number 3 do you mean face centers ( instead of/or selecting by whole face? ) In which case: Window> Settings/Preferences> Preferences> from Preferences window: Settings> Selection> Polygon Selection> "choose either Select Faces with: Center or Whole Face" Be careful! Display> Polygons> face centers is a display reference…
Hey, got a few questions about Maya. 1: array (or I think this is the correct name.) for example: I made a book and now I want to put it in a array so that it randomizes the x for every new book on the shelf. (I have seen a similar option available for particles.) 2: Face normal placement If I grab a object I want to be…
Yeh for 3a you can do select face centers like claydough says, or what I do is marquee select all of them and subtract select (Hold Control) the other faces.
2. Modify>Snap Together Tool.. click your faces then hit enter. also, in your bush terrain example specifically, google up the 'Modify>Paint Scripts Tool', you can paint your bushes onto terrain. 4. Modify>Replace Objects. replaces all selected objects with the last selected object. 6. Modify>Convert>Instance to Object
For 1 and 2 the Maya Bonus Tools has scripts that sort of do this. For 1 you can select a bunch of objects and randomize translations on the X axis. For 2 there is a placement tool and a simple orient to face tool and probably a bunch of others you could checkout. I;m not sure what you're asking in 3, and don't know the…