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Autodesk Maya 2016 Basics Guide
Using the Hotbox
The Hotbox, shown in Figure 1-45, is a complete set of customizable menus that you can access by pressing and
holding the Spacebar. Using the Hotbox Controls option in the Hotbox, you can select which menu commands
appear in the Hotbox.
FIGURE 1-45
Hotbox
Customizing the Hotbox
If you select the Hotbox Controls option from the Hotbox, you can select which menu sets to include in the
Hotbox. You can also select to Show or Hide all menus.
Lesson 1.7-Tutorial 1: Access a Marking Menu
1. Select Create, Polygon Primitives, Sphere to create a sphere object.
2. Click on the view panel away from the sphere to deselect it.
3. Right‐click on the sphere and choose Select from the pop‐up marking menu.
The sphere object is selected.
Lesson 1.7-Tutorial 2: Use the Hotbox
1. Move the cursor to the center of the view panel and press and hold the Spacebar.
The Hotbox appears centered around where the cursor is located, as shown in Figure 1‐46.
2. Drag the cursor to the Create button and select the Polygon Primitives, Sphere command.
The sphere object appears in the view panel.
3. Release the Spacebar.
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