Intersect Surfaces option

First Term attribute

Fit B-spline (Edit Curves menu)

Fit Fill attribute

Projection Utility

Fit to Best Plane

planar mapping option

Fit to Bounding Box

planar mapping option

Fit to Film Gate attribute

Fit to Resolution Gate attribute

Fit To Selection

Fit Type attribute

Fitting tolerance

Stitch Edges Tool option

Fix Texture Warp

Fixed Sampling attribute

Fixed Segment Length

follicle attribute

fixed tangents [1], [2]

flags, command line

Exporting MI files

Generating lightmaps

Hardware renderer

Maya Software renderer

mental ray for Maya renderer

Flame Start and End Radius

Flare Col Spread

flare deformers

editing deformation effects

Flare Horizontal

Flare Intensity

Flare Num Circles

Flash Version (SWF only)

Extrude style option

Flat animation option

Flat Shade options

flat surfaces, create

flat tangents [1], [3], [4]

Flatness1 attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Flatness2 attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Flexor Type creation option

bone lattice flexors

bone sculpt flexors

editing bone sculpt flexors

editing joint sculpt flexors

joint cluster flexors

joint lattice flexors

joint sculpt flexors

filtering textures for

flickering animations

troubleshooting

flip all normals

follicle attribute

Flip Left/Right Normal

Fillet Blend Tool option

Flip mode [1], [2]

Flip Reversed layout UVs option

Flip Triangle Edge [1], [2]

troubleshooting

Flip Tube Direction

Paint Effects Globals

Flipbook Options [1], [2]

Hardware Render Buffer

Flipped Normal attribute

reversed UV shells (Layout option)

selected UV shells

UV tool buttons

float data type

Float Selected Objects

objects, dynamic locator

floating numbers

precision limits

floating point values, in a matrix

Flood All button

Flood All option

Flood button [1], [2]

Paint Attributes Tool

Paint Cluster Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Fluids Tool

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint Skin Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

Flood Color option

Flood Erase button

Flood Opacity option

Flood Paint button

flood painting, Artisan

Flood Selected button

Flood Selected Faces option

attribute values

fluid container

Script Painting Tool

flooding clusters

flooding jiggle deformers

flooding soft body goal weights

flooding values

Floor Altitude attribute

Floor Attributes, Environment Chrome texture

Floor Attributes, Environment Sky texture

Floor Attributes

Environment Chrome texture

Environment Sky texture

Floor Color attribute

Floor Attributes, Environment Chrome texture

Floor Attributes, Environment Sky texture

Floor Samples attribute

flow animation attributes

changing speed of flow

enhancing icon display

Flow Group Name [1], [2]

flow manipulators

avoiding twists

Flow Path Object

Flow Speed attribute

Flow Speed Mult option

Flower Angle 1 attribute

Flower Angle 2 attribute

Flower Hue Rand attribute

Flower Location attribute

Flower Sat Rand attribute

Flower Size Decay attribute

Flower Specular attribute

Flower Start attribute

Flower Stiffness attribute

Flower Translucence attribute

Flower Twist attribute

Flower Use Branch Tex attribute

Flower Val Rand attribute

Flowers attribute

connecting surfaces

deleting from surface

fluid attribute ramps

Fluid Color, fluid emitter

fluid containers

adding emitters to

adding properties to

auto resize [1], [2]

boundaries [1], [2]

dimensions, changing

displaying contents

initial state caches

resolution, changing [1], [2]

fluid containers, creating

Fluid Dropoff, fluid emitter

Self Attraction and Repulsion

Fluid emitter attributes

adding to containers

fluid examples, importing [1], [2]

fluid properties

painting [1], [2]

Fluid Shape attributes

Fluid Shape material

as particle shader

Fluid Texture 2D

Fluid Texture 3D

Fluid Texture attributes

Fluid to Polygons

attribute presets

boundaries, displaying

color, emitting

convert to polygons

emission maps [1], [2]

emit from nParticles

emit from objects

examples, importing [1], [2]

internal lights

lighting [1], [2]

nCache, creating

properties, adding

rendering [1], [2]

solver, disabling

subvolumes, displaying

subvolumes, manipulators

fluidShape node

fluidTexture2DShape node [1], [2]

fluidTexture3DShape node [1], [2]

Foam Color, ocean

Foam Emission, ocean

Foam Offset, ocean

Foam Threshold, ocean

focal length of camera, changing

Focus Distance attribute

Focus Region Scale attribute

focus, command line

changing effect of

motion blur artifacts

rendering strokes with

simulating [1], [2], [3]

Fog Far Distance

Fog Far Distance attribute

Fog Intensity attribute

Fog Light Scatter

Fog Near Distance

Fog Near Distance attribute

Fog Radius attribute

Fog Shadow Intensity attribute

Fog Shadow Samples [1], [2]

Fog Shadow Samples attribute [1], [2]

Fog Spread attribute

fog, displaying

Object Shading menu

Follicle Attribute

Paint Hair Follicles options

Follicle Density U

Paint Hair Follicles options

Follicle Density V

Paint Hair Follicles options

follicle node attributes

Follicle Override Color

Paint Hair Follicles options

follicle shading

follicleShape node attributes

for-in statement

Force Along Normal

force attribute [1], [2]

Force Depth global settings

Force Displacement Animation

generating with nCloth

generating with nParticles

Force Field constraint [1], [2]

creating for nCloth

creating for nHair

creating for nParticles

Force Field Generation

passive collision object

Force Field Map

Force Field Maps

force lights emitted photons

Force Motion Vector Computation attribute

Force On Tangent

Force On-demand Translation

Force Real Lights global option

force triangle export of polygon meshes

applying to fur

applying to tubes

Forces In World [1], [2], [3], [4]

form layout, creating

format, image file

Forward Advection, fluids

forward kinematics (FK)

blending with IK

Forward Scatter

foster parent nodes

Fractal Amplitude attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Fractal Ratio attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Fractal Threshold attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

fraction mode method

Fractional Tolerance tessellation method

Frame All in All Views (Window menu)

Frame All option

frame expression

Frame Extension

Frame Extension attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Frame Image option

Render View window

Frame Jump Limit

frame layout, creating

Frame Offset attribute

File Attributes [1], [2]

Frame Padding attribute [1], [2]

Frame Playback Range

View menu [1], [2]

Frame Range, Use

for tessellation

Heads Up Display

Frame Rate (SWF and SVG only)

Frame Region option

Render View window

Frame Selection

Frame Selection in All Views (Window menu)

Frame Timeline Range

Frame/Animation Ext attribute [1], [2]

User Buffer Attributes

batch rendering

command line rendering [1], [2], [3], [4]

rendering single

Frames Per Step

change axis definition

Free Transform [1], [2], [3]

Curve Fillet option

drawing of a curve

fillet curve, create

Freeform Fillet (Edit NURBS > Surface Fillet)

Curve Fillet options

Freeze Geometry attribute [1], [2], [3]

Freeze Mode creation option

Freeze Transformations (Modify menu)

hair system attribute [1], [2]

turbulence field

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Frequency (Turbulence) attribute

Frequency attribute

frequency multiplier of sin function

frequency of sin function

Frequency Ratio

Solid Fractal Attributes

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Frequency Ratio attribute

Fractal Attributes

Frequency Ratio, fluids

Frequency, fluids

Frequency, fluids Turbulence

fresnel description

Dynamic Friction

per geometry bounciness [1], [2], [3]

Static Friction

turning off or on in rigid body solver

dynamic constraint

hair system attribute

passive collision object

Friction Map [1], [2]

Friction Scale Input

Friction, fluids

Fringe Removal attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

frizz, adding to fur

From Channel Box

From Channel Box option [1], [2]

Environment Cube

Front attribute

Projection Geometry attributes

Front of Chain creation option

Front Of Chain placement

ftp file transfer

Fuel Emission Map, fluid emitter

Fuel Gradient attribute

Fuel Gradient, fluids

Fuel Method, fluid emitter

Fuel Scale, fluids

Fuel/Voxel/Sec, fluid emitter

Full Image Resolution attribute [1], [2]

Full View map method

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

testing if available

random number [1], [2]

user-defined procedures

Fur Accuracy fur feedback attribute

Paint Fur Attributes Tool [1], [2]

animating [1], [2]

Assigned Surfaces

Base Ambient Color

Map Mult. [1], [3], [4], [5]

Map Offset [1], [3], [4]

map value ranges

Noise Amplitude

Noise Frequency

painting [1], [3]

Scraggle Correlation

Scraggle Frequency

Specular Sharpness

Tip Ambient Color

fur curve attractor set

mapping attributes

painting attributes

varying attribute values

fur depth map shadows

Fur Description

Paint Fur Attributes Tool [1], [2]

fur descriptions

attaching [1], [2]

copying to other scenes

creating [1], [2]

selecting attached surfaces

fur direction, offsetting

Color Feedback Enabled option

Fur Accuracy attribute

U Samples attribute

V Samples attribute

fur globals (see fur render settings)

Fur Images Path

Fur Length Noise

fur light attributes

fur models, referencing

fur normals, reversing

fur render settings

Keep Fur Images

Keep in Intermediate Files

Read Fur Files Path

Read Fur Image Path

Read Shadow Map

Read Shadow Map Path

Fur Render Settings menu item

Maya Software renderer

mental ray for Maya

fur shading attributes

Fur Back Shade Darkness

Fur Back Shade Factor

Fur Shading Type

Self Shade Darkness

Fur Shading Type attribute

fur shadow maps

Fur workflow overview

FurCurveAttractors

fur attractor set attribute

FurCurveAttractors node

FurDescription fur attribute

Furthest Visible Depth

G

G0, G1, G2 continuity

specifying value

Gamma attribute [1], [2]

Gamma Correction attribute

Gamma Correction Attributes

Gap Color attribute

Gap Rand attribute

Gap Size attribute

Gap Spacing attribute

Gate Mask color

Gate Mask opacity

Gate Mask option

Gauss attribute

to reproduce randomness

Gaussian Filter attribute

general commands

General tessellation method

generate log data

Generate Shaders

Generate Swatch Files for Current Images

Current Tab option

generated geometry

Animation Snapshot

geoConnector [1], [2]

geometric primitives, creating

cache files (export)

cache files example

convert NURBS surface

convert to Null objects

geometry section (import)

mental ray approximation

non-rational, convert to

options for removing

NURBS Smoothness option

optimizing for nCloth

Geometry Antialiasing Override

Geometry Average

Offset Curve option

append [1], [2]

blend and set weight

cache directory

cache time range

create [1], [2]

delete [1], [2]

Delete backup files [1], [2]

Evaluate every Frame(s)

file distribution

File Distribution

Inherit modifications

replace [1], [2]

Save every evaluation(s)

XML description file

Geometry Cache Clip

Geometry Cache Clips

geometry cache files

Geometry Constraint Options window [1], [2]

geometry constraints

adding target objects

animating target object weights

animating the constrained object

changing target object weights

editing attributes

editing channels

removing target objects

setting constraint options

using point constraints with

Geometry Mask attribute [1], [2]

Geometry option

geometry replacement (see instancer)

Geometry shaders

geometry shaking

mental ray for Maya

geometry, deforming

geometryPaint script

Get Brush icon [1], [2]

Get Fluid Example [1], [2]

Get nCloth Example

Get Ocean Shader Example

Get Settings from Selected Stroke option

getAttr command

gGlobal illumination

troubleshooting

turning off display

Unghost Selected

GIF format [1], [2]

Gimbal rotate mode

fur attractor model

global bind pose

Global Illum Accuracy

mental ray [1], [2]

Global Illum Radius

mental ray [1], [2]

global illumination

combining with final gather

global Illumination

troubleshooting

Global Illumination and Final Gather

Global Illumination attribute

Global Illumination Override

mental ray [1], [2]

global illumination, compared to local

global procedures

fur attractor set attribute

Global Scale attribute

Global Scale option

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

global scene settings

Global Snap attribute

Global Solver attribute

Global Stitch (Edit NURBS > Stitch)

Global tolerance

boundary option

Circular Fillet option

Fillet Blend option

Fit B-spline option

Freeform Fillet option

Intersect Surfaces option

Project Curve On Surface option

global variables

examples of use

globIllPhotonsEmit

Glossy reflection, example of

Glow Radial Noise

Glow Star Level

Noise Threshold

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Glow Attributes

Glow Color attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Glow Intensity [1], [2]

Glow Intensity attribute

Particle Cloud Attributes [1], [2]

Glow Intensity, fluids

Glow Intensity, ocean

glow objects, adjusting size of

Glow Spread attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Glue Strength [1], [2], [3]

Glue Strength Map

Glue Strength Map Type

Glue Strength Scale

Goal Active [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

Goal Smoothness [1], [2], [3]

Goal Weight [1], [2], [3]

surface flow effect

per-particle per-object

goalOffset [1], [3], [4]

goalPP [1], [2], [3]

mapping weights

adding multiple

animating behavior

keying off and on

setting NURBS UV position

setting weight of individual particles

trimmed surfaces

tuning goal weight animation

turning off or on [1], [2]

using transform

create and edit

goalU, V [1], [2], [3]

recursive caching

use MEL commands

Grab Swatch to Hypershade and Visor button

Render View window

Gradient attributes

Gradient attributes, fluids

fluid properties

Grain Color attribute

Grain Contrast attribute

Grain Size attribute

Grain Spacing attribute

Graph Editor [1], [2]

animation curves

Center Current Time

change animation curve colors

Classic toolbar

deleting keys [1], [2]

intensity curve

menu bar [1], [2], [3]

Options menu [1], [3]

outliner split control

Select menu [1], [3], [6]

View menu [1], [9]

Graph Layout Style

Graph Materials on Selected Objects button

Graph Networks button

improve performance

Grass Wind option

gravity [1], [2]

Gravity [1], [2]

hair system attribute

Gravity attribute

Gravity attribute (dynamic locator)

Gravity Direction

acceleration’s effect on

Gravity, fluids

Green attribute

Green Channel option

Green Plane option

in UV Texture Editor

reposition UVs to

show, hide, change

Grid (Display menu)

Grid (Show menu)

Grid Attributes

Grid Color attribute

Grid Depth attribute

Grid Depth Gain attribute

Grid Depth Offset attribute

Grid Div Per Span U

Fix Texture Warp

Grid Div Per Span V

Fix Texture Warp

Grid Interpolator, fluids

Grid Placement attribute

grid plane, painting on

Grid Size attribute

Grid Smear option

Auto Paint Grid

Grid Width attribute

Grid Width Gain attribute

Grid Width Offset attribute

fluid properties

hair system attribute

ground plane, painting on

Group (Edit menu)

Group Lightnings

Group Velocity attribute

Group With Original

Duplicate NURBS Patches option

Duplicate Surface Curves option

Grouping creation option [1], [2]

groups, creating

Grow CV Selection

NURBS selection option

Grow Selection Region [1], [2]

growth simulation, animating

guidelines, in scene views

H

changing the look of

colliding, how to

constraint types

constraints, setting up

convert classic Hair to nHair [1], [2]

Paint Effects, assign brush

rendering [1], [2]

setting up constraints

hair constraint type

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Hair Color Scale

hair system attribute [1], [2]

hair constraint attribute

Paint Hair Follicles options

attaching to fur

detaching from fur

Paint Hair Follicles options

hair system shading

hair constraint type

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Hair Width Scale

hair system attribute [1], [2]

hairConstraintShape node

Hairs Per Clump

create hair attribute

hair system attribute [1], [2]

fur render setting

hairSystem node [1], [2]

hairSystemShape node [1], [2]

Collisions attributes

Dynamic Properties

Use Nucleus Solver

hairTubeShader node

creating motion with hermite function

Radial Frequency

Halo Attributes

Halo Brightness attribute

Halo Size attribute

size, specifying

stroke Shape node

Hard Surface, fluids

Hardware Environment Lookup option

Hardware Exposure

Hardware Filter

Hardware Fog option

Hardware Geometry Cache attribute

Hardware Render Buffer

hardware rendering

Render Settings

Hardware Shader attribute

Hardware shaders

HLSL [1], [2], [3], [4]

override a Maya shader in viewport

Hardware Shading

Hardware Shadow, fluids

Hardware Texture Cycling Options

Hardware Texturing

Hardware Texturing option [1], [2]

Has Floor attribute

HasNoEffect node state option [1], [2]

HDR image warning message

HDR images [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

HDRI [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

HDRI, rendering

heads up display

displaying polygon count

Heads Up Display

Heads Up Display (Display menu)

heads-up display

customize readout

Heat Emission Map, fluid emitter

heat map display

Heat Map skinning [1], [2]

Heat Released, fluids

Heat/Voxel/Sec, fluid emitter

height and width of canvas, setting

Height attribute

Image Size attributes

Placement Extras attributes

Resolution attributes

Height Field utility [1], [2]

Height Field utility

Height Scale attribute (height field), oceans

for a MEL command

copy keys option [1], [2]

paste keys option

hermite function

hexadecimal numbers

Hide (Display menu)

Hide and Show option

hide connections

Hide Non-Soft Object

Paint Effects to Curves

Paint Effects to NURBS

Paint Effects to Polygons

hide the UI (scripting)

hiding fur feedback

hierarchical scene management

copy settings [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]

of nodes, view and change

select objects by

Hierarchy creation option

High Bound attribute [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

High Bound creation option [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

High Detail Solve, fluids

high dynamic range images

High Dynamic range images, rendering

High Dynamic Range Imaging, about

High Quality attribute

High Quality Filtering

High Quality Renderer

Highest Quality attribute

Highlight Level (SWF and bitmap formats only)

troubleshooting

Highlights (SWF and bitmap formats only)

HIK and Trax [1], [2]

Hinge rigid body constraint

history node, create

history, keep (Unfold option)

HLSL shaders [1], [2], [3], [4]

Hold Focus command line option

Holders tool setting

Geometry Cache Clip

holding nCache clips

create by trimming

create in a polygon [1], [2]

Horizon Color attribute

Horizon Filter, ocean

Placement, Image Planes

Horizontal Film Aperture attribute (see Camera Aperture attribute)

Horizontal Film Offset attribute (see Film Offset attribute)

horizontal layout of graph

Horizontal option

horizontal wrap

add marking menus

hotkeys [1], [2], [3]

assign marking menus

assign MEL script

assigning areas

tumble, track, dolly

adjusting keys description

adjusting keys list

animation playback keys description

animation playback keys list

display keys description

display keys list

avoid unwanted geometry appearence

changing UI styles

create a custom preset

edit a preset (import)

export Flame cameras

export from Maya to FBX

retain animation layers

select a preset (import)

support 3ds Max and Maya camera interoperability

HSV Color Key attributes

HSV Color Noise attributes

HSV conversion to RGB

Hsv to Rgb utility

hsv_to_rgb function

Hue Noise attribute

Hue Noise Freq attribute

Hue Rand attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Hue Range attribute

Hull Simplification

NURBS Smoothness options

displaying on new curves or surfaces

HumanIK [1], [2], [3], [4]

nonlinear animation [1], [2]

HumanIK characters

Convert from CAT [1], [2]

establish live connection [1], [2]

send to MotionBuilder [1], [2]

HumanIK Controls [1], [2]

access history of objects

change the visual layout of nodes

collapsing shapes in

deleting connections

Graph Layout Style

heat map display

Set Background Image

Show Background Image

streamline connections

adjust attributes

animating attributes

assigning materials

building Phenomena

change node connections

connection line colors

container nodes

creating materials

creating nodes in

delete connections

delete network in

duplicate nodes

duplicating nodes

Only Show Files (Hide Directory Tree)

shading network libraries

shape and transform nodes in

show connections

using the Connection Editor

I

Icon Filename option

create for shelves

depth information

camera import and export

Ignition Temperature, fluids

Open/Close Surfaces option

Ignore Film Gate attribute

Ignore Mirrored Faces attribute

Ignore Selection Priority modifier option

Ignore Self Shadowing

Render Layer Member Overrides

Open/Close Curve option

Ignore Solver Gravity

Ignore Solver Wind

Ignore Transform [1], [2]

joint stiffness

display size, setting

IK multi-chain (MC) solvers

IK rotate plane handles

IK single chain solver

editing attributes

creating IK multi-chain (MC) solver

disabling and enabling all nodes

IK spline curves

making soft bodies

IK spline handle

auto-parenting curve

manipulating curve CVs [1], [2]

parenting to transform or joint

sliding joint chain

snapping curve to start joint

soft body on curve

Ik/Fk Blending Display

IK/FK Joint Size

Illuminated attribute

illuminated fog

Illuminates by Default attribute [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]

illumination attributes

illumination, about indirect and direct

illumination, rendering sky-like

Illustrator file import

Image attribute

Environment Ball Attributes

Environment Sphere Attributes

Output Settings

Projection Attributes

Stencil Attributes

Image Based Lighting attributes

cylindrical, spherical mapping option

image file formats

Image File Output attributes

Image Format attribute

Image File Output attributes [1], [2]

Image Output Files attributes [1], [2]

Image Format option

and Imgcvt utility

UV Texture Editor

Image Name attribute

File Attributes [1], [2]

Image Plane Attributes

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Image Number attribute

File Attributes [1], [2]

Image Output Files attributes

creating [1], [3]

