r/Maya • • 4m ago

Plugin I got tired of opening the Attribute Editor 400 times a day, so I built a Channel Box that opens at my cursor

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I built QuickAttr. Select something, hit Alt+Q (or whatever key you like), and a small panel pops up right where your mouse is


r/Maya • • 2h ago

Plugin extrudX for Maya, extrude/offset without overlap faces

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Maya extrudeX v1.0
https://youtu.be/n41ZJ96CyaQ

I'm working to improve the extrude tool and reduce overlapping faces when extruding edges.

Testing it with all kinds of geometry, from flat surfaces to curved shapes, including messy meshes and tricky corners, to see how well it handles different situations.

The algorithm has limits, and finding the right balance across cases is always a challenge. Still, I'd love to see more people try it out and share their feedback!


r/Maya • • 5h ago

Animation rmGimbalMonitor - real-time gimbal lock monitoring tool for animators

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Hello everyone! I’d like to share my first tool - rmGimbalMonitor.

It monitors how close character controls are to gimbal lock in real time and shows the result directly in a table with color-coded progress bars.

At the moment, it includes Biped and Quadruped presets, but the setup is fully customizable. You can edit control categories, change which controls are monitored, add skip rules, and assign custom category icons.

The tool is completely free and available on GitHub. The repository also includes installation instructions, compatibility information, known issues, and the development roadmap.


r/Maya • • 7h ago

Discussion Is it possible to achieve a similar visualization of the dimensions in maya, without using the Distance tool?

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r/Maya • • 9h ago

Question Trying to download Substance Painter plugin for Maya 2025. The title on the website mentions the download is for Maya 2025 but the download file has Maya 2027 in it. What do I do?

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I had to switch to Maya 2025 from 2023 and now when I'm trying to use the substance painter plugin, it won't show up. Downloading and installing doesn't seem to work either because of a possible version mismatch. The main download link is supposedly for Maya 2025 while the download file mentions the 2027 version. I scrolled down for older versions but it provides the download links for versions upto 2024. What do I do?


r/Maya • • 15h ago

Modeling Problem with Filling Hole on Mesh

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I'm new to Maya. How can I get this roof to be closed? I need it to have the outer face on both the inner and outer, like it is on the rest of the mesh, but I haven't been able to figure it out. Tried Fill Hole and Bridge, but they won't work cause it isn't a border.

Any Help would be appreciated :)


r/Maya • • 15h ago

Issues Multi-Cut acting weird (Help please)

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I have tried resetting my preferences, but it did not resolve the issue.

Multi cut is registering faces that aren't there and wont let me edit the faces that are actually there. Anyone know whats happening? I'm pretty new to maya.


r/Maya • • 17h ago

Question Can you make it so also tool doesn't select vertices you can't see?

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Hello friends! So Iately I've had to select many vertecies and stuff like that for Maya and modeling to do twerking, and I know that the lasso select tool would be a huge help but also I HATE that it also grabs the other side of whatever I'm looking at, I've searched though the tool settings and idk if I'm blind or stupid but I'd like to only select the vertices that are seen on my camera, and not select the things on the other side of my model


r/Maya • • 18h ago

Showcase Maya MotionForge Ardy + kimodo + motionbricks

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This project is also nearing completion. What do you think of a tool like this?


r/Maya • • 18h ago

Animation Help—How do I make the wheel spin on its own?

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I have been trying to figure this out for hours. I have searched the internet, YouTube, and even sadly resorted to AI to attempt to tell me what's wrong in making this wheel work, but I just can't get it. I have tried using the Expression Editor and a few other things. I want the wheel to move automatically instead of having to painstakingly animate it myself when it comes time. A lot of people are saying to have the meshes and NURBS parented together, but with the tutorial I followed to make this control rig, it hasn't been possible thus far. I have provided images of my outliner and an image of the wheel/rig to give better context. The green wheel on the outside is my global controller that I want to move and have the wheel rotate with. The yellow Wheel_Base, blue is Wheel_Frame (Rim/arm), and red is the wheels themselves (CTRL_Wheel). I am still fairly new to Maya, and this is my first time rigging anything, so please go easy on me in the comments.


r/Maya • • 21h ago

Student My First "Big" Maya Project for My Intro to 3D Animation Course

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This was my midterm project that I had 5 weeks to do but decided to cobble together in about 17 hours. I made some Shinkansen rolling stock, In order: E5 Series, 0 Series, 500 Series. The project asked for three models one animated and 3 renders of each. I started working with Maya this semester and am still fairly new to 3D so they are rough, but I'm still proud of them. Any tips would be welcome (as long as they aren't too mean).


r/Maya • • 23h ago

Question Is there any way I can take the .ma data of a mesh and make it a .obj?

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I was working on a retopology file some days ago. But when I open the file, it just keeps loading and loading while freezing maya. I suppose the file is corrupted since any other file opens without any issue.

Is there any way I can take the .ma data of a mesh and use that to make it into a .obj file? I'm using maya 2026.


r/Maya • • 1d ago

Animation Been working on this for my portfolio. Anything I should improve?

