Partitions lets you group sets together while ensuring that the sets do not share members.
To create a partition
- Use the Outliner or Relationship Editor to select the sets you want to go in the new partition.
- Select Create > Sets > Partition.
The sets in the partition are now prevented from having overlapping membership.
To create a new set in a partition
- Select the items you want to go in the new set.
- Select Create > Sets > Set >
. - Do one of the following:
- To add the set to a partition only if it’s already exclusive (that is, it doesn’t overlap with any of the sets in the partition), click Only If Exclusive.
- To add the set to a partition and remove any members that are already in other sets in the partition, click By Making Exclusive.
- Select the name of the partition to add this set to from the Partition pop-up menu.
- Click Apply and Close.
If you chose Only If Exclusive and the set overlaps sets in the partition, Maya does not add the set to the partition and a warning appears on the status line.
To edit the membership of a partition
- Select Window > Relationship Editors > Partitions.
- On the left side, click the partition you want to add to.
- On the right side, click to highlight the sets you want in the partition.
You can also select the sets you want to add to a partition in the Outliner, and then in the Relationship Editor’s left side menus select Edit > Add Selected Items.
To remove a set from a partition
- Select Window > Relationship Editors > Partitions.
- On the left side, click the plus icon to next to the partition name to show its contents.
- Click the set you want to remove.
- In the Relationship Editor’s left side menus select Edit > Remove Highlighted From Partition.
To delete a partition
- Select Window > Relationship Editors > Partitions.
- Select the partition and press
. Deleting the partition does not delete its member sets.