Image Plane attribute

Environment attributes [1], [2], [3]

image plane, display options

Image Range (UV Texture Editor)

change in UV Texture Editor

cylindrical, spherical mapping option

cylindrical, spherical mapping option

Image Size attributes

and asterisk convention

and using the keyboard

assigned, viewing UVs with

background, dimming

changing the resolution

creating by comparing UV sets

display normal bump

display tracking points

displays negative

keeping width/height ratio (Planar Mapping option)

minimizing distortion with Unfold

pixel aspect ratio

rendering quality

rendering speed

saving [1], [2]

saving after every stroke

tile (Warp image option)

turning off borders

using to arrange UVs

images, keeping rendered

images, removing all

images, removing current

imperative syntax

and return values

implicit representation

implicit type conversion

Implode Center, fluids

Implode, fluids

advanced options

axis conversion

bake animation layers

cluster limitations

combine per-vertex Normals

deforming elements to joints

editing a preset

file axis direction

file units converted to

geometry cache files

geometry section

include section

optical markers

painted blend shape weight maps

painted wire weight maps

protect driven keys

Quaternion interpolation

Resample as Euler

retain Quaternion interpolation

selecting a preset

set as Euler interpolation

show/hide warning manager

system axis direction

units conversion example

update pivots from nulls

Test meshes and remove bad polygons

Import (File menu)

Import editorial

Import Image option

Import Value option

import/export button

attribute maps (Artisan tools)

importing fluid examples [1], [2]

importing images

importing maya.cmds

importing sound (FCheck)

Impulse Position X, Y, Z

Impulse X, Y, Z

Intersect Curves option

Intersect Curves option

In Hsv attribute

In Rgb attribute [1], [2]

Select menu [1], [3]

In Tangents, default

In-Between creation option

In-Between Weight add option

Incand Length Map attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Incand Tex Gain, fluids

Incandescence [1], [2], [3]

painting [1], [2]

Particle Cloud Attributes

Ramp Shader attribute

Incandescence attribute

Particle Cloud Attributes

Incandescence Input

Incandescence Input, fluids

Incandescence Per Vertex

nParticles [1], [2]

Incandescence Per Vertex, fluids [1], [2]

Incandescence Randomize

Incandescence, fluids¶

Incandescence, ocean

Incandescence1 attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Incandescence2 attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

incandescencePP [1], [2]

Inclination attribute

Inclination fur attribute

inclination, changing

include section

Include Shadows attribute

Include Subcharacters in Clip

Create Clip [1], [2]

Incompressibility [1], [2]

Insert Isoparms option

Insert Knots option

increasing virtual memory

Increment attribute

increment operations and unexpected values

Independent Euler [1], [2]

Independent Euler-Angle Curves [1], [2]

Indirect Passes (Irradiance Particles) attribute

Infinite Size attribute

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Inflection attribute

Fractal Attributes

Inflection, fluids

fur attractor set attribute

Influence Assocation

Influence Association

Information window, for plug-ins

Inherit Factor [1], [2], [3]

Inherit modifications

Inherit Opacity

Inherit Rotation

Inherit Velocity

particle collision event

Inherit Velocity, fluid emitter

Inherits Transform attribute [1], [2]

Initial Orientation

rigid body Barrier constraint

rigid body Hinge constraint

Initial Orientation X, Y, Z

Initial Placement

Initial Position

Initial Position X, Y, Z

Initial Sample Rate

for displacement maps

Initial Spin X, Y, Z

Clear Initial State

Connect Input Mesh to Rest Shape

Connect Selected Mesh to Rest Shape

Relax Initial State

Resolve Interpenetration

Set from Current

Set Rest to Start Shape

initial state attributes

creation expression execution

naming convention

saving values for

initial state cache files, fluid

initial state cache nodes, fluid

initial state caches

saving [1], [2], [3]

Initial Velocity X, Y, Z

Initial Weight Curve

contrast with assignment

Inner Bevel Style

Bevel Plus option

Input and Output Connections

Input and Output Connections button

Input Attract Damp

Input Attract Map

Input Attract Motion Drag, nCloth

Input attribute

Clamp Color Attributes

Reverse Attributes

input attribute, connect

in Connection Editor

Input Bias, fluids

Absolute transform

Relative transform

Input connections

Input Connections

Input Connections button

Curve Fillet option

CV Hardness option

Extend Curve option

Fit B-spline option

Offset Curve option

Rebuild Curve option

Loft History options

Input Geometry Space [1], [2]

Input Mesh Attract

Input Mesh Attract Method

Input NURBS Object attribute

Extend Curve option

Input Profile/Input Rail

Align Surfaces option

Insert Isoparms option

Rebuild Surfaces option

Stitch Surface Points option

Input Surface/Input Curve

Project Curve On Surface option

Input Weights [1], [2], [3]

Input1 attribute

Multiply-Divide Attributes

Input1D attribute

Input2 attribute

Multiply-Divide Attributes

Input2D attribute

Input3D attribute

inQuad attribute

Insert Before Deformers

correct swimming textures

Insert Edge Loop Tool

description [1], [2]

Insert Isoparms (Edit NURBS menu)

Insert Keys Tool [1], [2]

Attach Curves option

Attach Surfaces option

Open/Close Curve option

Open/Close Surfaces option

Insert Knot (Edit Curves menu)

Insert Location

Insert Isoparms option

Insert Knot options

Insert Parameter

Attach Curves option

Attach Surfaces option

Open/Close Curve option

Open/Close Surfaces option

inShape attribute [1], [2], [3], [4]

Inside Mode creation option [1], [2], [3]

inSingle attribute [1], [2]

install Maya Help

web browser plug-in

Instance Leaf Nodes

Instance to Object

Instanced Objects list

aiming instanced geometry

changing rotation pivot

creating animated instances

particle shape settings

using Paint Effects strokes

centering strokes on particles

Instancer (Replacement)

Instancer Nodes

objects, copying, instancing

instances to objects

sequence of objects

instancing file references

change to a string

division truncation

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Intensity attribute [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12]

Intensity Curve attribute

intensity curves [1], [2]

Intensity Multiplier

fur shading attribute

Intensity Multiplier fur shading attribute

Intensity tool setting

Interaction Mode preferences

interactive bind

interactive binding

interactive creation

snapping [1], [2]

interactive NURBS creation

Interactive Photorealistic Rendering (see IPR)

Interactive Placement

Projection Utility

Interactive Placement attribute

2d Texture Placement Attributes

Interactive Playback [1], [2], [3]

interactive polygon creation

interactive primitive creation [1], [2]

interactive rendering, multi-threaded

Interactive Sequence Caching Options attributes [1], [2]

Interactive Shading option

interactive swatch

Interactive Unfold/Relax Tool (UV Texture Editor)

interactivity, improve

interface for Maya

Interior Blending

Align Surfaces option

intermediate objects [1], [2]

Intermediate Quality attribute

internal conversion of units

internal lights, fluids

Interpoints (Irradiance Particles) attribute

Interpolate (Irradiance Particles) attribute

Interpolate Samples [1], [2]

interpolated curves

tolerance, setting

interpolated curves, fit

rotation [1], [2]

Interpolation (Turbulence) attribute

Interpolation attribute

Interpolation Frames [1], [2], [3]

Interpolation Range

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Interpolation Type

Intersect Curves (Edit Curves menu)

Intersect Surfaces (Edit NURBS menu)

Intersection (Boolean operation)

intersection of objects

inTriple attribute

invalid polygon geometry

inverse kinematics (IK)

blending with FK

Invert Attenuation

Invert attribute

Effects attributes, 2D textures [1], [2]

Invert Selection (Edit menu) [1], [3]

Invert Texture, fluids

Volume Light Dir

batch rendering

painting textures

troubleshooting

IPR default light [1], [2]

Render View window

Render View Window

IPR Render Current Frame

IPR Render option

Render View window

IPR Tuning Options

Render View window

troubleshooting

Irradiance Color

Irradiance Particles

irregular shapes, create with trimming

Is Dynamic [1], [2], [3], [4]

Is Full [1], [2]

Isolate Select (Show menu)

isolated subset of objects or components, show in a panel

add to a surface

use to create a curve

searching for expressions

hair system attribute

J

Japanese Maya interface

running on Mac OS X

running on Windows

jiggle deformers

creating [1], [2]

deleting or disabling cache

Jiggle Only After Object Stops

paint operations

Jitter attribute

Jitter Final Color attribute

Jitter, fluid emitter

viewing those running

curves or surfaces together

Curve Fillet option

Align Surfaces option

Join to Original

Extend Curve option

Extend Surfaces option

joining text in strings

joint cluster flexors

joint lattice flexors

Joint Orient Settings

joint orientation

joint sculpt flexors

joint stiffness

display size, setting

displaying local axis

orienting local axis [1], [2]

setting display size

setting preferred angles

Joints creation option

jot text editor

JPEG format [1], [2]

K

Align Curves multiple knots option

Align Surfaces multiple knots option

Attach Curves option

Attach Surfaces multiple knots option

Cut Curve options

Rebuild Curve option

Rebuild Surfaces option

Trim Tool option

Keep Aspect Ratio

Keep Aspect Ratio option

Keep Faces Together

for polygon tools

when disconnecting faces

when duplicating faces

Keep Fur Images

fur render setting

Keep Geometry Borders, smoothing setting

Keep History option

Keep Image in Render View option

Render View window

Keep Image Ratio

Planar mapping option

Keep Motion Vectors

Align Curves option

Align Surfaces option

Attach Curves option

Attach Surfaces option

Cut Curve options

CV Hardness option

Detach Curves option

Detach Surfaces option

Extend Curve option

Extend Surfaces option

Fillet Curve option

Insert Isoparms option

Insert Knot option

Open/Close Curve option

Open/Close Surfaces option

Project Tangent option

Rebuild Curve option

Rebuild Surfaces option

Reverse Curve Direction option

Reverse Surface Direction option

Stitch Edges Tool option [1], [2]

Stitch Surface Points option

Trim Tool option

Untrim Surfaces option

Keep Original option

Keep Original point on curve option

Keep Original Source

Keep originals in Trax editor

Keep Swatches at Current Resolution

Keep Temp Files

fur render setting

Keep Voxels Square, fluids [1], [2], [3]

attributes, modifying

Key Masking attribute

Key Stats [1], [2]

key ticks [1], [2]

keyable attributes

keyboard commands

keyframe animation

eliminating expression to use

expressions as alternative to

interference with expressions

fur movement [1], [2]

keyframing brush and stroke attributes

keyframing Control rigs

keyframing sculpting changes

rigid body constraints

transform attributes of particle objects

keys [1], [2], [3]

copy method options

cutting [1], [2]

moving on a curve

pasting [1], [2]

removing single

selecting using the Time Slider

Keys menu [1], [2]

kinks, adding to fur

integer values, Rebuild Surface

match, with Rebuild Surfaces

cross insertion

in fillet blends

remove in specific direction

known limitations

Kodak Cineon color correction [1], [2]

L

Label option [1], [2]

Lacunarity attribute

Lanczos attribute

Large BSP attribute

Lasso Select Tool (Edit menu)

Untrim Surfaces option

Last Brush icon

Last Collide Threshold, nCloth

Last Selected icon

Flow Path Object

lattice deformers

assuring smooth deformation through base lattice

changing influence lattice resolution

deforming a lattice with other deformers

editing the base lattice

freezing the lattice deformation mapping

grouping base and influence lattices

improving performance

parenting lattices to objects being deformed

pruning lattice deformer sets

resetting influence lattice points and removing tweaks

resting influence lattice shape and location

sculpting the influence lattice

toggling lattice shape handle

weighting lattice points to alter their influence

Lattice menu item

Lattice Options window

lattice tool for UVs

making soft bodies

Launch Position X, Y, Z

Launch Rate (Per Frame)

Layer attribute

addition of meshes

Layer is Visible

Layer Size attribute

layered animation

Layered Shader [1], [2]

performance [1], [2]

Layered Shaders

layered texture, UV sets

layered textures [1], [2], [3]

editing relationships

import merge options

MotionBuilder support

organize objects

layers, display

merge when importing files

assign component shading groups

control visibility/reflection per layer

merge when importing files

overrides [1], [2]

recycle render output for layers

layout UVs option

layout of UVs (see UV layout)

Layout UVs (Subdiv Surfaces > Texture)

Leaf Angle1 attribute

Leaf Angle2 attribute

Leaf Base Width attribute

Leaf Bend attribute

Leaf Color1 attribute

Leaf Color2 attribute

Leaf Curl attribute

Leaf Dropout attribute

Leaf Flatness attribute

Leaf Forward Twist attribute

Leaf Hue Rand attribute

Leaf Length attribute

Leaf Location attribute

Leaf Primitives attribute

Leaf Sat Rand attribute

Leaf Segments attribute

Leaf Size Decay attribute

Leaf Specular attribute

Leaf Start attribute

Leaf Stiffness attribute

Leaf Tip Width attribute

Leaf Translucence attribute

Leaf Twirl attribute

Leaf Twist attribute

Leaf Use Branch Tex attribute

Leaf Val Rand attribute

Leaf Width Scale attribute

least squares modifier

least squares modifier attributes

Leather texture

Leaves attribute

Leaves In Cluster attribute

Environment Cube

Projection Geometry attributes

Left Barn Door attribute

hair, adjusting

create hair attribute

follicle attribute

hair system attribute

Length Flex attribute

Length In channel [1], [2]

Length Max attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Length Min attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Length Out channel [1], [2]

Flare Col Spread

Flare Horizontal

Flare Intensity

Flare Num Circles

Lens Flare Attributes

lens flares, about

Lens Properties attributes

Level Max attribute

Level Min attribute

Level Of Detail [1], [2]

emitted particles

Level of Detail (Edit menu)

Level of Detail group nodes

Level tessellation option

libraries, shading network

Life Color attribute [1], [2]

Life Incandescence attribute [1], [2]

Life Transparency attribute [1], [2]

attribute [1], [2]

controlling for individual particles

controlling with expressions

setting per-object

setting per-particle

lifespanPP [1], [2]

lifespanPP only attribute

Light Absorbance

Light Angle attribute [1], [2]

light attributes

light baking [1], [2]

Light Based Width attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Light Brightness, fluids

Light Centric Light Linking option

Relationship Editor

Light Color attribute

Light Color, fluids

Light decay, about

Light Depth attribute

Light Depth Gain attribute

Light Depth Offset attribute

Light Direction

Paint Effects Globals

Light Direction attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Light Each Hair

hair system attribute [1], [2]

shadow problems

Light Fog attribute [1], [2]

Light Glow attribute

Light Icons attribute

Light Info Attributes

Light Info utility [1], [2]

Light Intensity

Maya batch mode

Maya prompt mode

native mental ray

Light Linking option

baking from command line

Light Model fur attribute

light parameters

Light Position attribute

Light Radius attribute [1], [2]

Light Released, fluids

Light Shape sample

for Spot lights

Light Type, fluids

Light Width attribute

Light Width Gain attribute

Light Width Offset attribute

light, irradiance as source

light, optical effects for

light, sources of direct

Lighten Blend Mode

information in UV sets

Paint Effects panel

sample incoming (prelight)

storing information with prelighting

Lighting attributes, fluids

Lighting Mode attribute [1], [2]

lightlink command

lightMapsNetwork

Lightning effect

editing attributes

shader attributes

Lightning Start

Ambient Shade attribute

Cast Shadows attribute [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]

center of interest

changing intensity for fur

Decay Rate attribute [1], [2], [3]

decay regions, for spot lights

dependency graph

depth map shadows

for moving particles

Illuminates by Default attribute [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]

light fog effects

light glow effects

linking [1], [2]

manipulators, hiding and showing

raytrace shadows

Spot light attributes

Spot light Light Shape sample

troubleshooting

lights, adjust attributes of

lights, area of illumination

lights, interactively place

lights, manipulator

lights, photon emission

lights, planning

lights, typical workflow

limit functions

Limit Influence Area creation option

camera interoperability

curve normalization

per-instance UV sets

procedural maps

scale compensation

substitute geometry

topology propagation

ucannot cancel overwrite

draw across a face to split

use to cut faces

Line Color attribute

line numbers, turn on

Line Smoothing attribute

Line Width [1], [3]

animation option

modification falloff

Linear [1], [2]

Extend Curve on Surface option

Extend Curve option

Fog Type, point lights

Offset Curve option

primitive sphere option

animation curves

Linear Smoothing Controls

Linear surface degree

linear tangent [1], [2]

thickness, manipulators

Link To Camera attribute

multiple attributes

linking attributes

linstep function

comparison with smoothstep

platform-specific notes

removing plug-in from

storing presets

troubleshooting Maya

version compatibility

Liquid and Air, fluids

Liquid Method, fluids

Liquid Min Density, fluids

Liquid Mist Fall, fluids

Liquid Radius Scale

Liquid Simulation

creating with nParticles

Liquid Simulation attributes

Liquids, fluids

List Assembly Edits window

List of paintable attributes button

Paint Cluster Weights Tool

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint Skin Weights Tool

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

listAttributes MEL command

literal representation

Live character streaming [1], [2], [3]

bake result [1], [2]

custom rigs [1], [2]

establish a connection [1], [2]

re-establish connection [1], [2]

remote connection [1], [2]

update connection [1], [2]

setting lifespan mode

Load All References [1], [2], [3]

Load No References [1], [2], [3]

Load Selected Components

loading Paint Effects

loading textures, disabling

dolly camera setting

rotation axes, displaying and hiding

space, Move tool

space, Scale tool

Dolly camera setting

fur attractor model

Local attribute

Effects attributes, 2D textures

local bind pose

Local creation option

Local Displacement option

Local Divisions creation option

Local Force option

Local Force, nCloth

Local Force, nParticles

local illumination, compared to global

Local Influence attribute

Local Influence S attribute

Local Influence T attribute

Local Influence tool setting

Local Influence U attribute

Local Mode creation option

Local Position attribute

local procedures

field influence on particles

Local Space Output

Local tolerance

Boundary option

Circular Fillet option

Fillet Blend option

Fit B-spline option

Freeform Fillet option

Intersect Surfaces option

Project Curve On Surface option

Local Wind, nCloth

Local Wind, nParticles

Location attribute

Locator (Create menu)

Locator representations

Lock Center of Mass

Lock influences

Lock Length [1], [2]

hair, edit curves

Lock option [1], [2]

lock points or edges on NURBS surfaces

Global Stitch option

lock value of an attribute

Tumble camera setting [1], [2]

locked attributes

locking file references

locking and unlocking

Loft (Surfaces menu)

log function [1], [2]

Logfile [1], [2]

logic operators

long name for attributes

Look At Selection

Look Through Barn Doors

manipulator for spot lights

Look Through Selected option, Panels menu

Loop Brush Animation option

Offset Curve option

Low Bound attribute [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

Low Bound creation option [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

Area Light options [1], [2]

Low Quality attribute

Area Light options [1], [2]

Lower Bound attribute

Lower Dropoff Type attribute

Lower Value attribute

luminance [1], [3]

channel, displaying

luminance curve

Luminance option

Render View window

Luminance utility [1], [2]

M

platform-specific notes

troubleshooting Maya

Mac OS, converting scene files

removing plug-in from

storing presets

turbulence field

Magnitude attribute

magnitude of a vector

Maintain position

Maintain Width/Height Ratio attribute

Make Brush Spring option

Make Collide [1], [2]

make curves dynamic

Make Hair Collide

Make Light Links option

Maya Lights menu

Make Live (Modify menu)

Make Motor Boats

Make Non-Soft a Goal

Make Original Surface Rigid

Make Paintable option

Make Pressure Curve option

Make Selected Curves Dynamic

Make selected object live

Make Shadow Links option

Maya Lights menu

Manage Particle Death

custom menu sets

mangled animation curves [1], [2]

Manip Mode (Bezier Tool)

projection, for automatic mapping

Manipulator Resolution

field attribute

fluid subvolume

handles, displaying and hiding

lock to the current selection

show or hide in the Channel Box

Manipulators Along

manipulators, missing

manipulators, troubleshooting

tessellation mode

Map Color attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Map Displacement attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Map File (Irradiance Particles) attribute

Map Item attribute [1], [2], [3], [4]

Export Character Map

Map Method attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

fur attribute [1], [3], [4]

Map Name, Artisan tools

Map Name, Artisan Tools

fur attribute [1], [3]

Map Opacity attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Map Size, Artisan tools

Map Space attribute

Map UV Border [1], [2]

Mapped Area options

attribute values

cluster weights [1], [2]

fluid property values

fur attribute values

multiple textures to multi-surface objects

single textures

mapping characters

Mapping direction

planar mapping option

mapping fingers and toes

mapping hands and feet

to a square or circle

value ranges [1], [2]

mapVizShape node

Marble Attributes

hiding animation

Marking Menu Editor

assign to hotkeys

displaying checkboxes

displaying radio buttons

UV Texture Editor [1], [2]

description, for cameras

attribute for Stencil utility

Output Settings attributes

or alpha channel

about, alpha channels

modifying [1], [2]

Mask Unselected

masked surfaces

painting attributes

painting cluster weights

painting jiggle weights

painting skin weights

painting soft body goal weights

Paint Scripts Tool

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

masking vertices [1], [2]

objects with newton field

hair system attribute

Mass Range, fluids

Mass Scale Input

Mass Scale Randomize

master bin [1], [2]

Match Clip Options

Rebuild Curve option

match end points

for Boundary surfaces

Rebuild Curve option

Rebuild Surfaces option

Global Stitch option

Match Render Tessellation

Rebuild Surfaces option

Match Using attribute

Material Attributes

Material Blend Setting

adjust attributes

applying to components

assign to surface

connect attributes [1], [2]

Fluid Shape [1], [2]

mental ray [1], [2]

mental ray descriptions

materials dependency graph

Materials on Selected Objects

contrast with arrays

dynamic (not possible)

for Use Background

Matte Opacity attribute [1], [2], [4]

Matte Opacity attributes

Matte Opacity attributes, fluids

Matte Opacity Mode

Matte Opacity Mode attribute [1], [2], [5]

