If you want to bind a hotkey to a function that doesn't exist (yet) in the hotkey editor, you will have to open the Script Editor window (the little button in the very bottom right of Maya), and then click the command you want, and see if it shows up in the Scrip Editor window (you might have to turn on "History -> Echo…
Wow thanks for all of the help guys. I can't wait to get home to try these out. It sounds like the tips you have given me are going to solve most of the frustrations I've been having trying to switch over. Edit: Just had a chance to try these suggestions out. Thank you so much for the help, just these simple things have…
Yay! G'luck with the app. You'll see it has some elegant sides, but also some very bad ones :P You'll love the viewport navigation tho. Another way to setup UI and shortcuts, maybe more visual : If you can locate the tool you want in one of the top menus, just click that tool while pressing down shift+ctrl+alt (I can never…
For modeling look into a plug-in called Nex. It costs but its worth it, especially if you're coming from 3dsMax, it will have a lot of features you'd miss otherwise. www.highend3d.com is the scriptspot.com of the Maya world.