Maya+Mac
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- evan_dileo
So, I'm trying to learn maya in the spare time.
All the the tutorials I find on the most basic methods (navigation of camera) tell me to 'simply hold alt and press the right mouse button' or 'middle mouse button.
Even going in to work on the faces level requires me to use hotkeys I have with mouse buttons that I don't.
I got one freakin button over here. What is a Mac user to do?
If anybody has any advice / online resources / and also books to recommend, I would be stoked.
Or you could just tell me I'm lame for overlooking something obvious.
Thx.
- Dr_Jay0
spend $20 and get a new mouse?
- Kaizen0
I have the single button bluetooth mouse too, and trying to use photoshop and Maya with it is crazy at best, tried the mighty mouse, but... eh. Just buy a normal mouse, and if you can get three button or one from wacom, that would be best.
- aliceblue0
http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/sup…
And Try RADTACH_BT500 Mobile Mouse_Bluetooth_ 3-button + scrolling
- evan_dileo0
wow. I totally thought I just needed to change the way I was working. Like the poor carpenter blames his tools, ya know.
But I guess it's just the hardware.
looks like on alias there's some way to set up a one button mouse to work, but I can't see how to get there. ugh.
- spot130
Holding control and clicking on a mac is the same as right click. I don't know if other key combos (like holding alt too) would prevent that from working.
- Mattiadesign0
First get a new mouse, second DON'T DO IT!! Maya is great but it's a major pain in the ass to use! We have several 3D animators here, and they have to deal with so many headaches is not even funny!
- evan_dileo0
But all the kids are doing it, Mattia!
Every motion designer I know is learning 3D and Maya seems to be the app of choice.
What would you recommend?
- Mattiadesign0
Well, I'm not saying that it's bad! I'm saying that it's not the easiest to use. I'm a motion designer, and use after effects daily, and for my 3D needs I use lightwave, and cinema 4D. I know Maya too, but I find myself always going back to Lightwave everytime I start a project. We do a lot of character animation, and Maya is great for that.
Maybe it's just me! =)
- CyBrainX0
You HAVE to use a two button mouse with a wheel.
I tried Lightwave and Maya (older versions) and thought Maya was much easier to learn but both are for people using them on a daily basis. There's too much to know and it's too easy to forget.
- evan_dileo0
Yeah, i don't know.
I used to use 3dstudio (before I got started at this stuff) and got fed up.
Then learned ae and I've never been happier, but I just want some depth and the ability to create strong graqphical shapes in 3d.
lightwave. hmmm.
- nextseason0
Maya takes a bit of time to learn but it's totally worth it. It's such a powerful tool. I stopped using other 3d apps all together and just stick with maya.
I'm curious to see what happens with it though now that they've been bought by Autodesk.
- monNom0
I'm pretty sure a three button mouse is listed a one of the system requirements.
- Kaizen0
I get the best results by using 3DS Max and Maya together and using Photoshop for my textures or course. But they more compliment each other more than anything else. Anyway, there's no way I'm using a one-button mouse refit on something like this. two or three is the way to go.