Matte Opacity Mode, fluids

Matte Opacity Mode, ocean

Matte Opacity, fluids

Matte Opacity, ocean

matte transparency (see Matte Opacity)

matte transparency, (see Matte Opacity)

Max 3D Blur Visib attribute

Max Alpha [1], [2]

Clamp Color Attributes

Set Range Attributes [1], [2]

Max Burst Speed

Max Clip option

Max Collision Iterations

Max Color [1], [2]

Max Color option

Max Count [1], [2]

emitted particles

Scale Curvature tool

Max Depth (Importons) attribute

Max Displacement creation option [1], [2], [3]

Max Distance [1], [2]

emitter manipulator

turbulence field

Max Distance attribute [1], [2]

Max Distance creation option

Max Distance, fluid emitter

Max Expand Position attribute

Max Expand Position creation option

Max Flight Time (Frames)

Max Hair Density

hair option variable

Max Height attribute [1], [2]

Max Influences option [1], [2], [3]

dynamic constraint

Max Iterations attribute

Max Photon Depth attribute

Max Pixel Width attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Max Points to Add

mental ray [1], [2]

Max Radius attribute [1], [2]

Max Radius creation option

Max res. for swatches

Max Resolution, fluids

Max Sample Level

mental ray [1], [2]

Max Sample Level attribute

Max Search Depth attribute

Max Self Collide Iterations

Global Stitch option

Max Shading attribute

Max Shading Samples

Render Layer Member Overrides

Max Shading Samples attribute [1], [2]

Max Sparks Count

Max Subdivision Density

Offset Curve option

Max Temperature, fluids

Max Trace Depth attribute

Max Triangle Resolution

Max U or V attributes

Max Value attribute

Max Visib Samples attribute

Maximum Base Mesh Faces option

Maximum Color Difference

Maximum Displacement attribute [1], [2], [3]

Maximum Edges Per Vertex option

Maximum Number of Polygons tessellation option

Particle Tool [1], [2], [3]

setting up Python

camera export support

camera import support

hardware render buffer

initializing for Python

interface, about

Level of Detail group nodes

scale compensation issues

Maya Artisan [1], [2]

Maya Base shaders [1], [2]

Maya batch mode

Maya Default UI

Maya derivatives attribute

Render Settings

navigation buttons

Maya Muscle [1], [2]

Maya Paint Effects

Maya prompt mode

Maya Python module

Render Settings

Maya web browser plug-in

MAYA_HW_FILE_TEXTURE_RESOLUTION_OVERRIDE

MAYA_MRFM_SHOW_CUSTOM_SHADERS

MAYA_PAINT_EFFECTS_THREADS environment variable

maya.rayrc file

MayaScheme file

distance between points

Measure Tools (Create menu)

measurement units

Medium Quality attribute

calling from AppleScript

change animation curve colors

debugging features

difference in syntax from expressions

differences from Python

distinctions from other programming languages

existing scripts

get command help

Paint Scripts Tool

procedures, script paint

Python communication

script painting

adding to marking menu

executing with eval function

run at render time

MEL global procedures

MEL protocol commands

adding to marking menu

assign to hotkey

MEL-Python communication

nCloth constraints

Memory and Performance Options

Memory and Performance Options attributes

memory exceptions

Memory Limit [1], [2]

about shaders [1], [2]

adding custom vertex data

assign custom text [1], [2]

building Phenomena

configuration files

environment shaders

error messages [1], [2], [3]

exporting .mi files

exporting files

extra Render Settings

geometry shaking

light parameters

loading shaders

maya.rayrc file

message attributes

network rendering

nodes descriptions

output window messages

participating media [1], [2]

Render Settings

rendering problems

shader connections

shader declaration file

shader descriptions

texture shaders

troubleshooting [1], [2], [3], [4]

use custom shaders

user data nodes

using Phenomena

volumetric materials

mental ray area light attributes [1], [2]

mental ray Area Light, about

mental ray area light, creating

mental ray attributes, for lights

mental ray Baking Options window

mental ray Derivatives

mental ray for Maya

custom shader libraries

error handling [1], [2]

fur render settings

polygonal meshes

shading networks

subdivision surfaces

mental ray for Maya shadows

troubleshooting [1], [2]

mental ray Ray Offset

mental ray specific image formats

mental ray, final gather

mental ray, HDRI

mental ray, photon tracing

mental ray, shadow maps

mentalrayOutputPass node

mentalrayPhenomenon

mentalrayVertexColors

nothing happens when posting

menu bar layout, creating

custom [1], [2]

Menu Sets editor

menu_ChangePanelLayout.mel

menu_ChangePanelType.mel

menu_ChangeSelectionMask.mel

menu_CommonModelingPanes.mel

menu_ControlPaneVisibility.mel

creating tools from

menus, creating

edges or faces into a single vertex

vertices into a single vertex

merge connections

merge display layers when importing files

Merge Distance (Caustics) attribute

Merge Distance (Global Illumination) attribute

Merge Distance (Importons) attribute

Merge Distance (Photon Volume) attribute

Merge Edge Tool

merge render layers when importing files

Merge to Center

Merge Tolerance

Merge UVs (Edit UVs menu)

Merge Vertex Tool

Geometry Cache Clip

merging display layers [1], [2]

Mesh Gradient (SWF and SVG only)

mesh plane, test particle collision boundary (sample MEL script)

Mesh Resolution, fluids

Mesh Smoothing Iterations

Mesh Triangle Size

clean up, simplify, validate

combine into one new mesh

combine using boolean operations

create single-faced

mirror attributes

pushing and pulling

pushing and pulling all at once

reduce number of faces

relaxing an entire mesh

relaxing with a brush

separate polygon shells into

smoothing an entire mesh

smoothing with a brush

storing rendering information with prelighting

meshes (see surface meshes)

message attributes (mental ray)

messages, error

Offset Surfaces option

mi_car_paint_phen

MI_CUSTOM_SHADER_PATH

MI_LIBRARY_PATH

mi_metallic_paint

mia_exposure_photographic

mia_exposure_simple

mia_lens_brokeh

mia_light_surface

mia_material [1], [2]

mia_material_x [1], [2]

mia_physicalsky

mia_physicalsun

mia_portal_light

mia_roundcorners

mib_amb_occlusion

mib_bent_normal_env

mib_color_alpha

mib_color_average

mib_color_intensity

mib_color_interpolate

mib_color_spread

mib_fg_occlusion

mib_geo_add_uv_texsurf

mib_geo_cylinder

mib_geo_instance

mib_geo_instance_mlist

mib_glossy_reflection

mib_glossy_refraction

mib_illum_blinn

mib_illum_cooktorr

mib_illum_lambert

mib_illum_phong

mib_illum_ward_deriv

mib_lens_stencil

mib_light_infinite

mib_light_photometric

mib_light_point

mib_lightmap_sample

mib_lightmap_write

mib_lookup_background

mib_lookup_cube1

mib_lookup_cube6

mib_lookup_cylindrical

mib_lookup_spherical

mib_passthough_bump_map

mib_photon_basic

mib_ray_marcher

mib_refraction_index

mib_shadow_transparency

mib_texture_checkerboard

mib_texture_filter_lookup

mib_texture_lookup

mib_texture_lookup2

mib_texture_polkadot

mib_texture_polkasphere

mib_texture_remap

mib_texture_rotate

mib_texture_turbulence

mib_texture_vector

mib_texture_wave

mib_transparency

micutAwayOpacity

Mid Point constraint position [1], [2]

Middle Branch attribute

miDisplaceAnimation

Midpoint rigid body solver

miExportElement

miExportMaterial

miExportShadowShader

Min Alpha [1], [2]

Min and Max Distance

springs creation method

Min and Max Value

Clamp Color Attributes

Set Range Attributes [1], [2]

Min Clip option

Min Color [1], [2]

Min Color option

Min Distance, fluid emitter

Min Flight Time (Frames)

Min Height attribute [1], [2]

Min Pixel Width attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

mental ray [1], [2]

Min Radius attribute [1], [2]

Min Radius creation option

Min Sample Level

mental ray [1], [2]

Min Sample Level attribute

Min Screen attribute

Secondary Tessellation Attributes

Min Size attribute

Min Sparks Count

Min U or V attributes

Min Value attribute

Min/Max Value setting

Paint Attributes Tool

Paint Cluster Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Fluids Tool

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint Skin Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

Paint Scripts Tool

Minimal Edge Length tessellation method

Minimum Segment Size

Mirror (Subdiv Surfaces menu)

Mirror Across [1], [2]

Mirror Behavior

Mirror Function

Mirror Geometry

mirror matching

mirror polygons across pivot point

Mirror Skin Weights selection

Mirror U and V attributes

mirror vertex attributes on the same surface mesh

mirrored joints

mirrored painting

miShadingSamples

Mitchell attribute

Mix Ratio attribute

Granite Attributes

Rock Attributes

mixed data types

using with arithmetic operators

modal dialogs, ELF support

Mode creation option [1], [2], [3], [4]

Mode U attribute

Mode V attribute

modeling symmetrically

models [1], [2]

models, complex

Modification Resistance

Global Stitch option

Modify Alpha attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Modify Boundary

Align Curves option

Modify Color attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

modify constrained axis

Modify Depth attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Delete Attribute

Freeze Transformations

Prefix Hierarchy Names

Reset Transformations

Search and Replace Names

Snap Align Objects

Transformation Tools

modify motion trails

Modify Position

Align Curves option

Align Surfaces option

Align Curves option

Modify texture setting

modulus operator (%)

Momentum attribute

Motif window, creating

creating jittery

creating smooth, random

Motion Attenuation

Motion Back Offset

motion blur [1], [2]

fluids [1], [2]

troubleshooting

rendering soft bodies

Motion Blur [1], [2]

2D troubleshooting

creating [1], [2]

Render Layer Member Overrides

rendering particles with [1], [2]

Motion Blur attribute [1], [2], [4]

Multi-Pass Render Options [1], [2]

Motion Blur attributes

Create Camera Options

Render Settings window

Motion Blur By attribute

Motion Blur fur attribute

Motion Blur Shadow Maps attribute

Motion Blur Type attribute

Motion Blurred stroke option

motion capture [1], [2]

animation overview

full-body capture

saving files to disk

setting devices

virtual devices

hair system attribute [1], [2]

motion history dependence [1], [2], [3], [4]

motion matching

Motion Multiplier

animating along

animating along a surface

animation overview

deforming an object

IK spline handle

manipulator tool

orienting an object

making soft body

rendering fields

Motion Quality Factor attribute

motion redirection

Motion Samples fur attribute

Motion Steps attribute

Motion Streak, fluid emitter

timing beads [1], [2]

motion trails, edit motion trails

send Control rigs [1], [2]

motionField, fluids

Mountain Attributes

Mountain texture

use to control camera

mouse, switching to

Move and Sew UV Edges

Move and Sew UVs (UV tool button)

Move Nearest Picked Key Tool

Move Seam (Edit Curves menu)

Move Seam (Edit NURBS menu)

coordinate system

Move UV Shell Tool (UV Texture Editor)

move, in increments

Movement Options attributes

movement, adding to fur [1], [2]

movie background

troubleshooting

Geometry Cache Clip

moving a planar projection

moving keys on a curve

mp3 audio files

vector displacement map

multi component selection

Multi Count [1], [3]

Multi Pass Rendering attribute [1], [2]

Multi Processing

Multi Radius [1], [3]

Multi Streak Spread1

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Multi Streak Spread2

hair system attribute [1], [2]

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Multi Streaks hair system attributes [1], [2]

Multi-Pass Render Options attributes

multi-pixel filter

multi-processor rendering

multi-render pass

pass contribution maps

render pass contribution map node

multi-render passes [1], [2], [3], [4]

Create Render Passes window

creating a pass-compliant shader

Render Layer Editor

render pass contribution map node

render pass node

render pass set node

Render Settings Passes tab

multi-surface objects, mapping to

multi-texturing with multiple UV layouts

multi-thread interactive rendering

multi-value attributes, setting

multiple argument

multiple attribute editors

Align Curves option

Align Surfaces option

Attach Curves option

Attach Surfaces option

CV curves option

Fillet Blend Tool option

remove, with Rebuild Surface

multiple named arguments

multiple nodes, selecting

multiple processors

multiple UV sets

CV Hardness option

Insert Isoparms option

Insert Knot options

Multiply Blend Mode option

multiply connected geometry

Multiply Divide utility [1], [2]

Multiply-Divide Attributes

MultiPoint render type

multiprocess render [1], [2]

MultiStreak render type

Muscle [1], [2]

turning on or off

muting animation

muting channels in Dope Sheet and Graph Editor

N

Nail rigid body constraint

images, setting

Merge Cache Clips

Name creation option [1], [2]

Name Match view

named arguments

Namespace Editor [1], [2]

editing [1], [2]

UI elements created with ELF commands

naming conflicts

naming render layers

nap, fur direction

native mental ray light linking

natural logarithm

navigation buttons

blend and set weight

cache directory

cache time range [1], [2]

clips, work with

Evaluate every # Frame(s)

file distribution

fluids, creating

Save every # evaluation(s)

XML description file

Append to Cache [1], [2]

Attach Existing Cache File [1], [2]

Create New Cache

Delete Cache Frame

Disable All Caches On Selected [1], [2]

Enable All Caches On Selected [1], [2]

Paint Cache Weights Tool

Replace Cache Frame

Transfer Cache to Input Mesh

nParticles [1], [2]

Collide Strength

creating seams or creases

optimizing geometry

self-collisions

cache directory

cache time range

Evaluate every Frame(s)

file distribution

Save every evaluation(s)

nCloth collisions

increasing accuracy

see also nDynamics collisions

nCloth constraints

see also Constraining Nucleus objects

nCloth overview

nCloth property maps

nCloth workflow

Painting nCloth properties

Setting nCloth object properties

What is nCloth?

nCloth simulation and caches

nCloth workflow

nClothShape node

Collision Properties Map

Collisions attributes

Dynamic Properties

Dynamic Properties Map

Force Field Generation

Quality Settings

nComponent node

Component Indices

Nucleus Component Attributes

creating for nHair

nConstraints menu

Attract to Matching Mesh

Component to Component

Convert Texture to Vertex Map

Convert Vertex to Texture Map

Disable Collision

Exclude Collide Pairs

Paint properties by Texture Map

Paint properties by Vertex Map

Point to Surface

Remove Dynamic Constraint

Replace Members

Slide on Surface

Tearable Surface

Weld Adjacent Borders

nDynamics overview

Collision layers

Constraining Nucleus objects

Nucleus force fields

Nucleus point force fields

Nucleus solver properties

What is Maya Nucleus?

Near Clip Plane attribute [1], [2]

near clipping plane

Need Parent UV [1], [2]

needParentUV [1], [2]

Network [1], [2], [3]

network rendering [1], [2], [3], [4]

troubleshooting

Never Blend with Existing Connections

New Curves option

create for instances

New HIK curve default

New Image Name (Warp Image option)

new line characters in print statement

New Partition Name creation option [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]

New Scene (File menu)

New Surfaces option

assign Paint Effects brush

assign to a hair system

behavior, concepts

Collide Strength

convert from classic Hair [1], [2]

create curly, wavy

create on an existing node

create on selected components

create on surface components

create ponytails, braids

create using surface UVs [1], [2]

creating nConstraints

creating, concepts

curve positions, setting

distributed render

dynamic effects

length, adjusting

paint hair textures

play back simulation

selecting, hair system

style with collision objects

styling, concepts

transplant hair

troubleshooting

UV set, selecting

nHair constraints

selecting curve components

modifying attributes

nMesh menu [1], [2]

Convert Texture to Vertex Map

Convert Vertex to Texture Map

Display Current Mesh

Display Input Mesh

Get nCloth Example

Paint Texture Properties

Paint Vertex Properties

No Dynamic option

No Field Extension attribute

No Interpolation [1], [2], [3]

No Multiple Knots

Rebuild Curve type

Rebuild Curves option

Rebuild Surfaces option

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Node Display Override Color

errors [1], [2], [3]

Node State attribute [1], [2]

about attributes

adjust attributes

attribute names in dependency graph

change default connections

change the order

closestPointOnSurface

containing param curves

creating approximation

customize manipulator

delete connections

deleting connections

duplicating in Hypershade

general attributes

hierarchy, view and change

mental ray descriptions

mentalrayOutputPass, output pass

mental ray node

remove from assets

rendering, description

script, execute

see connections

set update state

setting attributes

show connections

sorting in Hypershade

with multiple values

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Noise Amplitude

attractor set attribute

Noise Anim Rate attribute [1], [2]

Noise Aspect attribute [1], [2]

Noise attribute

Particle Cloud Attributes [1], [2]

Ramp Attributes

Noise attributes

Noise Attributes

noise for motion

Noise Freq attribute

Particle Cloud Attributes [1], [2]

Ramp Attributes

Noise Frequency

attractor set attribute

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Noise Frequency attribute

returned values with frame argument

returned values with time argument

Noise Level attribute

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Noise Offset attribute

Noise Ratio attribute

Noise Threshold, glow

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Noise Uoffset, glow

Noise Uscale, glow

Noise UV attribute

Noise Voffset, glow

NoiseVscale, glow

Non Proportional

Birail transform option

non-contiguous normals

Non-deformer history

non-dynamic fluid effects, creating

non-manifold geometry

merging polygons

non-manifold topology

non-planar face

Rebuild Surfaces option

non-rational geometry, convert to

Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (see NURBS)

nondestructive animation [1], [2]

animation overview

nonlinear deformers

Norm Balance attribute

Norm Depth attribute

Norm Frequency attribute

Norm Melt attribute

Create Render Node [1], [2]

Fog Type, point lights

Global Stitch option

Project Tangent option

Stitch Surface Points option

Normal Camera attribute

Normal Constraint Options window [1], [2]

normal constraints

adding target objects

changing target object weights

controlling motion history dependence effects

editing attributes

editing channels

preventing rolling effects

removing target objects

setting creation options

Normal Depth attribute

Normal Dir [1], [3]

Normal Direction

Offset Curve options

Normal Direction attribute

left-handed tangent space

normal map baking

troubleshooting

Normal Melt attribute

Normal node state option [1], [2]

surface and curve emitters

Normal Speed, fluid emitter

Normal stroke option

Normal Threshold

for displacement maps

curve limitations

each face separately

texture option [1], [2]

the whole object

Normalize Weights selection

Normalized Dropoff, fluid emitter

animation curves

flip all to same side

Freeze Transformations option

manipulation notes

move polygon vertices along

reverse direction for curves or surfaces

reverse, with Circular Fillet

Sculpt Polygon Tool

size on polygons

surface, project curve along

vertex same as face

X, Y, Z, change range of

combine per-vertex Normals

split per vertex

Notepad text editor

nParticle caches

creating [1], [2]

editing [1], [2]

nParticle collisions

see also nDynamic collisions

nParticle constraints

see Constraining Nucleus objects

nParticle simulation and caches

nParticle style

nParticle styles

Collide Strength

Collide Strength Scale

Color Per Vertex [1], [2]

convert to polygons

Incandescence Per Vertex [1], [2]

Liquid Radius Scale

Opacity Per Vertex [1], [2]

Rotation attributes

self-collisions

Surface Tension

Surface Tension Scale

Use Gradient Normals

Velocity Per Vertex [1], [2]

Viscosity Scale

nParticles collisions

setting properties

nParticles menu

Create nParticles

Instancer (Replacement)

Particle Collision Event Editor

Per-Point Emission Rates

Use Selected Emitter

nParticles overview

advanced simulation features

collision events

Collisions attributes

Creating nParticle systems

Dynamic Properties

emitter properties

Force Field Generation

Lifespan properties

Liquid Simulation properties

nParticle styles

nParticle workflow

setting nParticle object properties

Shading properties

Size properties

What is nParticles?

work with nParticle attribute ramps

nParticles Shading properties

nParticles to Polygons

nParticleShape node

Add Dynamic Attributes

Collisions attributes

Force Field Generation

Liquid Simulation

Per Particle Attributes

Wind Field Generation

Collision Properties Map

nRigidShape node

Collision Properties Maps

Quality Settings

Interactive Playback

NTSC video [1], [2]

Gravity and Wind

Scale Attributes

Solver Attributes

Time Attributes

Nucleus objects and external dynamic forces

Num Branches attribute

Num Collide Neighbors

hair system attribute

Num Control Segments

Num Control Subsegments

Num Flowers attribute

Num Frequencies, ocean

Num Leaf Clusters attribute

particle collision event

Num Spark Colors

Num Trail Colors

Num Twig Clusters attribute

hair system attribute [1], [2]

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Number of Copies

Number of CPUs to use

Number of Exposures attribute

Number of Knots

Insert Isoparms option

Number of Particles

Number of Processors to Use attribute [1], [2]

Number of Samples [1], [2], [3]

Number of Samples attribute [1], [2]

Number of Sections

primitive sphere option

Number of Spans

Rebuild Curve option

Rebuild Surfaces option

sphere primitive option

Number of Spans tool setting

Number Of Waves attribute

Number of Waves, fluids

Number U attribute

Number U tessellation

Number V attribute

Number V tessellation

automatic conversion rules

explicit typing

implicit typing

values, edit directly

Numeric Display, fluids

numeric render type

Rebuild Surfaces options

multi-uv rendering problems

Convert Paint Effects to NURBS

convert to polygons

convert to polygons (options)

curves, using to create falloff

CVs, select region of

display options

display tessellation

surface precision

tessellation methods

NURBS control vertices (CVs)

simulation issue

NURBS Curves hair output

NURBS primitives

interactive creation

single-click creation

NURBS Primitives (Create menu)

