Migrating from MODO to Maya. Couple questions

vx_

Overall the programs are pretty similar but a couple things irk me. If it isn't achievable in Maya maybe there are plugins which do these?

1. Is there a way to replace marquee tool with lasso (and still be able to select by clicking)

2. Is there something that makes deleting components easier? (Not being able to remove border edges, vertices, deleting edges leaves vertices still intact)

3. Something similar to Mesh cleanup in modo? Removing double, overlapping polys, welding vertices etc.

Boozebeard

1. select > lasso style
2. not really sure what you mean, I've never had a trouble deleting stuff.
3. Geometry > mesh cleanup

Edit: Oh damn, I'm an idiot. Read it the wrong way round. Haha, sorry.

vx_

Hito

1. best way is probably make a short mel script and bind Q to toggle between Lasso and standard click to select.
2. don't know... not sure if it's possible
3. Polygon menu set, Mesh->Cleanup...

LMP

2. Scripting. I've made a script that would randomly delete non-border edges, and then clean up any verts that were on a straight line, ie not holding together a corner. 

kodde

2. There's the Edit Mesh > Delete Edge/Vertex that does it a bit different from the regular delete. This command will also remove connected vertices if you were to use it on an edge.

oglu

in edge mode
backspace   --> delete edge only
ctrl + backspace   --> delete edge + vertex 


in vertex mode
backspace  --> delete only floating verticies
(you could select all verticies for the mesh but it will only delete verticies with two connecting edges)

Nico0307

For 2. Try to get used to the right click marking menus. For deleting an edge with its vertices you usually just shift right click and drag to the left. This way of accessing tools is also the fastest way to model stuff, although it requires you to be in the right component mode to get the right tools. ( Like you have to be in Object mode to access the edge ring tool. Or vertex mode to get the weld thing) The options also change by pressing shift.