Naming Conventions

The projects in Maya Studio Projects: Texturing and Lighting use common conventions for three-button mouse operation. Here are a few examples:

  • LMB: Click the left mouse button.
  • MMB+drag: Hold the middle mouse button while dragging.
  • RMB+click: Click right mouse button and release.
  • Shift+click: Press the Shift key and the left mouse button to make multiple selections.

When referring to different areas and functions of Maya, I have used the terminology employed by the software's own help files. Whenever there is a deviation in terminology (usually for the sake of clarity), I've included a note to explain the change.

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