NURBS Samples option

NURBS Smoothness Custom Options

NURBS surface (see surface)

assigning textures

editing UV texture coordinates

mental ray for Maya

NURBS surfaces, fur

NURBS Tessellation

fur render setting

NURBS Texture Placement Tool option

Maya Shading menu

NURBS to Subdiv

NURBS Tool settings

O

assign custom text (mental ray)

pivot point option, primitives

Object Centric Light Linking option

Relationship Editor

Object Display (Display menu)

Object Height attribute (dynamic locator)

Object Hierarchy [1], [2]

omitting in expressions

object properties

Object Rotation Up

Object Shading menu, Paint Effects panel

Object Space attribute

Object/Component

instancer particle option

assigning to bake sets

baking illumination

bounding volumes

change the look

change wireframe color

export to new file

filter information

framing with camera [1], [2], [3]

linking attributes

make unselectable (template)

mental ray approximation

move, rotate, scale

organize on display layers

show isolated subset

smoothness, controlling

space coordinate system, Move tool

space coordinate system, Scale tool

tesselation settings

viewing more than one at the same time

when to tessellate

objects, defining for UV projection

objects, make visible

objects, painting on

objects, photons

objExists statement

Observer Speed, ocean

Occlusion Falloff [1], [3], [4]

Occlusion Max Distance attribute

Occlusion Rays [1], [4], [5]

Occlusion Rays attribute

Ocean attributes

Ocean shader [1], [2]

oceanPreviewPlane

examples, importing

floating objects [1], [2]

locators, adding

Octaves attribute

Odd Field attribute

Offset Curve, no connection

IK spline handle

parent constrained objects

Duplicate Face option

Move Component option

Offset (Edit Curves menu)

Offset attribute [1], [2]

2d Texture Placement Attributes

orient constraint

Placement attributes

point constraint

offset copy of a curve or surface

Offset creation option [1], [2]

Offset Curve/Curve on Surface (Edit Curves > Offset)

Offset Distance

Offset Curve option

Offset Surfaces option

Offset Edge Loop Tool

description [1], [2]

Offset Fur Direction By menu item

Offset Polarity attribute

Offset Surfaces (Edit NURBS menu)

Offset U attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Offset V attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

offset with sin function

Old Max attribute [1], [2]

Old Min attribute [1], [2]

omitting object names in expressions

omni emitter [1], [2]

One File option

File Distribution

Merge Cache Clilps

One File Per Frame option

File Distribution

Merge Cache Clilps

One File per Geometry option

File Distribution

One to one option

Only for non-rigid deformations

Only Render Strokes attribute

Only Render Strokes render option

Only Update particles

adding per object

adding per particle

fading over time

particle [1], [2], [3]

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Opacity Gain [1], [2]

Matte Opacity Mode, Use Background

Opacity Input, fluids

Opacity Per Vertex

nParticles [1], [2]

Opacity Per Vertex, fluids [1], [2]

Opacity Preview Gain, fluids

Opacity Scale Input

Opacity Scale Randomize

Opacity Tex Gain, fluids

Opacity, fluids

opacityPP [1], [2], [3]

creating trimmed surfaces from

Open Image option

Render View window

Open in Browser (SWF only)

Render View window

Open Render Settings Window

Open Scene (File menu)

Open/Close Curves (Edit Curves menu)

Open/Close Surfaces (Edit NURBS menu)

Operation attribute

Condition Attributes

Vector Product Attributes

raising a power

Render Layer Member Overrides

optical effects, creating

Optical F X utility

Optical FX Attributes

optical markers (import)

optical systems

Optimize Animation Detection

Optimize Animation Detection attribute

Optimize automatic mapping option

Optimize for Animations attribute

Optimize Instances [1], [2]

Optimize Instances attribute

Optimize Non-animated Display Visibility

Optimize Raytrace Shadows

Optimize Scene Size

explanation of options

Optimize Scene Size (File menu)

Optimize Vertex Sharing

optimized texture format

Optimized textures location

scenes [1], [2]

shadows [1], [2]

option submenus

display problems

Boundary option

parent constraint

Unghost Selected

Options attribute

Render View window

orbit, altering with custom attribute

orbiting objects

Orient Child Joints

Orient Constraint Options window [1], [2]

orient constraints

adding target objects

animating target object weights

changing target object weights

editing attributes

editing channels

removing target objects

setting constraint options

Orient Joint Options

Orient Joint to World [1], [2], [3]

Orient joints [1], [3], [5]

setting for polygonal primitives

Extrude options

orientation of UVs, buttons

Origin attribute [1], [2]

Origin creation option [1], [2]

Original Object

Subdiv to NURBS conversion option

tessellation option

Original Particle Dies

Original Surface

Tumble camera setting [1], [2]

Orthogonal Reflection attribute

orthographic camera

Orthographic Camera

Orthographic views

camera settings [1], [2]

Orthographic Width

animation curves

Oscillate selection

Out Color attribute

Condition Attributes

Volume Shader Attributes

Out Hsv attribute

Out Matte Opacity

Extra Attributes, Surface Shader

Out Rgb attribute

Out Tangents, default

Out Transparency

Out Transparency attribute

Volume Shader Attributes

Outer Bevel Style

Bevel Plus option

outline color, brush

access history of objects

Outliner editor [1], [2]

outliner separator

outliner split control

Outlines at Intersections

from expression

create hair attribute

Paint Hair Follicles options

output attribute, connect

in Connection Editor

Output Connections

Output Connections button

Output Geometry

Fillet Blend Tool option

Freeform Fillet option

Rebuild Surfaces option

Output Mesh attributes, fluids

output mesh color set, fluids

stroke Shape node

Output Settings attributes

Subdiv to NURBS option

Output Window [1], [2]

Volume Light Dir

effect on emission

overlapping UVs

Overlay Blend Mode, 3D Paint Tool

Override CV Position

Stitch Surface Points option

Override Dynamics

follicle attribute

Override Geometry Anti-aliasing

Render Layer Member Overrides

Override Global Auto-Conversion Settings attribute

Override mesh UV set assignments [1], [2]

Override Shading Samples

Render Layer Member Overrides

Override tolerance value

Round Tool option

Override Visibility Samples

Render Layer Member Overrides

Override Volume Samples

Render Layer Member Overrides

overriding attributes per layer

oversample level

oversampling_lens

Overscan camera attribute

Overscan option

animation controls

driven key animation

keyframe animation

motion capture animation

nonlinear animation

Overview of texture nodes

overview, Fur workflow

Overwrite Existing Dmap(s)

Overwrite existing file (Warp image option)

P

blend shape weight tool settings

colors on vertices

only effect of previous stroke

subdivide faces by

Paint Effects Tool option

Paint Attributes Tool

making attributes paintable

Paint brush type

Paint Cache Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Canvas command

Paint Canvas option

Paint Cluster Weights Tool [1], [2]

paint deformer weights

assigning to nHair

Blur operation [1], [3]

brush options, 3D Paint Tool

Convert Paint Effects to Curves

Convert Paint Effects to NURBS

Convert Paint Effects to Polygons

operations, 3D Paint Tool

Paint operation [1], [2]

Smear operation [1], [3]

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Paint Effects Globals

Paint Effects Globals window

Paint Effects hair output

Paint Effects option (General Preferences)

Paint Effects panel

Paint Effects Pressure option

Paint Effects Rendering Options

Paint Effects Set Size window

Paint Effects strokes

Paint Effects Tool

Paint Fluids Tool [1], [2]

Paint Fur Attributes Tool

Fur Description

Paint Hair Follicles

Paint Hair Follicles options

Paint Hair Tool [1], [2]

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint menu, Paint Effects panel [1], [2], [3]

Paint Hair Follicles options

Paint on Paintable Objects option

Paint on View Plane option

Paint operation [1], [2]

paint operations

Paint Attributes Tool

Paint Cluster Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Fluids Tool

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint Skin Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

Paint properties by Texture Map

Paint properties by Vertex Map

Paint Reduce Weights Tool

Paint Scene option

Paint Scripts Tool

Paint Selection Tool

Paint Selection Tool (Edit menu) [1], [2]

Paint Set Membership Tool [1], [2]

painting weights

Paint Skin Weights Tool

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

Paint Texture Properties

reflected painting

stylus pressure

Paint Transfer Attributes Weight Tool

Paint Vertex Color Tool

Paint Vertex Properties

paint, applying to strokes

painting [1], [2]

attractor set attributes

attribute values greater than one

cluster weights [1], [2]

displaying property values

flooding, Artisan

fluid properties [1], [2]

fur attributes [1], [2]

multiple surfaces, switch nodes

non-file textures

Projective Paint mode

reflecting, 3D Paint Tool

reflecting, Artisan

renderable attributes

restricting area

saving textures

select components by

single channel attributes

soft body goal weights

textures, existing

undoing, 3D paint

UV Texture Paint mode

painting properties

PAL video [1], [2]

paletteColors.mel

panel, Paint Effects [1], [2]

add layout to shelf

layout, customize

tear off as window

Panels menu, Paint Effects Panel

panels, see shadows in

of Script editor

Parallel placement

parallel rendering

Param attribute

Insert Isoparms option

Parameter Range

Rebuild Curve options

Rebuild Surfaces options

follicle attribute

Stitch Surface Points option

follicle attribute

parameter values, show

parameterization

convert to uniform

uniform, for rebuild curve

Parametric Distance

Extend Curve on Surface option

Parametric Length

parametric length method

parametric representations

parametric space method

in UI, creating

Parent (Edit menu)

parent constraint

Parent to World, unparenting

parented objects

parentId [1], [2], [3]

rigid body constraints

to dynamic motion

Parenting creation option

parenting objects

parentU, parentV

parti_volume_photon

partial curve manipulators

Partial curve range

Offset Curve option

Project Curve On Surface

partial rendering

Partial Resolution attribute [1], [2], [3]

participating media [1], [2]

particle attributes

arrays, assigning to different lengths

per object and per particle

Particle Cloud Attributes

Particle Cloud material

Particle Collision

particle collision event

using a MEL procedure

Particle Collision Event Editor

Particle Collision Events

particle collisions

adjusting bounciness

detection sensitivity

editing attributes

emitting, killing, or splitting on contact

with active rigid bodies

Particle Density

particle disk cache

setting options

Particle Instancer

Particle Instancer Name

Particle Lifespan

particle motion

particle motion, fluids

Particle Object To Instance

Particle Render Type [1], [2], [3]

particle rendering

particle sampler info node

setting attribute

Particle Sampler Info node

Particle Spacing

Particle’s Age

Input U, V option

particleId [1], [2]

assigning to specific

blobby surfaces

changing form of

collision boundary (sample MEL script)

collision with geometry

connecting to emitters

conserving original velocity

death with springs

depth sorting for accurate color

disabling effects

emitter (sample MEL script)

empty particle object

expressions for

fluid shape shader

hardware rendering

killing individual

lighting movement

maximum number emitted

moving position with hermite function

multiple points

multiple streaks

number per click

particle collision events

placing on surface

raytraced shadows

reflections, refractions, and shadows

render with mental ray

rendering with motion blur [1], [2]

scaling velocity [1], [2]

selecting individual

setting attributes with expressions [1], [2]

setting attributes with ramps

shape node attributes

sketching a continuous curve

software render types

testing attributes (sample MEL script)

testing collision events (sample MEL script)

transform node attributes

using sphrand to create ellipsoid of

working with collisions

Particles attribute

particles, global illumination of

Partition option

Partition To Use creation option [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]

Pass Custom Depth Channel

Pass Custom Label Channel

passive collision objects

create hair attribute

passive hair curves

passive rigid body

Paste (UV tool buttons)

using the Time Slider

divide by inserting isoparms

use to create a surface

overview [1], [2]

Path Attract attribute

Extrude orientation option

Path Follow attribute

path of preferences files

Pause IPR Tuning

Render View window

PDC file format

Volume Light attribute

Penumbra Angle attribute

Penumbra Radius

manipulator for spot lights

Per Follicle Overrides

follicle attributes

Per Instance Shared

Per Instance Unshared

Per object attribute

per object attributes

naming conventions

per particle attributes

assigning to individual particles

how to distinguish [1], [2]

list of data types

naming conventions

setting with a ramp

setting with the Component Editor

Per Point Emission Rates

Per polygon attribute

Per Span # of Isoparms

primary tessellation

Per Spring Rest Length

Per Surf # of Isoparms

primary tessellation

Per Surf # of Isoparms in 3D

primary tessellation

per-instance UV sets

per-particle attributes

per-particle field attributes

per-particle goalU/goalV attributes

per-particle per-object goal weights

Per-Point Emission Rates

Per-spring Damping

Per-spring Rest Length [1], [3]

Per-spring Stiffness

Percent attribute

Percent Resolution attribute [1], [2]

Percentage Space

automatic mapping option

layout UVs option

Percentage Space (Automatic mapping option)

Performance attribute

periodic curves

periodic surfaces [1], [2]

Perlin noise field

Projection Utility type

Perspective option [1], [2]

perspective view

displaying with UV Texture Editor [1], [2]

Petal Base Width attribute

Petal Bend attribute

Petal Color 1 attribute

Petal Color 2 attribute

Petal Curl attribute

Petal Dropout attribute

Petal Flatness attribute

Petal Forward Twist attribute

Petal Length attribute

Petal Segments attribute

Petal Tip Width attribute

Petal Twirl attribute

Petal Width Scale attribute

Petals In Flower attribute

pfxstrokes command

turbulence field

Phase Velocity attribute

about [1], [2], [4]

Photon Auto Volume attribute

Photon Density attribute

photon emission, turning on

Photon Emitter shaders

Photon Map File attribute

photon only lights

Photon Reflections attribute

Photon Refractions attribute

setting global overrides

troubleshooting [1], [2]

photon tracing, about

photonic materials

photonic materials (mental ray)

see distribution of

photons, flags for

Photoshop (see Adobe Photoshop).

Photoshop texture, using as texture map

physical_lens_dof

Pick Chooser Selection modifier option

Pick Color Mode hotkey [1], [2], [3], [4]

pick walk [1], [2]

Pin rigid body constraint

pinning UVs on border

pipe symbol in object naming

Alembic and GPU

use MEL commands

pipes, system command I/O

control with mouse

Pitch attribute (boat locator)

Extrude options

manipulator for lights

pivot effectors

mirror polygons across

pivot point, getting

pixel aspect ratio

Pixel Aspect Ratio attribute [1], [2]

Pixel Center attribute

Pixel Filter Type attribute

Pixel Filter Width X attribute

Pixel Filter Width Y attribute

pixel painting in canvas

Pixel Snap (UV tool button)

pixels [1], [2], [3]

blurring, turning off

switching between blended and sharp-edged

Place Hairs into

create hair attribute

place2DTexture node

Placement attributes

Placement Extras

Placement with cursor

Projection Utility type

Planar (Surfaces menu)

Planar Mapping (Subdiv Surfaces > Texture)

planar UV mapping

Plane Stickiness

creating from vertices for projection

defining for projected UV mapping

planning for surfaces

plant growth, animating (example)

platonic solids

nHair simulation

Playback Controls

playback fluids

Playback Looping selection

playback rate (sample MEL script)

playback speed [1], [2]

Playback Start/End

playback, speeding up

Playblast [1], [2]

Playblast Options

playing dynamics

improving speed

plug-in, loading

IK two bone solver (ik2Bsolver)

Plus Minus Average utility

Plus-Minus-Average utility

Extend Curve option

Point Camera attribute

Point Constraint Options window [1], [2]

point constraints

adding target objects

animating target object weights

changing target object weights

editing attributes [1], [2]

editing channels

offsetting constrained object’s position

removing target objects

setting constraint options

Point Constraints

Stitch Surface Points option

point explosion (sample MEL script)

Point Field Distance

Point Field Dropoff

Point Field Magnitude

Point Field Scale

Point Field Scale Input

Point Force Field [1], [2]

Point Light [1], [2]

point light attributes

Point Light Decay, fluids

Point Light, fluids

follicle attribute

Point Obj attribute

point on curve locator constraints

editing least squares modifier attributes

Point On Curve menu item

point on poly constraint

use follicle as

Point on Poly constraint

Point Size [1], [3]

Point to Surface constraint [1], [2]

creating for nCloth

creating for nHair

creating for nParticles

Point Weight point on curve option

Point World attribute

Distance Between utility

Distance Between utility

pointConstraint attributes

individual, stitch surfaces at

lock on surfaces (stitch)

measure distance between

split line, constrain placement

Points Per Curve option

Auto Paint Grid

Points Per Hair

create hair attribute

Paint Hair Follicles options

Points render type

Polar fur attribute

polarity, changing

construction plane

Pole Vector Constraint Options window

pole vector constraints

adding target objects

changing target object weights

editing attributes

editing channels

offsetting pole vector’s end position

removing target objects

setting constraint options

pole vectors [1], [2]

Poly Count tessellation method

when converting to polygons

Paint Effects to Polygons

stroke Shape node

polyColorPerVertex node

techniques for UV mapping

transfer UVs between

unfold and relax example

polygon primitives

creating [1], [2], [3]

interactive creation

single-click creation

Polygon Smoothness option

polygonal meshes

mental ray for Maya

polygonal primitives

setting subdivisions for

polygonal surfaces [1], [2]

polygonal surfaces and fur [1], [2]

polygonal vertices

assign shaders to faces

assigning textures

convert NURBS to

convert NURBS to (options)

Convert Paint Effects to Polygons

convert to triangles or quadrangles

copying UVs, colors, shaders between

create double-sided or single-sided

create holes [1], [2]

create primitives

delete vertices and edges

display options

extrude in an arc (wedge)

insert partial edge loop

invalid geometry

manipulate vertex normals to affect shading

mirror across pivot

modeling techniques

move vertices along their normals

planar and non-planar

primitive options

pull out from faces or edges

sculpt tool [1], [2]

select region of

selection options

set polygon count

shelf primitives

smoothing methods

split into two or more faces

surface meshes, creating UVs

tasks in UV Texture Editor [1], [2]

tessellation methods

vertex colors, animating

vertex colors, animation troubleshooting

Polygons menu (UV Texture Editor)

Polygons to Subdiv

polygons, convert fluid to

polygons, convert nParticles to

polymesh goal objects

per-particle attributes

polynomial equations

troubleshooting

source clip attribute

Align Curves option

Align Surfaces option

instancer particle option

Stitch Edges Tool option

Position Along Curve

position attribute [1], [2], [3], [4]

assigning with creation expression

assigning with runtime expression

field’s effect on

position manipulator

Position Stroke stroke option

Position the Flexor creation option

Position/Normal

Stitch Surface Points

position0 [1], [2]

positional (G0) continuity

positional arguments

positional continuity

align curves with

align surfaces with

change for stitch

Positional tolerance

Fillet Blend option

Positional tolerance option

Positioning creation option [1], [2]

Positive Key attribute

Positive to Negative (+Z to -Z) option

animation curves [1], [2]

Post Render MEL attribute

POWeight tool setting [1], [2]

Power attribute

power modification falloff

animation curves [1], [2]

Pre Render MEL attribute

Pre-Filter [1], [2]

Pre-Filter Radius [1], [2]

pre-lighting surfaces

pre-loading file references

precedence of operators

precision of float display

Precompute Photon Lookup attribute

preemultiplied images, defined

Preferences window

preferences, set key

preferred angles

Preferred renderer

Prefix Hierarchy Names (Modify menu)

prelighting [1], [2]

assigning colors to vertices

remove from vertices

save to a texture map

preselection highlight

Preselection Highlight option

Preserve Child Position

Preserve Child Transform [1], [2]

Preserve History

Preserve Length

Preserve Position [1], [2]

Preserve Reference [1], [2]

Open/Close Curve option

Open/Close Surfaces option

Autodesk Media & Entertainment

Autodesk MotionBuilder [1], [2]

custom preset location

edit mode options

editing (import)

expand/collapse options

select (export)

selecting (import)

show/hide options

view as group options

preset attributes

Preset Blending option

saving to shelves

Render Resolution

Presets attribute

presets, mental ray

DraftMotionBlur

DraftRapidMotion

PreviewCaustics

PreviewGlobalIllum

PreviewMotionBlur

PreviewRapidMotion

ProductionMotionBlur

ProductionRapidFur

ProductionRapidHair

ProductionTraceDetail

Pressure Damping

Pressure Mapping

Paint Effects Tool option

stroke Shape node

Pressure Mapping option

pressure mappings

modifying interactively

Paint Effects Tool option

stroke Shape node

Pressure Method

Paint Effects Tool option

stroke Shape node

stroke Shape node

pressure, stylus

Preview Animation attribute

Preview attribute

Preview Convert Tiles

Preview Final Gather Tiles attribute

Preview Motion Blur attribute

Preview Plane Size option

Preview Quality attribute

Preview Render Tiles attribute

Preview Tonemap Tiles

preview workflow

preview, renders

PreviewCaustics attribute

PreviewFinalGather attributepresets, mental ray

PreviewFinalGather

PreviewGlobalIllum attribute

Resolution Gate

previewing render layers

PreviewMotionBlur attribute

PreviewRapidMotion attribute

Previous State Size

Primary Axis [1], [2], [3]

Primary Final Gather File attribute

primary tessellation

Primary Tessellation

Best Guess Based on Screen Size

Per Span # of Isoparms

Per Surf # of Isoparms

Per Surf # of Isoparms in 3D

Primary Visibility [1], [2], [3]

