The Tool Box displays on the left side of the Maya interface by default - see Interface Overview. It contains the most commonly-used tools for working in Maya.
Tool Box on the left side of the Maya interface
The following hotkeys are for the tools in the Tool Box. You can reassign shortcuts to different keys in the Hotkey Editor.
Tool Name | Icon | Shortcut/HotKey |
---|---|---|
Select | q (or q-click for Selection Mask marking menu) | |
Lasso | No hotkey assigned. See Hotkey Editor to assign a keyboard shortcut for this tool. | |
Paint Selection | No hotkey assigned. See Hotkey Editor to assign a keyboard shortcut for this tool. | |
Move | w (or w-click for Move Tool marking menu) | |
Rotate | e (or e-click for Rotate Tool marking menu) | |
Scale | r (or r-click for Scale Tool marking menu) | |
Last Used | y (the last used tool that is not Select, Move, Rotate, or Scale) |