When the Modeling Toolkit is activated, Maya uses the toolkit's unique selection and transformation tools instead of its native toolset.
If you want to keep the Modeling Toolkit active throughout your Maya session, you can enable the Auto-Activate Modeling Toolkit (Options > Auto-Activate Modeling Toolkit) option.
To activate the Modeling Toolkit
To deactivate the Modeling Toolkit
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