Help and Learning Videos

Maya Help

The Maya Help (what you're looking at) provides searchable documentation on all the features in Maya, from beginner to advanced techniques. It also contains technical documentation with information about scripting, and developer help with detailed information about the Maya API.

• Maya Help - press F1 or select Help > Maya Help.

  There are two versions of the Maya Help: the online default version, accessed on the Internet, and an offline version that you can download and install locally. Both versions appear in your web browser and give you complete access to the Maya documentation. See Using Maya Help for more information.

• Select Help > Find a Menu, then enter a string to find the location of a particular menu item from the main menu.
• Interface overview is an image of the Maya interface with the names and a basic description of all the main interface elements. It gives you links to where things are described so you can find more information.
• All Maya Hotkeys is a list of every single keyboard shortcut you can press in Maya.
• Scripting: You can access scripting documentation in the Maya Help using either MEL, Maya's proprietary scripting language, or Python.
• Technical Documentation: You can access this in the Maya Help, or find links from the Help > Scripting Reference submenu to MEL Command Reference, Python Command Reference, and Node and Attribute Reference.
• Maya Developer Help: You can access this from the Maya Help.

Learning Videos

• 1-minute Startup Movies: These short movies demonstrate some basic skills you need to use in Maya. You can run these videos when you first start up Maya, or choose Help > 1-Minute Startup Movies to visit the 1-Minute Startup Movies web page. The movies are available in English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.
• Getting Started videos:

  If you're new to Maya or are transitioning from another 3D software application, the "Exploring Maya" video series provides a starting point for understanding many Maya features. Choose Help > Tutorials > Maya Tutorials or click http://www.autodesk.com/maya-tutorials to access the videos.


• The Maya Learning Channel on YouTube streams videos on various Maya workflows and features. The learning channel provides trusted content authored by Autodesk. New videos are posted regularly - subscribe to the channels to keep up-to-date!
• Getting Started playlist on the Maya Learning Channel, which includes several Quick Tip videos.
• Maya Blog videos on YouTube channels: Daryl Obert's Maya Mondays and Steven Roselle's My Oh Maya!