MAYA for Windows and MacIntosh

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Mac OS X 2nd 3rd

Macintosh     and Maya versions

     and network rendering     display cards

     launching renders on 2nd 3rd     rendering programs

Macromedia Flash

Magnitude attribute 2ndmain menu

     creating NURBS primitive with     creating polygon primitive with     creating subdiv primitive with

Maintain Offset option

Make Boats command

Make Collide command 2nd

Make Hole tool Make Live command

Make Motor Boat command

Make Not Live command 2nd Make Planar command

makeNURB title manipulation tools 2nd 3rd

manipulators 2nd 3rd

mapping. [See also maps]     automatic 2nd

     purpose of

maps

     bump 2nd 3rd

     image 2nd

     projection 2nd

     texture 2nd 3rd

     UV 2nd 3rd

Marking menus 2nd 3rd 4th

marquee-zooming

masks 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

materials. [See also specific types]

     attributes for 2nd

     changing color of     defined 2nd     identifying assigned

     types of

     viewing Max Distance value 2nd

Max Radius option

Maya

     and PSD files

     as animation tool [See also animation]

     beginning projects in

     coordinate system     forums

     help options     interface 2nd 3rd

    keyboard shortcuts. [See keyboard shortcuts]     license

     listservs

     Mac vs. Windows versions of     manual

     new features in     node-based architecture     purpose of

     rendering technologies 2nd

     resources 2nd

     scripting language [See also MEL]

     setting preferences for     system requirements

     tutorials 2nd 3rd

     Web browser     workflow

Maya CompleteMaya Embedded Language. [See MEL]

Maya PLE

Maya Unlimited 2ndMEL

     adding comments in

     and Script Editor

     assigning values in

     commands

     free scripts written in

     meaning of acronym

     purpose of

     script-storage considerations

     variables

     ways of using

memory. [See RAM]

Mental Ray Renderer 2nd 3rd 4th

menu bar 2nd menu sets menus. [See also specific menus]

     commonly used

     finding items in     grouping of

     hiding/showing 2nd

Merge Edge tool

Merge Vertex Options dialog box

Merge Vertices tool

meshes, polygon 2nd 3rd 4th

mex script Min Radius option

Minor Sweep attribute Mirror command

Mirror Geometry command mirror images 2nd 3rd [See also mirroring]

Mirror Joint Options dialog box

mirroring     joints

     objects 2nd 3rd     subdiv surfaces Miscellaneous mask

modeling

     and Mirror Geometry tool

     and NURBS curves

     and project workflow     and Smooth Proxy tool

     and Snap Align tools

     body parts     by duplicating objects

     characters [See also skeletons]     hills

     muscles

     polygonal house 2nd     staircase

     subdiv 2nd [See also subdiv surfaces]

     symmetrical objects

     using deformers for

     with polygons 2nd [See also polygons]

     with primitives

     with Soft Modification tool

Modeling menu set 2nd

Modify Curves menu 2nd 3rd

Motion Blur option

Motion Multiplier option

Motion Paths option 2nd

Motion Trail function

mouse requirements Move and Sew UVs command 2nd Move tool 2nd 3rd 4th

Movieplayer files

Multi Points render Multi Streaks render

muscles, modeling

Muster

Mute Animation Channel function