Render Layer Member Overrides

Primary Visibility stroke option

primitive-up modeling

interactive creation [1], [2]

interactive setting of subdivisions

polygonal, setting axis (orientation) for

polygonal, setting texture mapping for

setting texture mapping

priority selection preference

Priority tool setting

prism primitive

problems and solutions

procedural maps

procedural textures

procedural texturing, fluids

cannot be found

defining and calling

global, avoiding

processor, multiple

Production attribute

Production Quality attribute

Production Quality with Transparency

ProductionMotionBlur attribute

ProductionRapidFur attribute

ProductionRapidHair attribute

ProductionRapidMotion attribute

ProductionTraceDetail attribute

Birail Rebuild option

Profile Blend Value

Birail 2 Tool option

skin a surface across

sweep along a path curve

sweep along two path curves

Extrude orientation option

Project Curve on Surface options

Project Curve On Surface

change in Channel Box

Project Curve on Surface (Edit NURBS menu)

changing locations

Project mode [1], [2]

project tangent

Project Tangent (Edit Curves menu)

projected center

automatically from multiple planes

criteria for user-defined objects

defining planes

from specified plane

insert before deformers (Automatic mapping option)

insert before deformers (Cylindrical mapping option)

insert before deformers (Image Mapping option)

planar (one plane)

use camera view

snap to best plane

snap to bounding box

Projection Center

planar mapping option

Projection Geometry attributes

Projection Height

planar mapping option

projection manipulator

Best plane option

Bounding box option

manually adjusting

projection mapping

Projection Rotation

planar mapping option

projection textures

troubleshooting

Projection Utility [1], [2]

Ball projections

Concentric projection

Cubic projection

Cylindrical projection

Interactive Placement

Perspective projection

Planar projection

projection types

Spherical projection

Triplanar projection

Projection Width

planar mapping option

Projective Paint mode

create new projects

custom data locations

directory, default

promptDialog command

shadow [1], [2]

Birail transform option

proportional transformation

protect driven keys

proxy mesh, move

proxy references

adding a proxy reference [1], [2], [3]

applications [1], [2], [3]

creating a file for a proxy

loading and switching between

Reload Proxy As

applications [1], [2]

options [1], [2], [3], [4]

Prune Invisible Parts

Prune Objects Without Material

pruning skin weights

converting to network

creating in Maya

published attributes

Pull attributes

Push Out [1], [2], [3]

Push Out Radius [1], [2]

Push Strength, smoothing setting

pushing and pulling vertices with a brush

Put Clip in Trax Editor and Visor

Put Clip in Visor Only

Create Clip [1], [2]

selection constraint options

pyramid primitive

Python [1], [2]

calling from MEL

command changes

Command Reference

differences from MEL

external interpreter

external resources

MEL communication

multiple arguments

multiple named arguments

named arguments

positional arguments

required arguments

setting up Maya environment

single arguments

Python interpreter

Q

Paint Effects to Polygons

Quad Shading Switch

convert polygons to

converting NURBS to

option for subdividing faces

split faces into

quadratic curves

quality, performance

Quantize Levels

Quaternion interpolation

Quaternion Longest

quaternion rotation [1], [2]

Quaternion Shortest

Queue Size option

Quick Select Set (Create > Sets)

Quick Select Sets (Edit menu)

quotation marks

leaving off with imperative syntax

R

Radial Branch Amount tool setting

Radial Branch Depth tool setting

Radial Frequency

angle between two vectors

converting to degrees

internal calculations

Radio Button option

radio buttons in marking menus

fog, for point lights

Radius [1], [2], [3]

Curve Fillet option

fur attractor set attribute

Particle Spheres

primitive sphere option

Round Tool manipulator

Round Tool option

Radius (Caustics) attribute

Radius (Global Illumination) attribute

Radius (Photon Volume) attribute

Radius options [1], [2]

Radius Scale Input

Radius Scale Randomize

Radius0 [1], [3]

Radius1 [1], [3]

radiusPP [1], [2]

rain, animating (example)

mapping to an existing

Ramp Attributes

map color of index to texture

map position of index to texture

Motion Blur tips

Ramp Shader attributes

rampAcceleration [1], [2], [4], [5]

rampPosition [1], [2], [4], [5]

breaking connection

customizing per particle control with

setting per particle attributes [1], [2]

rampVelocity [1], [2], [4], [5]

Duplicate Face option

Random # Particles

Random attribute

Random Direction attribute

Random Motion Speed

keeping consistent with seed function

Random Offset option

Auto Paint Random

create hair attribute

emitted particle

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Randomness attribute

Cloth Attributes

Granite Attributes

Leather Attributes

Wood Attributes

Randomness tool setting

Randomness, fluids

range of images

changing playback range

playback end time

playback start time

ranges [1], [2]

ranges of variables

RapidFurProduction

mental ray Quality Preset

Rasterizer attribute

Rasterizer Pixel Samples

rasterizer shading samples override

Rasterizer Transparency

Rasterizer use opacity

Rate (Percent), fluid emitter

Frequency Ratio

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Ratio attribute

Cloud Attributes

Fractal Attributes

Noise Attributes [1], [2]

Solid Fractal Attributes

Wood Attributes

Ray cast option

Ray Depth Limit [1], [2]

Ray Depth Limit attribute

Ray Direction attribute

Ray Tracing attribute

Rays (Ambient Occlusion) attribute

Rays (Irradiance Particles) attribute

troubleshooting

Raytrace Options

Raytrace Shadow

raytraced shadows

optimizing [1], [2]

Raytraced shadows

description [1], [2]

setting quality

description [1], [2]

Raytracing attribute [1], [2], [3]

Raytracing Quality attributes

Reach attributes

Reaction Speed, fluids

Read Color, fluids

Read Density, fluids

Read Fuel, fluids

Read Fur Files option

Read Fur Images option

Read Shadow Maps option

Read Temperature, fluids

Read Texture Coordinates, fluids

Read This Depth File render option

Read Velocity, fluids

read-only attributes

rigid body solver [1], [3]

macintosh location

windows location

Real Floor attribute

Real Lights attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Real Lights, fluids

Real Size option

Render View window

realtime playback

Rearrange Graph

Rearrange Graph button

Reassign Attribute Maps

curve tool, about

Rebuild (Irradiance Particles) attribute

Rebuild attribute

Rebuild Curve (Edit Curves menu)

Rebuild Initial Conditions option

Rebuild Initial State option

Rebuild Mode attribute

Rebuild Photon Map attribute

Rebuild Surfaces (Edit NURBS menu)

Rebuild Curve option

Rebuild Surfaces options

rebuilding graph

Receive Shadows

Render Layer Member Overrides

place around UVs (lattice)

Recursion Depth attribute

Recursion Depth attributes

recycle rendered images

Red Channel option

Red Plane option

redirecting animation

Redo Previous IPR Render option

Maya Render menu

Render View window

Redo Previous Render

Redo Previous Render option

Maya Render menu

Render View window

redrawing scene painting view

description [1], [2]

Rebuild Curve option

Rebuild Surfaces option

reducing an image

redundant expressions

Reference Editor

Reference Editor (File menu)

reference edits

reference object

reference surface

Referenced asset content

referencing models [1], [2]

referencing models, fur

Reflect attribute

reflect painting

Reflected Color

Specular Shading attributes, Blinn material

reflected painting

non-symmetrical

Reflection Blur

Reflection Blur Limit

Reflection Box attribute

Reflection Depth

Reflection Limit [1], [2]

Reflection Limit, ocean

reflection mapping

Reflection maps

Reflection Rays

Reflection Specularity

Reflection Specularity, ocean

reflection, about

reflection, example of diffuse

reflection, rendering sky-like

in particle software rendering

simulating [1], [2]

Reflections attribute [1], [2]

Reflections attribute (final gather)

Ramp Shader attribute

painting [1], [2]

Reflectivity, ocean

Refraction Blur

Refraction Blur Limit

Refraction Limit [1], [2]

Refraction Limit, ocean

Refraction Rays

refraction, about

in particle software rendering

Refractions attribute

Raytracing Quality attributes [1], [2]

Refractions attribute (final gather)

Refractions, ocean

Refractive Index

Refractive Index, fluids

Refractive Index, ocean

Refresh All Swatches

Current Tab option

Refresh File Listing

Current Tab option

Refresh IPR Image

Render View window

Refresh On options

Refresh Selected Swatches

Current Tab option

Refresh UV values (UV tool button)

refreshing scene painting view

selection, change size of

Region 1 attribute

Region 2 attribute

Region 3 attribute

Region of Effect

region of effect display

Regular BSP attribute

Relationship Editor

Relationship Editor (see Dynamic Relationships Editor)

Relative attribute [1], [2], [3]

relative channel offset

Relative creation option

rigid body constraints [1], [2]

Relative transform

Sculpt Surfaces Tool

Relax (Edit UVs menu)

untangling UVs first

Reload button [1], [2]

Reload file references

Reload File Textures button

Reload List [1], [2]

Reload Proxy As

reloading expressions

remapColor utility

remapHsv utility

Remote Machine Name attribute

all plug-in components

plug-in (Linux)

plug-in (MAC OS)

Align Curves Multiple Knots option

Align Surfaces Multiple Knots option

Attach Curves Multiple Knots option

Attach Surfaces Multiple Knots option

Extend Curve Multiple Knots option

Remove All Images from Render View option

Render View window

Remove Curve Color

Remove Duplicate Shading Networks

Remove Dynamic Constraint

Remove From Character Set selection

Remove Geometry options

Remove Image from Render View option

Render View window

Remove Inbetween

Remove Instance

Remove Interior Polygons

Remove Item attribute [1], [2], [3], [4]

Remove Lattice Tweaks

Remove Lattice Tweaks menu item

remove material overrides

Remove nCloth [1], [2]

Remove Particles From Surface Flow

Remove Proxy option

Remove Selected from Graph

remove single keys

Remove Subdiv Proxy Mirror

Remove Temporary Files

Remove Unused Influences

removing an attribute

rename an object

Rename Current Color Set

Rename Current UV Set [1], [2]

Interpolated Frames [1], [2], [3]

renaming strategy

nHair, distributed

Render 2D Motion Blur attribute

Render All Layers option

Render View window

Render Current Frame

Maya Render menu

Render Diagnostics [1], [2]

Render Diagnostics attribute

Render Division Levels

render farm [1], [2]

Render Globals option

render influence objects

Render Interpolator, fluids

Render Layer editor

control visibility/reflection per layer

layer blend modes

merge when importing files

overriding attributes

preview workflow

previewing render layers

recycle render output for layers

Render View window

Render Modes attributes

bin organization

change default connections

delete connections

mental ray connections

see connections

Render Optimizations

Render View window

Render Options attributes [1], [2]

Render Overrides

follicle attributes

Render pass set node

Render Passes attribute [1], [2]

Bounding Box Update attribute

Render Proxy attribute

Renderable attribute

Render Proxy (Assembly)

Render Region option

Render View window [1], [2]

Render Resolution

Render Selected Objects Only option

Render View window

Render Settings

for tessellation

Render Settings option

Render View window

Render Settings window [1], [2]

render settings, defining [1], [2]

render settings, images

Render Shading, Lighting and Glow attribute

Render Shadow Maps attribute

Render Stats [1], [2], [3]

Render Threads [1], [2], [3]

changing for particles

setting for particles

Render utility [1], [2], [3], [5]

Render View window

Renderable attribute

renderable cameras

Renderable Cameras

attributes in Render Settings

Renderable Scene

Rendered option

setting default

mental ray for Maya

rendering [1], [2]

animation with fur

assign colors to vertices

background problems

baking illumination and color

canceling batch

exporting .mi files [1], [2]

extra mental ray render settings

file output location

final rendering

frames [1], [2]

from within a script

hardware render settings

image output location

image resolution

layers and passes

looping forever

mental ray BSP settings

mental ray problems

mental ray render settings

multi-processor

multiple scenes

multiprocess [1], [2]

network [1], [2]

network (mental ray)

object vibration in

pre-rendering light

previewing [1], [2]

raytraced shadows

refractive material

Render Passes attribute

render settings window [1], [2]

safe region for TV

scenes with strokes

single frame with fur

sky-like illumination

software particles

speed vs. quality

storing information with prelighting

strokes (refresh)

testing [1], [2]

troubleshooting [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]

typical workflow

vector [1], [2]

vector render settings

with command line [1], [2]

with final gather

with mental ray [1], [3]

with Render View

with the command line [1], [2]

soft bodies with motion blur

Rendering CPU attribute

Rendering Flags

Attribute Editor

Rendering Flags window

rendering fluids

optimizing time

quality, improving

rendering nHair

Rendering particles

with motion blur [1], [2]

rendering proxy references

rendering, default light while

rendering, with global illumination

Renumber Frames Using attribute

Reorient the Local Scale Axes

repeat last command

Repeat U attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Repeat UV attribute

Repeat V attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

repeating textures, creating

Replace Cache Frame

Replace Members

Replace operation

Paint Attributes Tool

Paint Cluster Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Fluids Tool

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint Skin Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

Replace Reference

Replace with simulation data [1], [2]

Geometry Cache [1], [2]

Reposition Using Middle Mouse Button

Representations

add to assembly definitions

preparing for Scene Assembly

use a bounding box

hair system attribute

Boundary option

required arguments

Resample as Euler

Linear Interpolation

Triangle Filter

spring IK rest pose

Reset All button

Reset Brushes button

Reset Lattice menu item

Reset Region Marquee option

Render View window

Reset Template Brush option

reset tools or actions [1], [2]

Reset Transformations (Modify menu)

resetting bind pose (MEL)

reshape curves or surfaces [1], [2]

per geometry bounciness [1], [2], [3]

Resize Closed Boundaries, fluids

Resize In Substeps, fluids

Resize To Emitter, fluids

fluid, changing

low-res rendering, Render View

low-res rendering

of rendered images

warp image options

Resolution [1], [2]

Height Field utility

Resolution attribute

Image Size attributes

Resolution attribute (height field)

Resolution Gate attribute

Resolution Gate option

resolution gate settings (Maya)

Resolution menu, Paint Effects panel

Resolution Units attribute

Image Size attributes

Resolution, fluids

resolution, scene painting view

Rest hair curves

rigid body Spring constraint

Rest Length Method

Rest Length Scale [1], [2]

Rest Length Scale Map

follicle attribute

Restitution Angle

Restitution Angle Dropoff Map

Restitution Tension

Result Position

Extrude options

retain Quaternion interpolation

retarget animation

Retarget Specific attributes

Pull attributes

Reach attributes

Stiffness attributes

retargeting [1], [2], [3]

adjust parameters

retargeting animation

retime animation [1], [2], [3]

Retime Tool [1], [2], [3]

return operator

return to previous views

Reuse Existing Dmap(s) [1], [2], [3]

Reuse Tessellations attribute

reusing depth maps

Align Surfaces option

Reverse 1 and 2

Attach Curves option

Reverse Attributes

Reverse Curve Direction (Edit Curves menu)

Reverse Direction

Fillet Blend Tool option

Project Tangent option

reverse face normals

Reverse Fur Normals menu item

Reverse Normal Left/Right

Fillet Blend Tool option

reverse normals for a curve or surface

Reverse Surface Direction (Edit NURBS menu)

Reverse Surface Normals

Circular Fillet option

Reverse utility [1], [2]

reversing image sequences

Revert Selected Swatches option

Revert to Default Tabs

revolution axis

Revolve (Surfaces menu)

revolved surface

revolving cameras

a scene, unexpected values

effect on creation expressions

attributes, painting

channel, displaying

RGB (default) attribute

RGB channels, display

RGB conversion to HSV

RGB to HSV Attributes

Rgb to Hsv utility

rgb_to_hsv function

RGBA values, clamp

rgbPP [1], [2], [3]

Right attribute

Environment Cube Attributes

Projection Geometry attributes

Right Barn Door attribute

right mouse button menu

Rigid Bind Skin Options window

Allow Disconnection

assigning to solver

caching warning message

collisions within

combining dynamics and keys

converting dynamic animation to keys

creating automatically

disabling effects

disconnection warning message

dynamic options

editing attributes

errors upon creation

failure to collide

fixing problems

force at points

getting contact data [1], [2]

increasing playback speed

lessening processing time

moving to different solver

setting force location

substituting geometry

tip for Duplicate

trimmed surfaces

turning calculations off or on

rigid bodies, fluids

default rotation order

with negative scales and non-zero pivot points

rigid body constraints

changing type of

initial orientation

initial position

Rigid Body Name

rigid body solvers

turning off or on

rigid bound skins, weight painting [1], [2]

rigid nCloth shells

rigid skin objects

rigid skin point sets

organizing before binding

rigid skin point weights

rigid skin points

adjusting skin behavior

changing bind pose

checking binding

detaching selected joints

detaching skeleton

editing joint cluster attributes

editing joint cluster channels

editing joint or bone sculpt flexors

editing rigid skin point set memberships

editing rigid skin point weights

going to bind pose

painting rigid skin point set memberships

reattaching selected joints

reattaching skeleton

setting rigid bind options

troubleshoot bind pose

using cluster deformers

using lattice deformers

Ring mode [1], [2]

Ripple Amplitude attribute

Ripple Frequency attribute

Ripple Origin attribute

Ripple Time attribute

Ripples attribute

Cloud Attributes

Noise Attributes, marble texture

Noise Attributes, utilities

Solid Fractal Attributes

Wood Attributes

Rock Attributes

Rock Color attribute

Rock Roughness attribute

rockets for Fireworks effect

Roll attribute (boat locator)

roll bones [1], [2]

Roll fur attribute

Roll Scale setting [1], [2]

IK spline handle

rolling cameras

rolling effects

aim constraints

normal constraints

tangent constraints

rolling the canvas

rolling, cameras

Root Fade attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Root Group Name

Root On Curve tool setting

Root Twist Mode

Root Twist Mode tool setting

Rot Limit X attribute

Rot Limit Y attribute

Rot Limit Z attribute

pivots, displaying

Duplicate Face option

Move Component option

UVs diescreetly

Rotate attributes [1], [2]

Rotate Axis attribute [1], [2]

Rotate creation option [1], [2]

Rotate Frame attribute

rotate function

Rotate Order attribute [1], [2]

rotate polygons

Rotate To Stroke option [1], [2]

Rotate UV attribute

Rotate UVs (UV tool buttons)

point’s position

UV shells for best fit (Layout option)

UVs, description

UVs, tool buttons

instancer particle option

Rotation Angle Units

Rotation attribute

Rotation attributes

nParticles [1], [2]

rotation interpolation

changing in Dope Sheet

changing in Graph Editor

New Curve Default

rotation manipulator

Rotation type setting [1], [2], [3]

Rotational Friction

instancer particle option

Specular Shading (Anisotropic)

Specular Shading (Phong E)

Edit NURBS menu

Rounding channel

rounding numbers

smoothing setting

Roundness attribute [1], [2]

hair constraint type

Rudder attribute (motor boat locator)

Run Up From dynamics option

Run Up To Current Time

Run Up To Current Time dynamics option

turning on for dynamic objects

rigid body solver

executing statements created at

expressions, contrast with creation expressions

expressions, execution

runtime callbacks

Runtime Script attribute

S

S Divisions attribute

sin function and

S-shaped motion

creating with hermite function

S, T, U Divisions creation options

Safe Action option

Safe Title option [1], [2]

Same as Outer Style

Bevel style option

data, when prelighting

incoming illumination only, prelight option

selected faces only, prelight option

using face normals, prelight option

follicle attribute

Sample Density option

Auto Paint Grid

Auto Paint Random

Sample Distance attribute

Sample Lock attribute

Sample Method, fluids

Sampler Info utility [1], [2]

Samples Along Edge

Stitch Edges Tool option

Samples fur attribute

append to hair cache option

Area Light options [1], [2]

create hair cache option

Sampling Controls

Bevel Plus option

Sampling Density

Global Stitch option

Sampling Mode attribute

Sampling Quality attribute

Sat Noise attribute

Sat Noise Freq attribute

Sat Rand attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Saturation Distance attribute

Saturation Range attribute

save a state and then erase back to it

save blend shape

Save Brush Preset option

Save Brush Preset window

Save Depth as Grayscale option

Save every # evaluation(s)

Replace Cache [1], [2]

Save every evaluation(s)

Append Cache [1], [2]

Merge Caches Clips

Replace Cache [1], [2], [3]

Save Image option

Render View window

Save Image Options window

Render View window

Save IPR File option

save options, setting

Save Reference Edits [1], [2]

Save Scene (File menu)

Save Scene As (File menu)

Save Snapshot option

Save State As [1], [2]

Save Texture on Stroke

Save Texture on Stroke option

Save Textures button [1], [2]

Saved Layouts (Window menu)

attribute values for initial state

motion capture files

as QuickTime .mov file

after every stroke

Scalar option for per object attributes

pivots, displaying

Duplicate Face option

factor for prelighting

instancer particle option

layout UVs option

Move Component option

Scale (Caustics) attribute

Scale (Global Illumination) attribute

Scale (Irradiance Particles) attribute

Scale (PFX) option, 3D Paint Tool

Scale attribute (final gather)

Scale attributes [1], [2]

Scale Compensate tool setting

scale compensation

Scale Constraint Options window

scale constraints

adding target objects

animating target object weights

changing target object weights

editing attributes

editing channels

removing target objects

setting constraint options

Scale creation option [1], [2]

Scale Curvature

hair, edit curves

Scale Curvature tool

Scale Hair Tool [1], [2], [3]

scale/pivot method

start/end method

Scale Limit X attribute

Scale Limit Y attribute

Scale Limit Z attribute

automatic mapping option [1], [2]

Volume Fog fade method

Scale operation

Paint Attributes Tool [1], [2]

