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Absolute Entry mode (Numeric Input tool) 
accessing
    help system 
    marking menus from Hotkey Editor 
    renderers 
action and perspective 
Active Shade 
add-ons
    installing 
adding
    selections  2nd 
additive colors 
adjusting
    grid
        max vs. Maya 
Adobe Systems 
advertising, use of Maya in 
Alias, founding of 
Alias|Wavefront 
    batch rendering license 
    compatibility list 
    Studio Tools 
aligning
    objects
        max vs. Maya 
alignment boxes, creating 
alpha channels  2nd  3rd 
Alt+1 (resize movie player) 
Alt+g hotkey (Graph Editor) 
Alt+mouse button (change view) 
ambient light
    description of 
angle of view  2nd  3rd 
animating
    camera  2nd 
    fish  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th 
    ocean  2nd  3rd 
animation  [See also skinning]
    binding characters to skeletons  2nd  3rd  4th 
    character
        overview of 
        walking cycle  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th 
    character animation
        description of 
    facial
        Blend Shapes deformer and  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        overview of 
    general approach to  2nd  3rd  4th 
    hierarchy and 
    Lightwave vs. Maya  2nd 
    max vs. Maya  2nd 
    skeletons
        creating  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
        handles and control objects, adding  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
    Trax feature
        overview of 
        walking cycle  2nd  3rd  4th 
animators
    as artists 
    route to Maya 
    skills needed for 
antialiasing
    max vs. Maya 
antialiasing quality
    rendering time and 
antitragus 
applying
    cylindrical mapping 
    planar mapping coordinates 
architectural animation 
architectural projects
    sketching rough drawing of 
Area lights
    scaling 
arm joings, leveling 
armature 
array duplication 
art classes 
Artisan tool
    sand, painting shape of with  2nd  3rd 
assigning actions
    to hotkeys  2nd 
    to Shelf 
assigning imported materials 
asterisk (*) wildcard 
Attribute Editor
    Blinn material 
    overview of  2nd  3rd 
    reusing Dmaps in 
    Spans UV display 
    Tessellation section 
Auto Key feature
    enabling 
    overview of 
    turning off 
automatic mapping 
Automation Toolbox MELscript 
AVI format 
axes  2nd 
    transforming objects and