Panels and Layouts

The arrangement of panels within the View panel is called the layout.

Maya has some predefined layouts you can use by clicking the Quick layout buttons on the left side of the interface. Right-click on the Quick layout buttons for additional layouts and other options.

As an alternative to panel layouts, you can customize the interface using workspaces. Workspaces let you move and dock panels anywhere, and not just control the arrangement within the View panel. Another difference is that workspaces are stored as separate files in your user directory and persist automatically, while panel layouts are stored in scene files.