Paint Cluster Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint Skin Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

Scale Rate by Object Size attribute [1], [2]

Scale Rgba [1], [2]

Scale setting (Azimuth Elevation)

Scale setting (Yaw Pitch)

Scale Speed by Size attribute

coordinate system

rigid body solvers

curves [1], [2]

Geometry Cache Cip

Scaling Relation

scaling the Hardware Render Buffer

scaling values [1], [2]

scaling weights [1], [2], [3], [4]

Scanline attribute

Scanline Only Rendering

Scatter Accuracy

Scatter Cache Size

Scatter Falloff

work with scattering

blurring paint in

erasing paint from

lighting [1], [2]

smearing paint in

display nodes for in Hypershade

tab type, Hypershade

adding animation to nodes

assembly definitions

assembly references

assembly references, expanded workflow

assembly representations

assemblyDefinition node

assemblyReference node

connecting attributes between nodes

List Assembly Edits window

representations, preparing

manipulating while open

scene painting view

camera, changing

fog, displaying

painting on view plane

resolution, changing

shading, changing

Scene representations

Scene Scale attribute (dynamic locator)

Scene Scale global setting

scene segmentation [1], [2]

scene units converted to (export)

selecting camera

scene views, see shadows in

Scene Wrap H global option

Scene Wrap V global option

scene, preparing

diagnosing (mental ray)

finding problems

Render Diagnostics [1], [2]

framing with camera

optimizing [1], [2]

rendering multiple

unexpected values when rewinding

sceneTimeStepSize [1], [2]

Scraggle Correlation fur attribute

Scraggle Frequency fur attribute

Scraggle fur attribute

scraggle, displaying

Screen Blend Mode, 3D Paint Tool

screen captures

Screen Projection option

Artisan tools (new architecture)

Screenspace Width attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Script Paint Tool

replace operation

scale operation

smooth operation

script painting

restricted areas

FBXExportAnimationOnly -v true|false

FBXExportApplyConstantKeyReducer

FBXExportAxisConversionMethod

FBXExportBakeComplexAnimation

FBXExportBakeComplexEnd

FBXExportBakeComplexStart

FBXExportBakeComplexStep

FBXExportBakeResampleAnimation

FBXExportCacheFile

FBXExportCameras

FBXExportCharacter

FBXExportColladaFrameRate

FBXExportColladaSingleMatrix

FBXExportColladaTriangulate

FBXExportConstraints

FBXExportDxfDeformation

FBXExportDxfTriangulate

FBXExportEmbeddedTextures

FBXExportFileVersion

FBXExportGenerateLog

FBXExportHardEdges

FBXExportInAscii

FBXExportInputConnections

FBXExportInstances

FBXExportLights

FBXExportQuaternion

FBXExportQuickSelectSetAsCache

FBXExportScaleFactor value

FBXExportShapes

FBXExportSkeleton

FBXExportSmoothingGroups

FBXExportSmoothMesh

FBXExportTangents

FBXExportTriangulate

FBXExportUpAxis

FBXExportUseSceneName

FBXGetTakeComment

FBXGetTakeCount

FBXGetTakeIndex

FBXGetTakeLocalTimeSpan

FBXGetTakeReferenceTime Span

FBXImportAxisConversionEnable

FBXImportCacheFile

FBXImportCameras

FBXImportCharacterType

FBXImportConstraints

FBXImportConvertDeformingNullsToJoint

FBXImportConvertUnitString

FBXImportDxfObjectDerivation

FBXImportDxfReferenceNode

FBXImportDxfWeldVertice

FBXImportFillTimeline

FBXImportGenerateLog

FBXImportHardEdges

FBXImportLights

FBXImportMergeAnimationLayers

FBXImportMergeBackNullPivots

FBXImportProtectDrivenKeys

FBXImportQuaternion

FBXImportResamplingRateSource

FBXImportScaleFactor

FBXImportScaleFactorEnable

FBXImportSetLockedAttribute

FBXImportSetMayaFrameRate

FBXImportShapes

FBXImportSkeletonType

FBXImportUnlockNormals

FBXImportUpAxis

FBXImportUpAxis

FBXLoadExportPresetFile

FBXLoadImportPresetFile

FBXLoadMBExportPresetFile

FBXLoadMBImportPresetFile

FBXPushSettings

FBXResamplingRate

scriptJobs, using

bullet-proofing

changing user locations with MEL

make a shelf button for

modification falloff

on marking menus

pause for input

sample Artisan spherePaint script

storing in scene files [1], [2]

rigid body animation

sculpt deformers

editing deformation effects

manipulating stretch origin locator

pruning sculpt deformer sets

Sculpt Geometry Tool

subdivision surfaces

tips for subdivision surfaces

Sculpt Polygons tool

Sculpt Surfaces Tool

across seams and surface edges

and construction history

keyframing changes

surfaces options

to an attribute map

seamless repeating textures, creating

seams, painting across

Search and Replace Names (Modify menu)

Search Envelope attribute

Search Method attribute

searching for animation expressions

searching for expressions

by selected object

Second Axis World Orientation [1], [2], [3]

Birail Rebuild option

Second Term attribute

Secondary Axis [1], [2], [3]

Secondary Bounce Scale attribute

Secondary Curve Fitting

Secondary Diffuse Bounces attribute

Secondary Final Gather File attribute

secondary tessellation

secondary tessellation controls

seconds (internal calculations)

Section Radius attribute [1], [2], [3]

option for Arc Tools

Segments Revolve option

attribute description

emitted particles

for duplicated emitted particle object

Seed stroke option

Segment Detection Options [1], [2]

follicle attribute

Segment Length Bias attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Segment Meshing Options

Segment Width Bias attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Segments attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Segments fur attribute

multiple components

Select (Edit menu)

Select All (Edit menu) [1], [3]

Select All button

Select All by Type (Edit menu)

Select All by Type option

Select All by Type Strokes option

Select Border Edge Tool

Select cache to delete

Select Character Set Node selection

Select Cluster Mode hotkey

Select Contiguous Edges

Select Curve Cvs

Select Curve Nodes

Select CV Selection Boundary

NURBS selection option

Select Edge Loop Tool [1], [2]

Select Edge Ring Tool [1], [2]

Select First CV on Curve

Select Geometry button

Select Hierarchy (Edit menu) [1], [3]

Select Last CV on Curve

Select Lights Illuminating Object option

Maya Lights menu

Select Lights Illuminating Objects option

Maya Lights menu

Select menu (UV Texture Editor) [1], [2]

Select Mode (Bezier Tool)

Select Objects Illuminated by Light option

Maya Lights menu

Select Objects with Materials option

Select paint operation

UV texture coordinates

Select Selection Boundary [1], [2]

Select Set To Modify box

Select Shortest Edge Path Tool

Select Shortest Edge Path Tool (UV Texture Editor)

Select Surface Border

NURBS selection option

Select Surfaces Attached to menu item

Select Texture Reference Object option

Maya Shading menu

Select Unsnapped

Select Using Constraints

Selected Color attribute

Selected Color, fluids

Selected Only [1], [3]

Selected Only option

Selected Position attribute

Trim Tool options

Selected Surfaces

Selected Value attribute

brushes by name

Geometry Cache Clip

nHair curve components

strokes by name

converting to faces, edges, vertices, UVs

handles, displaying

UVs, UV components, UV shells

Selection (Edit NURBS menu)

selection constraints

Selection list, Expression Editor

selection masks

selection sets (export)

Selective Preload [1], [2]

Self Attract, fluids

Self Attraction and Repulsion, fluids [1], [2]

hair system attribute

Self Collide Width Scale

Self Collision Flag

Self Collision Thickness

Self Crossover Push

Self Force Distance, fluids

Self Force, fluids

Self Repulsion, fluids

Self Shade Darkness fur shading attribute

Self Shade fur shading attribute

Self Shadow, fluids

Self Trapped Check

self-collisions

semi-transparent display of UVs

to end MEL statements

to separate rows

Send to 3ds Max [1], [2], [3], [4]

Send to 3ds Max, Send to Softimage, Send to MotionBuilder, Send to Mudbox

running off network

Send to MotionBuilder

Send to Mudbox [1], [2], [3]

Send to Softimage

MEL protocol commands

Separate Depth attribute

Image Plane Attributes

Separate layout UVs option

Separate Shadow Bsp attribute

separating UV shells

Sequence End attribute [1], [2]

Sequence Increment attribute [1], [2]

Sequence Start attribute [1], [2]

troubleshooting

Set Aim options

set as Euler interpolation

All Manipulator Handles

Current Manipulator Handle

Set Breakdown on

Set Breakdowns at

set channel offsets

Set Clone Source option [1], [2]

Set Color Creation Proc

Set Current UV Set

Set Driven Key selection

Set Driven Keys

Set Editing option

Relationship Editor

Set Erase Image

Set Erase Image button

Set for All Dynamic

Graph Editor display

Set Initial Position

rigid body Barrier constraint

rigid body Hinge constraint

rigid body Nail constraint

rigid body Pin constraint [1], [2]

rigid body Spring constraint

Set Initial State

set key preferences

Set Keyframe for Vertex Color [1], [2]

Set Max Influences

Set Max Influences window

Set Normal Angle

Set NURBS Tessellation

Set Passive Key

Set Range Attributes

Set Rest Position

Set Rigid Body Collision

Set Rigid Body Interpenetration

Set Size option

Set Spring Rest Length

rigid body Spring constraint

Set Start Position

Set Stroke Control Curves option

Insert Isoparms option

Insert Knots option

Set To Modify box

Set Transform Keys

Set Vertex Normal

setAttr command

Sets (Create menu)

flare deformers

geometry constraint options

jiggle deformers

motion capture devices

preferred angles

squash deformers

twist deformers

your scene for animation

settings files, modify

settings, audio playback

Shade Templates

UV winding order

Object Shading menu

Shaded Display setting

Shaded Display, fluids

Shaded Divisions option

smoothness, controlling

how rendered in examples

shader declaration file (mental ray)

Shader Default [1], [2]

Shader Glow attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Shader Library Gallery

shader network libraries

Shader Template

adjust attributes

assign custom text

assign to polygon faces

assign to projection

connect attributes [1], [2]

copying between polygons

custom (mental ray) [1], [2]

fluidShape [1], [2]

loading (mental ray)

mental ray [1], [2], [4], [5]

shaders mental ray connections

shaders, stripping from an object

affect by manipulating normals

applying to all objects

brush attributes

object (in Paint Effects panel)

storing information in UV sets

storing information with prelighting

setting for nParticles

Shading attribute

Shading attributes, fluids

Maya Software renderer

mental ray for Maya

assigning to particle object

display example

displaying in dependency graph

listing connected objects

Shading hair system attributes [1], [2]

Shading Map Color

Shading menu, Paint Effects panel [1], [2]

shading network

adjust attributes

connect attributes [1], [2]

convert to File Texture

delete in Hypershade

show connections

viewing libraries

shading networks

mental ray for Maya

removing redundant

testing portions of

mental ray [1], [2]

Shading Quality

Shading Quality attributes, fluids

Shading Samples

Render Layer Member Overrides

Shading Samples attribute [1], [2]

Shading Samples Override

Shading Samples Override attribute

shading, fluids

Shadow Attenuation

Shadow Attenuation, ocean

Shadow attribute

Ramp Shader attribute

Shadow Density Scale fur attribute

Shadow Diffusion attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Shadow Diffusion, fluids

Shadow Linking option

Shadow Map Attributes

Shadow Map Bias

Shadow Map File Name

Shadow Map File Name attribute

shadow maps [1], [2]

compute, for prelighting

re-use, for prelighting

Shadow Maps Path

shadow maps, mental ray

Shadow Offset attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Shadow Opacity, fluids

Shadow Radius attribute

Shadow Rays attribute [1], [2], [3], [4]

shadow shaders (mental ray)

Shadow Transparency attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

shadows [1], [2], [3]

creating [1], [2]

in particle software rendering

light fog problems

optimizing [1], [2]

properties [1], [2]

transparent objects and

troubleshooting [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]

unexpected results

Shadows (SWF and bitmap formats only)

shadows and shading attributes

Shadows attribute [1], [2]

Shadows Ignore Linking attribute [1], [2], [3]

Shadows Obey Light Linking attribute [1], [2], [3], [4]

Shadows Obey Shadow Linking attribute [1], [2], [3]

shadows, control casting of

shadows, creating

shadows, in scene views

shadows, produce raytraced

shadows, render raytraced

Shake attribute

Shake Enabled attribute

Shake Overscan attribute

Shake Overscan Enabled attribute

Shaker attribute

Crater Attributes

Stucco Attributes

Artisan tools [1], [2]

irregular, create with trimming

Open/Close Curve options

Open/Close Surfaces option

getting name of

extrusion value

connecting to fields

linking original surface to

Share One Brush option

Auto Paint Grid

Auto Paint Random

shared vertex, split into multiple

connecting shards to fields

creating crack type

creating solid type

creating surface type

goal weights on soft-body shards

linking original surface to shards

shader assignment

shard extrusion value

instancer particle option

Shear Resistance

Shear U attribute

Shear XY channel

Shear XZ channel

Shear YZ channel

create for a script

automatic mapping option

automatic mapping option

Shell stacking (Automatic mapping option)

separate into individual meshes

shells (see UV shells)

custom names or icons

shelves, saving preset brushes to

Linux substitution for

short name for attributes

tools and actions

tumble, track, dolly

shortest edge path, selecting

Show (Display menu)

Show All Burst Positions

Show All Launch Positions

Show Back Faces

Show Batch Render

Current Tab option

Show Directories Only

Current Tab option

Show Files Only

Current Tab option

Show frame numbers

Show in Contents

Show Manipulator tool

Rendering Flags window

Show Next Graph

Show Next Graph button

Show Nodes Which Are

Show Previous Graph

Show Previous Graph button

Show Region Marquee option

Render View window

Show Selected Columns

Show Selected Objects

Show Wireframe option

show/hide preset option

show/hide warning manager

Shrink CV Selection

NURBS selection option

Shrink Selection Region [1], [2]

Trim Tool option

description, for cameras

Shutter Angle attribute

Shutter Close attribute

Shutter Open attribute

shutter setting

mental ray vs. Maya

Sidebar buttons

Signed options for selection constraints

changing effect of

simulating [1], [2], [3]

Simple attribute

simplification, hull

Dope Sheet [1], [2]

Simplify Method attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Simplify Stroke Path Curves option

simulating hair

overview [1], [2]

Simulation Method

follicle attribute

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Simulation Rate Scale, fluids

simulation, nHair

equation for various uses of

editing deformation effects

single arguments

single channel attributes

Single Pixel Brush option

Single Shading Switch

Single Shading Switch utility

Single Sided [1], [2]

single-click creation

NURBS primitives

polygon primitives

singleShadingSwitch node, painted textures

construction plane

of scene, optimize

Placement attributes

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Size Rand, fluids

Size Units attribute

Image Size attributes

size, Artisan brush

skeleton definition

Skeleton definition

Skeleton Generator

skeleton templates

disconnecting joints

displaying all local axes in a limb or skeleton

proportions for

reorienting axes

setting joint display size

setting preferred angles

understanding construction

Sketch Interval value

Sketch Particles

Edit Smooth Skin > Add Influence Object

skin objects [1], [2], [3]

skin points [1], [2]

paint operations [1], [2]

changing deformation order

editing node behavior

substitute geometry

skipping rope scenario

Sky Brightness attribute

Sky Color attribute

Sky Radius attribute

Atmospheric Settings attributes

Projection Geometry attributes

Sky Samples attribute

Sky shader, about

Sky shader, using

Sky Thickness attribute

sky-like illumination, rendering

Slices per Voxel, fluids

Slide Edge Tool

Slide on Surface constraint [1], [2]

creating for nCloth

creating for nHair

creating for nParticles

slider orientation

Blend Shape editor

joint chain along curve

Small Object Culling Threshold attribute

Smart Command Settings

Smear attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Smear Attributes

Smear brush type [1], [2], [3]

Smear Frequency option

Auto Paint Grid

Smear operation

Smear operation Blur operation

Smear U attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Smear V attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

changing effect of

simulating [1], [2], [3]

Smoke Particle Name

Smoke Sprite Min and Max Lifespan

Smoke Threshold

hair, edit curves

Modify Curves tool

Smooth Bind Options window

Smooth Curve (Edit Curves menu)

Smooth Edge Ratio

Set NURBS Tessellation

Smooth Layer Display option

smooth mesh (export)

Smooth Mesh Preview

Smooth operation

Paint Attributes Tool [1], [2]

Paint Cluster Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint Skin Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

Smooth Polygon Derivatives attribute

smooth polygon mesh

render [1], [2]

smooth proxy, set up

Smooth Shade All

Smooth Shade options

Render Layer Member Overrides

smooth skin influence objects

smooth skin objects

smooth skin point sets

smooth skin point weights

smooth skin points

smooth skinning [1], [2]

adding influence objects

adjusting skin behavior

controlling weight normalization

dual quaternion

editing joint attributes

editing maximum influences

editing skin cluster attributes

editing skin cluster channels

editing skin point weights

exporting/importing weight maps

holding weights

mirroring weights

pruning skin weights

removing unused influences

resetting skin point weights to defaults

using influence objects

Smooth Skins tab

Smooth Sub Manips

tip, Motion Blur

by adding polygons

by adding vertices

constraint properties

curves [1], [2]

linear controls

Sculpt Surfaces Tool

troubleshooting

using rough model

smoothing groups (export)

Smoothing stroke option

smoothing values [1], [2], [3]

smoothing weights [1], [2], [3]

smoothly increasing opacity

Smoothness attribute

smoothstep function

comparison with linstep

smudge tool (UVs)

Snap Align Objects (Modify menu)

Snap box dolly to

camera settings [1], [2]

snap brush to curve

snap brush to isoparm

Snap Curve To Root

Snap Curve To Root tool setting

Snap Enable tool setting

snap UVs to grid

Snap Values to Adjacent Keys

all creation tools to a surface or construction plane

one object to another

to a view plane

to polygonal components

to View Planes option

tolerance options

snapping to projected center

in Render View [1], [2]

Snapshot option

Render View window, Render menu

SnapToCurve command

Snow Altitude attribute

Snow Attributes

Snow Color attribute

Mountain Attributes

Snow Attributes

Snow Dropoff attribute

Snow Roughness attribute

Snow Slope attribute

soccer ball primitive

adding goals after creation

attributes in common with particles

creating [1], [2]

creating new geometry

flooding goal weights

hiding geometry

IK spline curves

masking goal weights

paint operations

painting goalPP weights

showing hidden geometry

rendering with motion blur

Soft Edges attribute

NURBS or polygon mesh

Soft Surface, fluids

Softness attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

software render types of particles

software rendering

memory and performance

reflections, refractions, and shadows to particles

Solid Core Size attribute [1], [2]

Solid Fractal Attributes

Solid Fractal texture

Solid Matte [1], [2]

Matte Opacity Mode, Use Background

solutions to problems

Solver [1], [2], [3]

passive collision object

Solver Enable tool setting

Solver Quality, fluids

Sort Stretch Links

display on the Time Slider

displaying [1], [2]

importing to FCheck

scrubbing [1], [2]

Source image name (Warp Image option)

Space Scale [1], [2]

spacing between UV shells

Spacing presets

Automatic Mapping option

Spacing Presets

automatic mapping option

layout UVs option

add to areas of a curve

change number for primitives

change number of spans/patches

NURBS Smoothness options

Spans U, V options

Auto Paint Grid

Auto Paint Random

Sparks Color Spread

Sparks Incandescence

Sparks Min and Max Tail Size

special effects

Special Effects attributes

specific particles

Specify Node add option

Specify Node remote option

Specify Node swap option

Specify Selected Lights option

Render Layer Pass

Specular attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Specular Color attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Specular Color fur attribute

Specular Color, fluids

Specular Color, ocean

Specular Glow, ocean

Specular light model

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Specular Power attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

specular reflection, example of

Specular Roll Off

specular shading

Specular Shading

Specular Shading attributes

Specular Sharpness fur attribute

Ramp Shader attribute

Specularity maps

Specularity, ocean

specularRolloff

Ramp Shader attribute

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Speed Attenuation

Speed Method, fluid emitter

Speed Random attribute

Speed, fluids Turbulence

speeding expression execution

Sphere render type

spherePaint script [1], [2]

how shaded in examples

Projection Utility type

spherical mapping

change image center

change image rotation angle

change image scale (width, height)

Spherical Mapping

spherical UV mapping

sphrand function

Spin Impulse X, Y, Z

spiral attributes

Spiral Decay attribute

Spiral Min/Max attributes

Spline animation option

spline ik chain

dynamic curve scenario

spline tangents [1], [2]

Split Angle attribute

Split Bias attribute

split curves or surfaces

Split Length Map attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Split Max Depth attribute

particle collision event

split per-vertex Normals (export)

Split placement

Split Polygon Tool

Split Rand attribute

Split Size Decay attribute

Split Twist attribute

Split UVs (Edit UVs menu)

faces by drawing a line

Geometry Cache Clip

splitting nCache clips

Spot Light [1], [2]

Spot light attributes

Spot Light, barn doors

Spot Light, controlling circle of

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Spottyness attribute

Granite Attributes

Leather Attributes

Spottyness, fluids

fog, for spot lights

air field manipulator

emitter manipulator

particle collision event

Spread Rate attribute

Spread Start attribute

spring behavior

adding to strokes

baking animation

removing from strokes

Spring Damp option

Spring Stiffness option

Spring Travel option

adding or removing

canceling creation

creating uniform structure

dying particles

editing attributes

editing per spring stiffness, damping, rest length

emitted particles

fixing problems

oscillating out of control

speeding animation play

Sprite Animation

Sprite Cycle Length

Sprite Cycle Pattern

Sprite Image Name

Sprite Invert Cycle

Sprite Num [1], [2], [3]

