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Complex UV Layout in Maya

Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character

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# 1 04-09-2008 , 06:22 AM

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How do you retrieve the tools panels and other menu bars when you get rid of them? i accidentally clicked on something that took my tool bar away, and i got carried away with the experiment and minimized all my menus and panels to leave just the workspace. very nice to see my model so big on screen, but i dont know how to get all my menus back!!!!

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# 2 04-09-2008 , 07:07 AM

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This is one way, you can also set this up in the prefs.

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# 3 04-09-2008 , 07:50 AM

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thank you gec T.

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# 4 04-09-2008 , 12:20 PM

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No problem user added image

. Also, if you've hidden absolutely everything, including the main menu (File, Edit, Modify, Display, Windows ect) you can still access those from the hotbox (hold down the space key).

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# 5 05-09-2008 , 10:13 PM

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you can also turn menus off and on using hotkeys.

shift + m to toggle the main menu.

ctrl + m to toggle the viewport menu.

ctrl + space to toggle shelves.

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# 6 06-09-2008 , 11:30 AM

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I had the exact same problem.....I had to go through all the menus indivually to find the right option, took a while but got there eventually??

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