Selects objects and components in the scene and editor windows. Switch selection modes Select Tool Selection modes Select object or components Selection hotkeys Selects objects and components in the scene by drawing a freeform shape around them. Selects components in the scene by painting. Moves selected objects or components by dragging the transform manipulator. Move Tool Move, rotate, or scale objects and components Transformations Rotates selected objects or components by dragging the rotation manipulator. Rotate Tool Move, rotate, or scale objects and components The Pivot Point Scales selected objects or components by dragging the scale manipulator. Scale Tool Move, rotate, or scale objects and components The pivot point Selects different layouts for the view panel. Create a custom panel layout from the drop-down menu(s). Link to the Maya Web site. Link to the Maya LT Web site. Switches menu sets. Clears the current scene and creates a new one. Opens a saved scene. Saves the scene under its current name. Sets which component types can be selected using the selection tools. Sets which component types can be selected using the selection tools. Changes the selection mode to select items at the top level of their node hierarchy or some other combination by using a selection mask. Changes the selection mode to select objects. Switch selection modes Select Tool Selection modes Masking object and component selections Select object or components Selection hotkeys Changes the selection mode to select components of an object. Switch selection modes Select Tool Selection modes Masking object and component selections Select object or components Selection hotkeys Locks tool manipulators to the selected object so that left-click operates manipulator instead of selecting. Locks component selection mode, preventing switch to object selection mode. Moves the selected item to the nearest grid intersection point. Moves the selected item to the nearest curve. Moves the selected item to the nearest control vertex or pivot point. Snaps to the center of the selected object. Moves the selected item to the nearest view plane. Converts the selected surface to a live surface (RMB to select from previous live surfaces). Set a live surface Controls upstream node connections for the selected object. Controls downstream node connections for the selected object. Toggles construction history on or off for all items in the scene. Specifies an input type for the Input Line. Moves, rotates, or scale objects or components with reference to the X,Y,Z origin. Moves, rotates, or scale objects or components with reference to the X,Y,Z origin. Moves, rotates, or scale objects or components with reference to the X,Y,Z origin. Moves, rotates, or scales objects or components with reference to their current position. Moves, rotates, or scales objects or components with reference to their current position. Moves, rotates, or scales objects or components with reference to their current position. Edits the name of the selected object. Selects object(s) by name and supports wildcards to select multiple objects. Displays or hides the Attribute Editor which lists properties for the selected object or node. Displays or hides the Modeling Toolkit. Displays or hides the Channel Box and Layer editor. Displays or hides options for the current tool in the Tool Settings window. Displays the currently active or previously selected tool.