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Introduction to Maya: Lesson 1/10 – Basic Skills
In this guide we will provide a general overview of the application and how it is used.
Open Maya and take a moment to study its layout. The following landmarks can be used to understand the basic operations.
Once you have a feel for Maya’s layout, you’ll want to learn how to use it. Navigation in Maya is “alt-centric,” meaning that almost all viewport movement is centered around the alt key. It’s also important that your mouse has a middle mouse button or scroll wheel.
