To ensure the lesson works as described, do these steps before beginning:
- If you have not already done so, download the lesson files from
http://areadownloads.autodesk.com/wdm/maya/GettingStarted2020LessonData.zip. Copy the
Getting Started with Maya 2020 Lesson Files zip file to your local drive and unzip the folder.
- Select
File > Set Project and set the
GettingStarted2020LessonData\UVMapping directory as your Maya project.
- Select
File > New Scene to create a new scene.
- Make sure the
Construction History icon (below the menu bar) is on:
(If it is turned off, it has a large X across it.)
- Select the
Modeling menu set. Unless otherwise noted, the directions in this chapter for making menu selections assume you’ve already selected the
Modeling menu set.
- Make sure
Display > UI Elements > Help Line is turned on. You will use the
Help Line while modeling.
- Ensure that the interactive creation option for primitives is turned off by selecting
Create > Polygon Primitives > Interactive Creation. The option is off when a check mark does not display beside the item’s name in the menu.
- Make sure that
Soft Selection is turned off by opening the
Tool Settings Editor
with the
Select Tool active and disabling
Soft Select.