mmManipCycle: Quickly Navigate Maya Manipulators
Tired of doing the relatively easy task of holding W to change your manipulator's space? Don't want to leave your animCam to select a hidden axis handle pointing towards you? Well do I have the script for you!
This script contains two functions:
- SPACE: Cycle between different spaces per manipulator, such as Object and World space
- AXIS: Cycle through axis handles on the current manipulator
Both functions have variables available to easily modify them to your liking. You can change the order and which spaces/axis' you'd like to cycle through, all per manipulator type (translate, rotate and scale)
Simply import into your Maya scripts folder and you're good to go - This script has become an invaluable part of my workflow and I hope you will find it useful too!
If you would like to see a quick video demo you can check out this video by Lupin House: https://youtu.be/oBxHoexufG4
For my more in-depth video, going through how to customise each function to your liking and situations where the tool may be useful, you can head here: https://youtu.be/v9K75Txm9Ew
Built using Maya 2020 and written in Python. Currently untested in Maya 2022.
Please note: While I do take good care to make sure anything I officially release is up to my standards, I am an animator by trade, so please be understanding if you experience any bugs and do get in contact through any of my open social channels.