Favorite Maya Plugins for Modeling?

kmacneil91

Hey guys,

What are your favorite plugins for Maya modeling? A lot of the tutorials I see show custom tools and I'd love to see the best/most popular ones out there for efficient workflow.

Thanks!

Lucas Annunziata

NightShade UV has saved me countless hours of my life:
https://www.highend3d.com/maya/script/nightshade-uv-editor-for-maya

and I still use the RoadKill plugin in conjunction with it for more organic shapes.
http://www.pullin-shapes.co.uk/page6.htm

cromadbomber

CreasePlus - Really good plugin which can save alot of time. Automates GoZ workflow between Zbrush and Maya and has real time boolean preview.
Nightshade UV - Like Lucas Annunziata says - Saves countless hours of life

kmacneil91

Thanks for the input, guys!

oglu

nightshade is part of maya2017.4 ,no need to download the plugin...

Psychotic_Mike

Ninja dojo tools are fantastic. 
Also check out Creative Case and Dark arts tools. 

kmacneil91

Thank you, looks pretty handy!

TTools

I've been using and developing these tools for about 17 years.  A lot of my friends and coworkers swear by them.  They have been used in professional game development, feature film, and the automotive design industry.  A number of 'polycounters' are using them as well.
http://www.thomashamiltonart.com/TTools.html

It's not fair to give my opinion about them, because clearly I'm biased.  Feel free to check out a small glimpse of the customer feedback I've received over the years.
http://www.thomashamiltonart.com/TTools_CustomerReviews.html

Hopefully they will improve your production and quality of life.  It's the reason I originally wrote them for myself