Maya ANIMATION SETUP (Workspace & Settings)

[@harveynewman]

A tips and tricks episode on how to setup your Maya Workspace and settings to be uncluttered, minimalistic yet efficient. As always any questions or comments, please drop them below.

[@genesis2934]

Hey Harvey, again, another great video. With me being a longtime user of (Maya), you pointed out some really great tips that I either didn't know or was too down write (Lazy) to use or set-up. I tend to use (Maya) in it's (default) state a lot because my brain is kinda program that way, and because I've been using Maya for over 15 or 16 years this way. I'm always trying to get things done really fast to meet (deadlines) and stuff. I tend to not really think about these things as I'm animating. I have a few (Hotkeys) set-ups here and there, but I just tend to not think about these things as much because I'm so worried about getting things done fast, even though I know that some these things could help my workflow. Oh, well? Any case, the information that you provided here is, ( Awesome!) Thanks so much, Harvey. And keep up the good work with this channel, dude, It's great!

[@harveynewman]

Hey Genesis, thanks for watching. And I completely understand man, I was the same for most of my career too, this is workflow is just a few years old, and most people seem to do the same. But I can tell you that, the difference in terms of effectiveness is massive. Taking just a little time to change workflows, will pay dividends in the long run. It's like investing really. :D Highly recommend it brother.

[@SamF135]

Really nice clean setup. Usefull tips i gotta check out

[@harveynewman]

Pls do and let me know what you think Emanuel.

[@adonis.stavridis]

great video, very helpful as always!

[@harveynewman]

Thanks Adonis. Glad it helped. Any questions let me know.

[@gerardotorres725]

Really helpful, thanks. I'm looking forward to those plugins. Also I just learned you can "Link a Hotkey Setup" with a workspace in the options.

[@harveynewman]

Hey Gerardo. Thanks a million. And I didn't know that...NICE! thanks for sharing, need to give that a go at work, super handy.

[@sonicthehedgehoggamingfan8028]

Man. That is the best video I have saw. Good job. Also, I subscribed to your channel man. You deserve a new subscriber.

[@harveynewman]

Hey there Sonic. Great username, and even better comment, thanks a million. I am dropping content weekly, so keep your eyes peeled for more. Any questions or suggestions let me know.

[@koldobika_]

Good video as always, looking forward for the next one!

[@harveynewman]

Thanks as always Iñaki. Next one should be good. Keep an eye out. ;)

[@dipakdubey]

you can go frame by frame keys by pressing alt , and alt .

[@harveynewman]

Sup Dipak. yeah I mention that in the video. The idea is to bring the keys closer to the left so you hand doesn't travel as much.

[@ever6]

LOl this was cool I agree with one comment from Genesis " you pointed out some really great tips that I either didn't know or was too down write (Lazy) to use or set-up. I tend to use (Maya) in it's (default) state a lot because my brain is kinda program that way" etc.. gonna check pout the tools video stuff.

[@harveynewman]

Yeah most animators do. But it’s definitely worth it to tweak things. Just a little goes a long way.

[@MrReactric]

I learned new hotkeys. I assing sifht+> for the next and previous keys. Thanks. PEACE! :)

[@techies_gaming8091]

cool tricks

[@harveynewman]

Thanks a lot.

[@bezier3dd736]

Hi man first thank you so much .... Harvey how do you set maya for blocking anitmation? I mean the tangents in and out?...... I am from AngolaAfrica....I keep watchimg you...I loved it

[@harveynewman]

Hey man, thanks for getting in touch and let me know. I have plenty of friends from Angola, beautiful country. I am actually going to do a series of videos talking about the basics of animation soon. Keep it locked.

[@gonzalodenis9247]

Hi Harvey, Thank you for your videos they are awesome. I'm game animator from Uruguay and I always searching new things to learn. I want to see what colors are you using in the viewport, Thank you.

[@harveynewman]

Hola Gonzalo que tal? Muchissimas gracias. So for the gradient top H: 210.539 S: 0.321 V: 0.849 For Gradient bottom H:210.539 S:0.000 V: 1.000 Just add those numbers to your gradient values. ;) Hope it helps

[@47humza]

Could you make a tutorial on how to use reference for animation, when we exporting the file into the game engine, the name of bones changes without using the reference? Could you help regarding this?

[@harveynewman]

I’ll try and sneak it in on one of the videos Hamza.