Transform marking menus

Common menus

The following marking menus are common to the Move Tool, Rotate Tool and Scale Tool.

Menu Item	Effect
Preserve UVs	Maya automatically transforms UVs in the UV space relative to the transformations taking place in the scene view.

Reflection

Menu Item	Effect
Reflection	Turns Reflection on and off.
World / Object	Sets the reflection space.
X Axis / Y Axis / Z Axis	Lets you choose whether to reflect your selection along the x, y or z axis.

Select

Menu Item	Effect
Drag Select	Turns Drag Select on and off.
Preselection Highlight	Turns Preselection Highlight on and off.
Soft Select	Turns Soft Selection on and off.
Surface / Volume / Global	Sets the Falloff Mode for Soft Selection.
Color Feedback	Turns color feedback for Soft Selection on and off.

Select Tool menus

The following marking menus give you access to options associated with the Select Tool. You can also access these marking menus by holding the Q + .

Menu Item	Effect
Marquee/Drag	Changes the Selection Style. For more information, see Select multiple components.
Paint Select	Changes the selection mode to Paint Select. For more information, see Paint Selection Tool.
Lasso	Changes the selection mode to Lasso Select. For more information, see Lasso Tool.
Camera Based Selection	Turns on Camera Based Selection. For more information, see Select only unobstructed components.
Clear Selection	Deselects all selected components.

Move Tool menus

The following marking menus give you access to options associated with the Move Tool. You can also access these marking menus by holding the W + .

Menu Item	Effect
World / Object / Normal Average	Sets the Move Axis (coordinate system) for the Move Tool.
Keep Spacing	Maintains relative spacing when snap settings are on.
Preserve Child Position	Maintains the position of child objects when you move a parent object.
Tweak Mode	Turns Tweak Mode on and off.
Update Triad	Determines whether the manipulator is updated during manipulation or when the mouse button is released, when moving components along their normals.
Move Options	Opens the Tool Settings.

Axis

Menu Item	Effect
Live Object Axis / Normal / Local / Along Rotation Axis / Custom Axis	Sets the Move Axis for the Move Tool.
Set to Point	Sets the Move Axis to a Custom axis orientation based on a specified point. Select Set to Point and then select a point on the scene to set the new Move Axis.
Set to Edge	Sets Move Axis to a Custom axis orientation based on a specified edge. Select Set to Edge and then select an edge in the scene to set the new Move Axis.
Set to Face	Sets Move Axis to a Custom axis orientation based on a specified face. Select Set to Face and then select a face in the scene to set the new Move Axis.

Snap

Menu Item	Effect
Discrete Move	Lets you move components by specified increments. You can modify the increments in the Tool Settings editor.
Face Center / Vertex	Lets you move and snap to a live polygon’s components. Both can be turned on simultaneously.
Relative Mode	Lets you move components relative to their initial orientation or scale.

Rotate Tool menus

The following marking menus give you access to options associated with the Rotate Tool. You can also access these marking menus by holding the E + .

Menu Item	Effect
Local / World / Gimbal	Sets the Rotate mode.
Comp Use Object Pivot	Lets you rotate object components around the object’s pivot point.
Discrete Rotate	Lets you rotate components by specified increments. You can modify the increments in the Tool Settings editor.
Relative	Lets you rotate or scale components relative to their initial orientation or scale.
Center As Virtual Trackball	When on, dragging the area inside the rotation manipulators (the center) rotates the object or component. When off, you can only rotate the object or component by dragging the rotation manipulators.
Rotate Options	Opens the Tool Settings.

Scale Tool menus

The following marking menus give you access to options associated with the Scale Tool. You can also access these marking menus by holding the R+ .

Menu Item	Effect
Comp Use Object Pivot	Lets you scale object components relative to the object’s pivot point.
Snap Scale	Lets you scale components by specified increments. You can modify the increments in the Tool Settings editor.
Relative	Lets you rotate or scale components relative to their initial orientation or scale.
Scale Options	Opens the Tool Settings.