Interface, navigation and project management
- Understand workspaces and main menus
- Navigate cameras and views
- Create and set a Maya project
- Use Outliner and Channel Box
- Manage transforms and pivots
- Adopt file and naming conventions
Autodesk Maya — Beginner
Autodesk Maya — Beginner
Private Autodesk Maya beginner training for businesses across Canada: 3 three-hour modules and a customizable plan.
Program
Modules in this level
Essential polygon modeling
- Create primitives and basic shapes
- Use extrude, bevel and insert edge loop
- Work in vertex, edge and face modes
- Use symmetry and duplicate
- Control proportions with references
- Build a clean editable object
Topology, subdivision and model finishing
- Understand edge flow and mesh density
- Use subdivision in a controlled way
- Fix normals and problematic geometry
- Create detail without unnecessary complexity
- Prepare topology for deformation
- Clean the model before texturing
Outcomes
Directly observable outcomes
✓
Understand workspaces and main menus
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Navigate cameras and views
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Create primitives and basic shapes
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Use extrude, bevel and insert edge loop
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Understand edge flow and mesh density
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Use subdivision in a controlled way
Practised in an exercise or work case.
FAQ
Prepare the right pathway
Can we choose only certain modules?
Yes. The builder lets you create a plan from the 10 Autodesk Maya modules.
Is the training suitable for beginners?
Yes. Modules 01 to 03 form the 9-hour beginner path.
Can we work with our own files?
Yes, when the files can be shared and doing so complies with your organization’s confidentiality rules.
Do we need a license?
No Maya prerequisite at beginner level. General 3D familiarity is useful but not required.
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Ready to build your plan?
Select modules from this level and add other topics as needed.