Sprite Scale X, Y [1], [3]

Sprite Start Option

Sprite Twist [1], [3]

Sprite Wizard [1], [2]

customiizing the starting image selection

customizing image cycling

customizing sprites

spriteNumPP [1], [2], [3]

adjusting transparency

assigning image sequence

changing images

editing render attributes

expression for cycling

per particle scale and twist

Sprites render type

spriteScaleXPP, YPP [1], [2]

spriteTwistPP [1], [2]

mapping UV border to

Square (Surfaces menu)

squash deformers

editing deformation effects

Squeeze Correction attribute

stacking UV shells (Layout option)

Stagger attribute

profile, 3D Paint Tool

Stamp Density attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Stamp Depth (3D), Paint Fluids Tool

Stamp Depth options, Artisan tools (new architecture)

Stamp Spacing option, Artisan tools (new architecture)

Stand-alone fields

standard deviation

with Gaussian values

Standard Fit tessellation method

starfield, animating (example)

Start and End Image

Start and End Sweep Angles

primitive sphere option

Start Angle attribute

Start Angle creation option

Start Branches attribute

Start Curve Attract

follicle attribute

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Start Cycle Extension

Start Direction

follicle attribute

Start Distance1 attribute

Start Flare X attribute

Start Flare X creation option

Start Flare Z attribute

Start Flare Z creation option

Start Frame [1], [2], [3]

clip attribute [1], [2], [3]

emitted particles

hair system attribute [1], [2]

particle attribute

Start Frame attribute

Image File Output attributes [1], [2]

Image Output Files attributes [1], [2]

Start Frame attribute (dynamic locator)

Start Frame option [1], [2]

Start Frame, fluids

Start hair curves

Start Joint attribute

start joint flipping

Start Maya from the command line

Start Number attribute

Start Rot X attribute (boat locator)

Start Rot Y attribute (motor boat locator)

Start Rot Z attribute (boat locator)

Start Smoothness attribute

Start Smoothness creation option

Start Sweep Angle

rigid body solver

Start Time attribute

Start Time/End Time

Start Tubes attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Start X attribute (motor boat locator)

Start Y attribute (dynamic locator)

Start Z attribute (motor boat locator)

start-up caches

using with batch rendering

starting Paint Effects

starting the Expression Editor

rigid body solvers

attributeExists

common mistakes

differences from other languages

executing if created at runtime

create hair attribute

static attributes

hair system attribute

static cloning [1], [2]

Static Friction

flooding, fluids

painting, fluids [1], [2]

Static Object Offset

Status Line, about

Stencil Attributes

stencil mapping

Stencil utility [1], [2]

Stitch Edges Tool option

rigid body solvers

animation option

Tumble camera setting [1], [2]

stepped tangent preview [1], [2]

stepped tangents [1], [2]

Steps after Current Frame

Steps before Current Frame

Registering custom rig

stereoscopic camera

Custom Stereo Rig Editor

Multi-camera Rig Tool

stereoscopic cameras

hair constraint type

passive collision object

Stickiness Map [1], [2]

Stickiness Scale

Stickiness Scale Input

Sticky tool setting

Stiffness [1], [2], [3]

follicle attribute

hair system attribute

rigid body Spring constraint

Stiffness attributes

Stiffness Scale

follicle attribute

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Global Stitch option

Stitch Edges Tool (Edit NURBS > Stitch)

Stitch Partial Edges

Global Stitch option

Stitch Smoothness

Global Stitch option

Stitch Surface Points (Edit NURBS > Stitch)

storing presets

Bevel cap option

Bevel corner option

Straighten UV Border [1], [2]

straightening border UVs

Streak render type

Strength Map Type

Strength, fluids Turbulence

Stretch mode [1], [2]

stretch origin locator [1], [2], [3]

Stretch Resistance

string data type

converting numbers to

data type conversion

Stroke Display Quality option

Stroke Length option

Auto Paint Random

stroke Shape node

stroke path curves

shape, changing

showing and hiding

stroke path, animating

Stroke Refresh menu, Paint Effects panel

Stroke Time attribute

animating attributes

animating textures on

applying brush settings to

applying paint to

default settings

display quality, modifying

modifying using control curves

normal, modifying

path curves, simplifying

pressure mappings, modifying

pressure mappings, modifying interactively

rendered, refreshing

rendering as you paint

selecting by name

settings, modifying

shape, changing

sharing the same brush

simulating growth

spring behavior

undoing in canvas

wireframe representation of

Strokes Per Span option

Auto Paint Grid

strokeShape node, editing

Stucco Attributes

Studio Clear Coat utility [1], [2]

pressure mappings [1], [2]

stylus pressure

Stylus Pressure option, Artisan tools

Sub Clump Method

hair system attribute [1], [2]

hair system attribute [1], [2]

hair system attribute [1], [2]

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Sub Wave Frequency attribute

Sub-Control Resolution

troubleshooting

Subdiv Surfaces menu

Collapse Hierarchy

Subdiv to NURBS

Subdiv to Polygons

subdivide faces by painting

Subdivide Ngons

Subdivision Power attribute

subdivision surface

duplicate and flip

model with Sculpt Geometry Tool

refine while sculpting

Subdivision Surface Mode option

subdivision surfaces

assigning textures

exporting image of UVs

mental ray for Maya

tasks in UV Texture Editor [1], [2]

Subdivision Surfaces

faces, automatically after selection

setting for polygonal primitives

Subdivs menu (UV Texture Editor)

display tessellation

obtaining quads for approximation

Sublight Density fur shading attribute

subroutines (see procedures)

subset of UVs, displaying

Substeps, fluids

substitute geometry

Subtract Density

Volume Fog fade method

subtraction of objects

displaying, fluids

Plus-Minus-Average utility

Dope Sheet [1], [2]

Sun Brightness attribute

Sun shader, about

Sun shader, using

Sunset Brightness attribute

camera conversion

light conversion

MotionBuilder layers

supported image formats

Suppress Command Results

Suppress Error Messages

Suppress Info Messages

Suppress Warning Messages

normals, reversing

textures, modifying

Dolly camera setting

Surface Association [1], [2]

Surface attributes, fluids

Surface Color attribute [1], [2], [3]

change, with Rebuild Surfaces

primitive sphere option

Revolve options

surface density

Surface Direction

Open/Close Surfaces option

Reverse Surface Direction option

Surface Div per Span

NURBS Smoothness option

NURBS Smoothness options

Surface Div per Span options

Surface Divisions option

Surface Editing (Edit NURBS menu)

Surface Editing tool

surface emitters [1], [2], [3]

Surface Fitting Options

Surface Flow effect

connecting flows

editing attributes

twisting problem

surface materials

creating UVs for

subdivision surfaces

techniques for UV mapping

Project Curve On Surface option

surface normals

reversing, with Circular Fillet

Paint Effects Tool option

Surface Offset Min, Max option

Auto Paint Grid

Surface Offset Min, Max options

Auto Paint Random

Surface Offset option

surface patches

Surface Precision

Surface Render, fluids

surface shading

Surface Shading [1], [3]

Surface Shading Shadow attribute [1], [2]

surface shape nodes

surface shatter

Surface Tension

Surface Tension Scale

surface texture

Surface Thickness

Surface Threshold, fluids

Surface Tolerance, fluids

surface, light transmission and

background showing through

Boolean operations on

change degree, number of spans/patches

convert to non-rational geometry

convert to uniform parameterization

create by rotating a curve

create flat, inside a curve

create from four boundary curves

create from patches

create within bounding curves

Dolly camera setting

extend a certain distance

extrude and bevel from a curve

fillet between intersecting

fillet between two sets of boundary curves

identical [1], [2]

intersecting, create curves at

make open or closed

mapping materials [1], [2]

mapping to multi

mental ray approximation

new, display options

performance [1], [2]

periodic and closed

reduce complexity

reshape [1], [2]

reverse normals

show parameter or arc-length values

single-sided [1], [2]

skin across profile curves

smoothness, controlling

snapping creation tools

stitch together

tessellation settings

troubleshooting [1], [3]

customizing tools

Svg Animation (SVG only)

Align Surfaces option

Reverse Surface Direction option

swatch rendering [1], [2]

change start and end sweep angle, primitives option

profile curve along a path curve

profile curves along two path curves

swimming textures

painting multiple surfaces

painting textures

switch statement

symbolic placeholders

symmetrical painting

Synchronized Euler [1], [2]

Synchronized Euler-Angle Curves [1], [2]

synchronizing sound

difference between MEL and expressions

distinctions of MEL

sysFile command

system axis direction (import)

system command pipes, I/O

system events, using

system frame rate

system function

system units (import)

T

T Divisions attribute

tab layout, creating

tagging proxy references

Tail Fade [1], [3]

Tail Size [1], [3]

Use scene name option

Take Settings from Maya

tangent [1], [2]

break at an isoparm, add or remove

continuity, align curves with

continuity, align surfaces with

make a curve with a curve intersection

make a curve with a surface

make a curve with another curve

Align Curves option

Align Surfaces option

Curve Fillet option

Project Tangent option

Stitch Edges Tool options

tangent (G1) continuity

Tangent Align Direction

Project Tangent option

Tangent Constraint Options window

tangent constraints

adding target objects

changing target object weights

controlling motion history dependence effects

editing attributes

editing channels

preventing rolling effects

removing target objects

setting constraint options

Tangent Continuity Profile

Tangent Manip. Size

surface editing option

Tangent Rotation

Project Tangent option

Align Curves options

Align Surfaces options

Project Tangent option

coordinate system for Maya

Tangent normal threshold

Tangent smoothing angle

UV winding order

Tangent Space attribute

surface and curve emitters

Tangent Speed, fluid emitter

Tangent Strength [1], [2]

Tangent UCamera attribute

Tangent VCamera attribute

Tangential Drag

Tangential Drag Map

Tangential tolerance option

animation curves

clamped [1], [2]

flat [1], [3], [4]

level of influence

linear [1], [2]

spline [1], [2]

stepped [1], [2]

using the Time Slider

Global Stitch option

Rebuild Curve, Keep option

tangents and binormals (export)

tangents, weighted

Target Geometry Space [1], [2]

Target Index add option

target object weights

target objects [1], [2], [3]

target orientation

Target Particle

target points [1], [2]

Target Shape Options add options

Target Shape Options creation options

Target weight boxes

Target weight sliders

targetOrigin attribute

Task Size [1], [2], [3]

tear off a window

Tear Off Copy option, Panels menu

Tear Off option, Panels menu

Tearable Surface constraint [1], [2]

safe region rendering

Temperature Gradient attribute

Temperature Gradient, fluids

Temperature Pressure Threshold, fluids

Temperature Pressure, fluids

Temperature Scale, fluids

Temperature, fluid

Temperature, fluids

temperature, light

Template Brush Settings option

template objects

templates for ELF commands

Tension attribute

Tension Force, fluids

Terminal Leaf attribute

display for NURBs

display for subDs

memory and performance

NURBS Smoothness options

viewing settings

vs. approximation

Tessellation attribute

Tessellation Factor

Tessellation Method

Bevel Plus option

tessellation methods

Chord Height Ratio

Edge Swap toggle

for conversion to polygons

Fractional Tolerance

Minimal Edge Length

Number U and Number V

secondary controls

Tessellation Mode

tessellation passes

Test meshes and remove bad polygons

Test Resolution

Test Resolution option

Render View window

testing file existence

Tex Alpha1 attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tex Alpha2 attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tex Color Offset attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tex Color Scale attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tex Color1 attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tex Color2 attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tex Opacity Offset attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tex Opacity Scale attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tex Uniformity attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Text (Create menu)

changing operation settings

selecting default startup

use from Expression Editor

using on expression

text file, export template to

TextEdit text editor

coordinates for appending

displaying in dependency graph

placement before deformation

placements, hiding

save prelighting

swimming, correcting

Texture (Subdiv Surfaces menu)

Texture bake set

Final Gather Reflect [1], [2], [3]

Texture Color, fluids

Texture Compression attribute

texture coordinates (see UVs)

Texture Emission Attributes

texture filtering [1], [2]

elliptical filtering

Texture Flow attribute

modify using UV sets

Texture Incandescence, fluids

texture mapping [1], [2]

for primitive planes

options for polygonal primitives

setting for polygonal primitives

commonly used ones

for surface types

minimize distortion with Unfold

placement on 3D surfaces

use Adobe Photoshop texture

Texture Opacity, fluids

Texture Origin, fluids

Texture Placement Options

Texture Placement tool

Texture Reference Object

texture reference objects

Texture resolution

Texture resolution menu

Texture Rotate, fluids

Texture Scale, fluids

texture space, UV

Texture Threshold

for displacement maps

Texture Time, fluids

Texture to Geometry

converting an assigned texture

converting an image

Fit To Selection

Generate Shaders

Max Points to Add

Maximum Color Difference

Minimum Segment Size

Quantize Levels

Segment Detection Options [1], [2]

Segment Meshing Options

Shader Template

Surface Fitting Options

Surface Output Options

Texture Type attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Texture Type, fluids

Object Shading menu

Textured channel

Textured channel menu

textures [1], [2]

adjust attributes

animating on strokes

as displacement maps

assigning to a UV set

baking [1], [2], [3]

connect attributes [1], [2]

creating animated

creating from strokes on objects

disabling loading

dragging onto canvas

environment [1], [2], [3]

filtering [1], [2]

layered [1], [2]

mapping [1], [2]

mapping to multi-surface objects

mapping to ramp

mental ray [1], [2]

mental ray shaders

modifying [1], [2]

on emitted particles

painting layers

popping [1], [3]

repeating with UV range

saving painted automatically

scaling emission rate

seamless repeating

thicken borders

troubleshooting

Textures attributes, fluids

textures directory, 3D Paint Tool

Textures menu (UV Texture Editor)

procedural, fluids

Texturing attribute

Thickness [1], [2], [3]

Thickness attribute

Thickness Map [1], [2]

Thickness tool setting

hair system attribute [1], [2]

Three Point Circular Arc (Create > Arc Tools)

Threshold [1], [2], [4]

blobby surfaces

Output Settings attribute

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Threshold attribute

Cloud Attributes

Fractal Attributes

Granite Attributes

HSV Color Key attributes

Leather Attributes

Snow Attributes

Solid Fractal Attributes

threshold distances, changing

Threshold fur shading attribute

Threshold Length

fur attractor set attribute

Threshold option

Threshold, fluids

Throttle attribute (motor boat locator)

Throttle Pitch attribute (motor boat locator)

Tiled (Warp image option)

changing units in dynamics

Solid Fractal Attributes

Volume Noise [1], [2]

Time attribute [1], [2]

Time Clip attribute

Motion Blur [1], [2]

Time Contrast R attribute

time expression

copy keys settings [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

paste keys settings

Solid Fractal Attributes

Time Ratio attribute

Fractal Attributes

Time Samples attribute

Hardware Render Buffer

Animation controls menu

Current Time Indicator

for tessellation

moving and scaling animation

Time Slider option

Time Slider Range

default frame rate

creating and editing

enable and disable

timeline, setting position

timeStepSize [1], [2]

timing beads [1], [2]

Tip Ambient Color fur attribute

Tip Color fur attribute

Tip Curl fur attribute

Tip Fade attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tip Opacity fur attribute

Tip Width fur attribute

IK spline handle creation

TIR (Total Internal Reflection)

title bar, show

Placement, Image Planes

Toggle All button

Toggle Display Colors Attribute

Toggle Filtered Image (UV tool button)

Toggle Isolate Select Mode (UV tool button)

Toggle Local Axes Visibility

Toggle paint operation

Toggle Proxy Display

Toggle Texture Borders button (UV Texture Editor button)

vertices selection

Bevel Plus option

curves, setting

Fit B-spline option

Offset Curve option

primitive sphere option

Tolerance attribute

Tolerance Controls

Stitch Edges Tool

Tolerance Value

Round Tool options

Booleans option

Fillet Blend Tool option

Tool Box [1], [2]

Show Manipulator

tool buttons, UV Texture Editor

UV Texture Editor

paint blend shape weights

paint wire weights

Tool Settings window [1], [2]

IK Handle Tool [1], [2]

Render View window

changing to actions

creating from menus

saving to shelves

Environment Cube

Projection Geometry attributes

Top Barn Door attribute

show information

topology [1], [2], [3]

match from one curve to another

topology propagation

Total Brightness attribute

Total Event Count [1], [2]

Total Internal Reflection

tounix Mac OS command

Toxik pre-compositing [1], [2], [3]

Trace Depth [1], [2]

particle collisions

Trace Reflection

traceDepthPP [1], [3], [4]

Track Geometry setting [1], [2]

Track Scale setting [1], [2]

tracking the canvas

tracking, cameras

tracks, adding to characters

Trail Emit Rate

Trail Emit Speed

Trail Emit Spread

Trail Incandescence

Trail Min and Max Tail Size

Trail Thickness

Trans Limit X attribute

Trans Limit Y attribute

Trans Limit Z attribute

Transfer attribute values

Transfer Attributes

mirror vertex attributes

Transfer Cache to Input Mesh

Ambient occlusion Map

Connect Output Maps

create texture maps

Diffuse Color Map

Displacement Map

Lit and Shaded Color Map

Maya Common Output

mental ray Common Output

Transfer option

hair constraint type

transform attributes

animating particles

Transform Component

description [1], [2]

Transform constraint [1], [2]

creating for nCloth

creating for nHair

creating for nParticles

Transform Control

Transform Icons attribute

transform marking menus

transform nodes

not used for particle expressions

Transform nodes

transform polygons

transform, with multiple surfaces

set values to zero

type exact values

Transformation Tools (Modify menu)

transformations, troubleshooting

IK spline handle curve

transition speed, changing

transition surfaces

Fillet Blend tool

higher control with Bevel Plus

Duplicate Face option

Move Component option

Translate attributes [1], [2]

Translate creation option [1], [2]

Translate Frame attribute

Translucence [1], [2]

hair system attribute [1], [2]

painting [1], [2]

Translucence attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Translucence Coeff attribute [1], [2]

Translucence Depth

Translucence Depth, ocean

Translucence Focus

Translucence Focus, ocean

Translucence, ocean

Transmit Refraction

Transmit Transparency

mental ray [1], [2]

Transp Length Map attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Transp Range attribute

matte (see Matte Opacity) [1], [2]

premultiplication

painting [1], [2]

Ramp Shader attribute

Transparency attribute

Particle Cloud Attributes [1], [2]

Transparency Based depth

Output Settings attributes, for cameras

Transparency maps

Transparency sorting attribute

Transparency Threshold

Transparency, fluids

transparency, fur

Transparency, ocean

Transparency1 attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Transparency2 attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Transparent Blob

transparent objects

motion blur problems

Transparent Shadow maps attribute

transplant hair

Transplant Hair

Trapped Check [1], [2]

Traverse (Importons) attribute

creating character sets [1], [2]

Merge Cache Clips

opening and viewing

Tree Wind option

Triangle (default) attribute

convert polygons to

converting NURBS to

option for subdividing faces

split faces into

Triangulate surface

trigonometric functions

surfaces from open curves

Curve Fillets option

Rebuild Surfaces option

Paint Hair Follicles options

Trim Tool (Edit NURBS menu)

trimmed surfaces

Geometry Cache Clip

Projection Utility type

Triple Shading Switch

Triple Shading Switch utility

tripleShadingSwitch node, painted textures

troubleshoot nHair

troubleshooting [1], [2]

displacement maps

environment fog

global illumination

help does not reflect software

image quality and render speed

inconsistent cameras

Maya for Mac OS X

MotionBuilder edges

MotionBuilder layers

plug-in not working

Problem not listed

textures disappear

Troubleshooting

troubleshooting tips

Trough Shadowing, ocean

true/false tests

truncate hair cache

insignificant numbers

with trunc function

Extrude style option

Tube 2D map method

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tube 3D map method

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tube Completion attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

tube death, animating

Tube Direction attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

tube growth, animating

Tube Rand attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tube render type

tube shading attributes

Tube Width1 attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tube Width2 attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

animating growth simulation

Tubes attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Tubes Per Step attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

camera settings

Locked camera setting [1], [2]

Ortho step camera setting [1], [2]

Orthographic views camera settings [1], [2]

pivot camera setting

Stepped camera setting [1], [2]

Tumble camera about camera settings [1], [2]

Tumble pivot camera setting [1], [2]

Tumble scale camera setting [1], [2]

Tumble camera about

camera settings

Tumble camera setting

Tumble Pivot attribute

tumble, cameras

Turbulence attribute

turbulence attributes

turbulence field

Turbulence Freq, fluid emitter

Turbulence Frequency attribute

Turbulence hair system attributes [1], [2]

Turbulence Interpolation attribute

Turbulence Offset attribute

Turbulence Offset, fluid emitter

Turbulence Speed attribute

Turbulence Speed, fluid emitter

Turbulence SpeedMult option

Turbulence Type attribute

Turbulence Type, fluid emitter

turbulence, applying to brushes

Turbulence, fluid emitter

Turbulence, fluids

Turn Roll attribute (motor boat locator)

turning off image borders

turntable animation

Turntable animation

safe region rendering

tweaks [1], [2]