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48 Upvotes

Any feedback is appreciated I've also got a syncsketch link https://syncsketch.com/sketch/f2K1F4AS34u9/ Thanks!


r/Maya • • 1d ago

Question Why isn't the liquid working on the animation but it works on the other file?

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https://reddit.com/link/1x5vsug/video/mlf7cv7jlgvh1/player

I used the same settings in attributes for both, except the starting frame. Why does it work on the second one but not the first one? (I'm trying to make the egg white kind of explode on the table and bowl)


r/Maya • • 1d ago

Modeling How to do precision modeling in maya

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So I have a image of sports glasses, how do I model precisely with proper dimensions in maya. Should I use curves if yes I dont know how to model with curves.


r/Maya • • 1d ago

Animation 3D Game Animation Attack made in Maya

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52 Upvotes

3D Game Animation Attack made in Maya


r/Maya • • 1d ago

Question So why is there a "Home Use" option if it still asks me what job im using it for and my role?

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i just wanted to try the free trial for myself and it still asked me what my job and role was. my job is barista but i didnt see that on the list /j

what was the point of the 'home use' option if it didnt matter?


r/Maya • • 1d ago

Issues Weird Maya Editor Yellowing Bug

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Has anyone else noticed a weird issue where the white title bar on some of the editor windows looks almost yellowed like this?
This has been driving me nuts for ages as every time I see I think it is burn in on my monitor as it is localised to the left side of my screen but no it is something exclusive to Maya.
I have tested with whites, other colours and other monitors as well as this being a screenshot meaning that it is entirely a Maya thing and only when that editor is selected.
What makes it super weird is that when I shift the editors around the yellowing stays stationary to the left!

I am so confused by what is even causing this!?


r/Maya • • 1d ago

Question Problems opening Maya after opening a 2013 assignment file.

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So, I wanted to work on an assignment today—the teacher had provided a file with the model—but when I tried to open it, the program froze and the following message appeared. Now it won't let me into Maya; it kicks me out and I can't do anything.I apologize if my English is poor.Do you know any way to solve this problem?


r/Maya • • 1d ago

Animation Jump and slide exercise feedback

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Hi! I just finished this jump and slide exercise. How do the weight and momentum feel? Is there anything I could improve? Any feedback is welcome!

I also uploaded it to SyncSketch: https://syncsketch.com/sketch/u8durqHPqEzs/


r/Maya • • 2d ago

Showcase MayaMetaBridge Maya 2027.2 UE5.8 Cascadeur Marvelous Designer

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I am currently developing MayaMetaBridge, adding numerous features not found in the standard MetaHuman plugin. The Blender version is already complete, and I am now porting all those features to Maya. This enables a live workflow across the entire toolset: Unreal Engine, Maya, Cascadeur, and Marvelous Designer. Character HumanIK, mGear auto-rig generation, etc.
What do you think about this plugin?


r/Maya • • 2d ago

Showcase I created a Maya Renderer and FX Plugin to go along with it

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As the Title, I created and I am actively looking for testers for my renderer its GPU based primarily and along with it I created an FX plugin like Phoenix, mixed with some tyflow, previously I have also released a plugin for maya which is a multi-tool autorigger on my github
www.github.com/coco8897 here

if you are interested in testing the renderer, I have 10 licenses left for testers, first come and first serve


r/Maya • • 2d ago

Looking for Critique Student in 3D looking for advice for lighting

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Disclaimer : sorry if there is any fault, English isn’t my first language.

Hi everyone, I have an assignment in my 3D Lighting class (on Maya of course) which consists of lighting and staging a scene with the teapot in the picture.
I tried something, but I’m not entirely satisfied with it. I don’t know exactly what’s wrong about it but there is definitely some things that could be improved.
I’m debating if I should maybe use the layers system (which I don’t know much about) to remove some of the lights effect on the floor.
Aside from that, I don’t really know what to do to really bring the scene together and create a coherent atmosphere.

This is why I need your help to figure out what’s working or not in this and what needs to change.
I’m still a beginner so please don’t be too harsh on me if I did something wrong.
I’m just looking for advice to improve myself and this scene.

Thank you in advance to anyone who will help, have a nice day !


r/Maya • • 2d ago

Question How do I make an egg shatter and spill its insides and powder come out of a pot?

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I want to make my character hit an egg too hard on the bowl and make it shatter. How do I do this?

I want the egg to break into pieces (I already used the shatter effect) and the slimy parts inside to spill when that happens.

As for the powder question, I want a character to shake a pot and sugar comes out only when they shake it, is there a way to do that in animation?


r/Maya • • 2d ago

Issues So I can't import a downloaded mesh. Why does this happen?

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So, I recently downloaded a mesh but I am unable to import it into Maya. When I gave it to my friend, he is able to import it into Maya but when I ask him to give me the file. It said that the file does not exist. Why does this happen? I've even redownloaded Maya multiple times, all times I couldn't import it. It works with other fbx files that I already have. Can someone help?