Navigate the Viewport without the Viewcube

The ViewCube was not included in versions of Maya between 2018–2022, but if you need a quick way to switch views in the Viewport without the Viewcube, create a tear-off menu of the View Along Axis menu:

1. In the Maya Panel Menus, select View > View Along Axis.
2. Double-click the two dotted lines at the top of the menu to tear it off so that it becomes a separate window.
   

   For information on creating floating menus see Tear-off menus in the Menus and menu sets topic.

3. Position the View Along Axis menu where you'd like, and click the axis you would like to view.