Twig Angle1 attribute

Twig Angle2 attribute

Twig Base Width attribute

Twig Dropout attribute

Twig Length attribute

Twig Length Scale attribute

Twig Start attribute

Twig Stiffness attribute

Twig Tip Width attribute

Twig Twist attribute

Twigs attribute

Twigs In Cluster attribute

Align Surfaces option

Twist attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

twist deformers

editing deformation effects

Twist Rand attribute

Twist Rate attribute

Twist Resistance

twisted blend surface

Two Point Circular Arc (Create > Arc Tools)

Two Sided Lighting option

two-manifold topology

two-sided materials

two-sided surfaces

Area Light options [1], [2]

Common Light Attributes [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]

Common Material Attributes

Image Plane Attributes [1], [2], [3]

Ramp Attributes

Type tool setting

Types of fields

types of hair constraints

automatic conversion

U

U angle attribute

U Color attribute

U coordinate (UV tool button)

create hair attribute

U dimension of a curve

U Divisions attribute

U Divisions Factor

Set NURBS Tessellation

U Divisions Factor attribute [1], [2]

U max attribute

U min attribute

Convert to File Texture

U or V Location

U Samples fur feedback attribute

U Type tessellation method

U Wave attribute

Cloth Attributes

Ramp Attributes

U Width attribute

Cloth Attributes

Grid Attributes

patches, cube option

Project Tangent option

Reverse Surface Direction option

changing styles

creating presets

export/import button

hide (scripting)

preset edit options

preset expand/collapse

preset show/hide options

preset view as group

UI section (export)

UI section (import)

attaching commands

modifying with ELF commands

UI Elements (Display menu)

uiTemplate command

unattached fur description, creating

unbind attribute

underworld nodes

setting number of

issue when using Lock Length

Undoable Movements attribute

Undoable Movements option

undoing brush strokes

polygon UV texture mesh

Unghost Selected

Ungroup (Edit menu)

knot spacing, for Loft

knot spacing, Loft option

knots for CV curves

Rebuild Curve option

Rebuild Surfaces option

Uniform Force attribute

for edit point curves

uniform parameterization

Uniform tessellation method

when converting to polygons

Union (Boolean operation)

union of objects

texture option [1], [2]

automatic option (export) [1], [2]

internal conversion of

return to default

universal joints

universal manipulator

transferring files to

unload file references

unloading shaders

mental ray for Maya

unlock normals (import)

Maya deformations

Maya smooth mesh preview

smooth or faceted geometry

soft and hard edges

unmapping attributes

Unparent (Edit menu)

Unselect All button

Unselect brush option

unshaded objects, finding (sample MEL script)

Unsigned options for selection constraints

Untrim Surfaces options

untrim surfaces

cancel last trim

Untrim Surfaces (Edit NURBS menu)

Unused Clips and Poses

unwanted geometry appearence

UV meshes with minimal distortion

Up Vector attribute [1], [2], [3]

Up Vector constraint option [1], [2], [3]

up vectors [1], [2], [3]

Update 2D Motion Blur

on or off for IPR

update animation

Update Image Planes/Background option

Render View window

Update Light Glow

on or off for IPR

Update on Stroke option [1], [2], [3], [4]

Update optimized cache textures now

Update particles

update pivots from nulls

Update PSD Networks (UV tool button)

Update Shader Glow

on or off for IPR

Update Shading and Lighting

on or off for IPR

Update Shadow Maps option

Render View window

updating the plug-in [1], [2]

Upper Bound attribute

Upper Dropoff Type attribute

Upper Value attribute

upstream and downstream connections

upstream graph limitation

Use 2d Blur memory Limit

Use all available CPUs

Use all available processors attribute [1], [2]

Object Shading menu

Use All Lights option

Use all Surface Isoparms

Insert Isoparms option

Use Background [1], [2]

as stand-in geometry

Use Background material

Use BOT attribute

File Attributes

Use Canvas Light

Paint Effects Globals

Use Chord Height attribute

Use Chord Height Ratio

Use Collisions attribute

Use Collisions, fluids

Use Components attribute

Use Custom Extension attribute [1], [2]

Use Decay Regions attribute

Use Default Lighting

Object Shading menu

Use Default Lighting option

Use Depth Map attribute

Image Plane Attributes

Use Depth Map Shadows attribute [1], [2]

Use Depth Map Shadows option

Intersect Curves options

Use Direction attribute

Use Displacement Bounding Box attribute

Use Distance, fluid emitter

Use Dmap Auto Focus [1], [2]

Use Dmap Auto Focus attribute [1], [2]

Use Emission attribute

Use Emission, fluids

Use Face Normals [1], [2]

Use face normals at ends

Use Fields attribute

Use Fields, fluids

Use File Cache attribute

Use Frame Extension

Use Frame Range

for tessellation

Use Fur Shading/Shadowing on Fur

fur render setting

Use Gradient Normals

Use Gradient Normals, fluids

Use Hardware Texture Cycling

Use Height attribute [1], [2]

Use Height Field, fluids

Use Image Ratio (UV tool button)

Use Image Sequence attribute

File Attributes [1], [2]

Use Interactive Sequence Caching attribute [1], [2]

Use Layer attribute

Use Legacy Maya Base Shaders attribute

Use Light Position attribute [1], [2]

Use Lighting [1], [2], [4]

Use Luminance attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Use Max Distance

turbulence field

Use Max Distance attribute

Use Maya-style alpha detection on file textures

Use Mid Dist Dmap attribute [1], [2]

Use Min Screen attribute

Secondary Tessellation Attributes

Use Multi Pixel Filter attribute

Use Namespaces [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

Use Namespaces option

Use No Lights option

Project Curve On Surface option

Use Normal stroke option

Use Only Single Dmap attribute

Use optimized textures (auto-conversion)

Use Per-Point Emission Rates attribute [1], [2]

Use Per-Point Rate attribute

Use Pivot As Local Space attribute

Use Polygon Shells

Use Preview Level for Rendering

Use Previously Specified Lights option

Use Radius Quality Control attribute

Use Rate PP attribute [1], [2]

Use Ray Trace Shadows attribute [1], [2]

Use scene name (export)

Use Selected as Source of Field [1], [3], [4]

Use Selected Emitter

Use Selected Lights option

Use Shadow Density Grid fur attribute

Use Smooth Edge

Set NURBS Tessellation

Use Stylus Pressure option [1], [2]

Use Texture attribute

Use the Quad Shading Switch utility

Bevel Plus option

Circular Fillet option

Fillet Blend option

Fit B-Spline option

Freeform Fillet options

Intersect Surfaces option

Intersecting Curves option

Offset Curve option

Project Curve On Surface option

Rebuild Curve option

Rebuild Surfaces option

Use Transform as Goal

Use Transform, Nucleus node

Use X- Dmap attribute [1], [2]

Use X- Map attribute

Use X+ Dmap attribute [1], [2]

Use X+ Map attribute

Use Y- Dmap attribute [1], [2]

Use Y- Map attribute

Use Y+ Dmap attribute [1], [2]

Use Y+ Map attribute

Use Z- Dmap attribute [1], [2]

Use Z- Map attribute

Use Z+ Dmap attribute [1], [2]

Use Z+ Map attribute

Use-Per-Point Radius, fluid emitter

Use-Per-Point Rate, fluid emitter

UseCurrentUVSet

pivot point, reposition

User defined anim curve option

User Defined constraint position [1], [2]

User defined script option

User Frame Extension attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

user interaction, scripting for

object-specific, show or hide

preferences files

Convert to File Texture

user-defined functions

user-defined UV mapping

criteria for projection objects

userHotkeys.mel

userNamedCommands.mel

userRGBColors.mel

userScalarPP [1], [2]

userVectorPP [1], [2]

Animation Snapshot

Using Last Curve

Cut Curve option

using with nHair

UV border, convert selection to

creating by splitting along selected UVs

creating by splitting UV edges

moving and sewing together

pinning to untangle interior

pinning UVs on (Relax option)

pinning UVs on (Unfold option)

straightening, options

Uv Coord attribute

UV Coord attribute

UV Coordinates attributes

UV Lattice Tool

automatic (for best placement)

production workflow

transfer UVs between

unfold and relax example

unwrapping with minimal distortion

Extend Curve on Surface option

UV range [1], [2], [3]

Convert to File Texture

UV range attribute

selecting, hair

UV set name [1], [2]

assigning textures to

compare to produce image

comparing to create warp image

copying UVs to another

deleting current

empty, creating

for a layered texture

for color and transparency

menu (UV Texture Editor)

polygon mesh, specifying for

renaming current

source and destination, warp image options

storing shading and lighting information

switching between

UV shell, convert selection to

automatic mapping

avoid overlapping

changing orientation

components, selecting

exporting image of

flipping reversed (Layout option)

laying out automatically

moving [1], [2]

positioning UVs on border

rearrange layout

scaling options (automatic mapping)

scaling, stretching, flipping, arranging

selecting from UV components

separating (Layout option)

separating, merging and attaching

spacing between

spacing presets option

stacking options

straightening border UVs

untangling border UVs

untangling interior UVs

UV Space attribute

UV space option

UV Texture Editor [1], [2]

adjust size of image

Align UV buttons

Baking (UV tool button)

changing UV shell orientation

copying UVs from one UV set to another

Create PSD Network

display overlapping UVs

displaying a subset of UVs

displaying with perspective view [1], [2]

dollying and tracking

editing UV texture coordinates (NURBS)

marking menus [1], [2]

overview [1], [2]

Select menu [1], [2]

separate menus for UV tasks [1], [2]

smudge UV layout

switching between UV sets

thicken texture borders

toolbar options

using image to arrange UVs

UV Lattice Tool

UV snapshot of subdivision surfaces

viewing items [1], [2]

UV Texture Paint mode

UV tool buttons, UV Texture Editor

UV Transformation Entry (UV tool button)

UV values on polygons, setting

UV winding order

aligning to grid

aligning, buttons

and Merge Vertices

and merging edges

arranging using an image backdrop

automatic mapping

confirming placement

constrain (Unfold option)

convert selection to

converting selection

copying between polygons

copying to new UV set

discrete rotate and scale

displaying 2D texture coordinates with 3D scene view [1], [2]

displaying a subset

displaying if texture image assigned

distorted projection

editing for NURBS surfaces

image of shell layout

lattice, placing around

layout of shells

map onto smooth mesh

mapping techniques

moving using Transform Component

moving, rotating, scaling

multiple layouts

orientation, changing

overlapped, viewing

overlapped, why not desirable

overlapping shells

pin (Unfold option)

positioning on border of UV shell

repeating texture

selecting components

separating, merging and attaching shells

sewing along edges

snapping example

snapping to grid

snapping to pixels

splitting along edges

splitting along selected path

straightening borders

tasks in UV Texture Editor [1], [2]

transferring between meshes

untangling at borders

untangling interior

viewing in UV Texture Editor

zooming in or out to see

Uvw Per Vertex, fluids

Uwidth attribute

V

V angle attribute

V Color attribute

V coordinate (UV tool button)

create hair attribute

V Divisions Factor

Set NURBS Tessellation

V Divisions Factor attribute [1], [2]

V max attribute

V min attribute

Convert to File Texture

V Samples fur feedback attribute

V Type tessellation

V Wave attribute

Cloth Attributes

Ramp Attributes

V Width attribute

Cloth Attributes

Grid Attributes

Val Noise attribute

Val Noise Freq attribute

Val Rand attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Value attribute

Contrast Attributes

Luminance Attributes

Set Range Attributes [1], [2]

Paint Cluster Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint Skin Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Attributes Tool

Paint Cluster Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Fluids Tool

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint Skin Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

Value Range attribute

value ranges [1], [2]

value ranges, mapping

Paint Attributes Tool

Paint Fluids Tool

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

Value Snap Tool

value, Artisan brush

Script Paint Tool

variable length argument lists, simulating

assigning values to

combining declaration and assignment

displaying contents

global vs. local

global, avoiding

limiting scope with blocks

listing those declared

unexpected values from data type conversion

vector displacement map

vector file formats, bitmap file formats

Vector Index setting

Paint Attributes Tool

Paint Cluster Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Jiggle Weights Tool

Paint Skin Weights Tool [1], [2]

Paint Soft Body Weights Tool

vector renderer

Vector Renderer Control

vector rendering

per-material attributes

Render Settings

array data type

assigning to component of array attribute

assigning to variable

component operator

format in print function output

formula for magnitude

magnitude of 2D

random vectors with sphrand

Vein Color attribute

Marble Attributes

Wood Attributes

Vein Spread attribute

Vein Width attribute

attribute [1], [3]

inheriting from moving emitter

scaling particle [1], [2]

velocity attribute

assigning with creation expression

assigning with runtime expression

field’s effect on

Velocity Direction setting

Velocity Draw Skip, fluids

Velocity Draw, fluids

Velocity Gradient attribute

Velocity Gradient fluids

Velocity Noise, fluids

Velocity Per Vertex

nParticles [1], [2]

Velocity Per Vertex, fluids

Velocity Scale, fluids

Velocity, fluid

Velocity, fluids

velocity0 [1], [2]

velocityX, Y, Z

verbosity [1], [2]

Verbosity Level [1], [2], [3], [4]

Verbosity Level attribute [1], [2], [3]

appropriate version for plug-in

Version Label attribute

version of Python

Vertex bake set

alpha blending [1], [2]

color blending [1], [2]

max alpha [1], [2]

min alpha [1], [2]

Vertex Color Mode

Paint Effects to Polygons

convert selection to

Vertex Normal Edit Tool

placement, Image Planes

vertical bar character

Vertical Film Aperture attribute (see Camera Aperture attribute)

Vertical Film Offset attribute (see Film Offset attribute)

vertical layout of graph

Vertical option

add to center of face

animation troubleshooting

append to polygon option, Attribute Editor

assign color by painting

assign rendered colors

average normals

controlling movement with reference vector

convert selection option

display options

make colors visible

manipulate normals to affect shading

merge edges or faces into

mirror attributes on same surface mesh

move along normals

pushing and pulling with a brush

remove colors and prelighting

select partial loop

set normals to same direction as face

split into multiple

storing color information with prelighting

Vertices or CVs in rigid body force

Vertices tessellation method

when converting to polygons

vertices, create projection plane from

vertices, masking

frame rendering

changing transition speed

hierarchy and dependency

planes, snapping to

return to previous

View (Radii in Pixel Size)

mental ray [1], [2]

View Arrangement (Window menu)

view as group preset option

View button [1], [2]

View Grid (UV tool button)

Render View window

View menu (UV Texture Editor)

view plane, painting on

preferences [1], [2]

hardware rendered particles

viewing animations

Viewport 2.0 [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]

vim text editor

virtual devices [1], [2]

Viscosity Scale

Viscosity, fluids

instancer particle option

Visibility creation option

Visibility Samples

Visibility, Nucleus node

Area Light options [1], [2]

Visible as Environment

Visible In Final Gather

Visible in Reflections

Render Layer Member Overrides

Visible In Reflections [1], [2], [3]

Visible in Refractions

Render Layer Member Overrides

Visible In Refractions [1], [2], [3], [4]

Visible in Secondary Reflections

Visible In Transparency

mental ray [1], [2]

Visible Surface Isoparms

Duplicate Surface Curves option

visible, make an input object

exporting clips

opening and viewing

Visor, saving preset brushes to shelves

visualization, renders

visualize blind data

Volume Axis Field

volume emitters [1], [2]

setting attributes

keeping particles inside the volume

Volume light attributes

Volume Light Dir

Volume Light attribute

Volume Offset attribute

Volume Offset X, Y, Z attribute

Volume Offset, fluid emitter

Volume primitives

Volume Render, fluids

Volume Samples attribute

Volume Samples Override

fluidShape [1], [2]

Volume Shape attribute

Volume Shape, fluid emitter

Volume Sweep attribute [1], [2]

Volume Sweep, fluid emitter

volumetric effects, mental ray

volumetric materials [1], [2]

Voxel Quality, fluids

voxels, example of

Vwidth attribute

Vx, Vy, Vz selection constraint options

W

Waiting-Blocking node state option [1], [2]

Waiting-HasNoEffect node state option [1], [2]

Waiting-Normal node state option [1], [2]

difference between error and warning

warning command

Water Attributes

Water Color, ocean

Water Damping attribute (dynamic locator)

Water Light Decay

Water Light Scatter

water, refraction

Wave Amplitude attribute

editing deformation effects

Wave Dir Spread, ocean

Wave Frequency attribute

Wave Height Offset, ocean

Wave Height, ocean

Wave Length Max, ocean

Wave Length Min, ocean

Wave Peaking, ocean

Wave Speed, ocean

Wave Time attribute

Wave Turbulence, ocean

Wave Velocity attribute

Waveform Display

Wavelength attribute [1], [2]

Wavelength creation option [1], [2]

web browser plug-in

web updates [1], [2]

wedge, extrude polygons in

Geometry Cache, set

Weight [1], [2]

Weight attribute

Weight constraint option [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]

Weight Holding option

Weight Map Type

exporting/importing smooth skin

weight painting

rigid bound skins [1], [2]

smooth bound skins

workflow example

Weight Threshold attribute

Weight Threshold creation option

Weight tool setting [1], [2]

adding [1], [2], [3], [4]

flooding [1], [2], [3]

replacing [1], [2], [3], [4]

scaling [1], [2], [3], [4]

selecting [1], [2], [3]

smoothing [1], [2], [3], [4]

Weight3d attribute

weighted average vector [1], [2]

Weighted Node attribute

Weighted Tangents key option

Weighting on Edge

Stitch Edges Tool option

export blend shape

import blend shape

paint wire deformer tool settings

Weld Adjacent Borders constraint

Weld Adjacent Borders constraints

Weld Adjacent Vertices constraint

What is Maya Nucleus?

What is nCloth?

What is nParticles?

in this version

reset bind pose (MEL)

while statement

white boxes in dependency graph

are my normals locked

cameras inconsistent

do my textures disappear

help does not reflect software

MotionBuilder layers hiding

plug-in does not work

Width (PFX) Tool, 3D Paint Tool

width and height of canvas, setting

Width attribute

Image Size attributes

Placement Extras attributes

Resolution attributes

Width Bias attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Width Draw Skip

hair system attribute

Width Left channel [1], [2]

Width Length Map

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Width Rand attribute

Paint Effects Brush Settings window

Width Right channel [1], [2]

Width Scale attribute

Width Spread attribute

Wiggle attribute

Wiggle Frequency attribute

Wiggle Offset attribute

wind [1], [2], [3]

Wind Field Generation

Wind Self Shadow

Wind Shadow Diffusion

Wind Shadow Distance

Wind UV attribute

winding order of UVs

tear off from panel

Frame All in All Views

Frame Selection in All Views

View Arrangement

windowPrefs.mel

manually removing the plug-in

playback window

transferring files to

windows controls, creating

Hypershade [1], [2], [3]

windows, creating with ELF commands

WINEDITOR setting

export painted weight maps

import painted weight maps

paint weights tool settings

adding and removing holders

adding influence wires

creating wires groups

creating with holders

editing deformation effects

editing effects of crossed influence wires

editing shape of influence wires

editing wire deformer sets

limiting wire deformation region

moving, rotating, and scaling deformable objects

pruning wire deformer sets

removing influence wires

resetting influence wires

smoothing jagged effects

using wire dropoff locators

Wire Tool menu item

Wire Walk Length

display [1], [2]

displaying on shaded objects

Object Shading menu

Wireframe Color (Display menu)

Wireframe Display, fluids

Wireframe on Shaded

Wireframe option

Stroke Refresh menu

With Last Curve Only

Intersect Curves option

With New Texture Placement

Create Render Node

With Shading Group

Create Render Node

Wood Attributes

tab type, Hypershade

mapping characters

redirecting animation

working with render layers

group under, instances

World Centroid [1], [5], [6], [7]

World Centroid X, Y, Z [1], [2]

World creation option

World Displacement option

World Force option

World Matrix attribute

World Position [1], [2], [3]

world rotate mode

field influence

particle object values

World Space attribute

World Space Coords

beveling polygons

duplicating faces option

merging multiple edges

moving components

World Space object

World Space Output

World Up Object

World Up Type attribute [1], [2], [3]

World Up Vector

World Up Vector attribute [1], [2], [3]

World Up Vector constraint option [1], [2], [3]

world up vectors [1], [2], [3]

World Velocity [1], [2], [3]

World Velocity In Object Space [1], [2], [3]

worldBirthPosition [1], [2]

worldVelocity attribute

adding and removing wrap influence objects

Auto Weight Threshold

editing deformation effects

editing NURBS wrap influence object channels

editing polygonal wrap influence object channels

improving performance

manipulating wrap influence object points

moving, rotating, or scaling deformed object

moving, rotating, or scaling wrap influence objects

Paint Effects Globals

Wrap H global option

wrap influence objects

Wrap U attribute

Paint Effects Globals

Wrap V attribute

Wrap V global option

canvas [1], [2]

wrinkle deformers

editing cluster deformer

editing deformation effects

editing wire deformers

manipulating cluster deformer handle

Wrinkle Map Scale

Wrinkle Tool menu item

Write ZDepth attribute [1], [2]

writeToColorBuffer node

writeToDepthBuffer node

writeToLabelBuffer node

writeToVectorBuffer node

X

x resolution [1], [2]

Convert to File texture

X-Ray Active Components

X, Y Resolution option

xemacs text editor

xfontsel command

xlsfonts command

XML description file

Y

y resolution [1], [2]

Convert to File Texture

control with mouse

Z

Z buffer channel

Z depth channel

Z Resolution option

display information on gray levels

display logarithm of z-depth values

load information

preventing load

Zenith Color attribute

Zeroth Scanline attribute [1], [2]

Zoom Scale setting

to show all UVs

zooming the canvas

zooming, cameras