Learn here about some basic characteristics of Maya basic tools. You have read and heard about modifying object and you think about how to modify object as well as how to use modifying tools. So don’t worry here is the solution of your problem in this video tutorial. If you are learning Maya then you will definitely a little bit familiar with its transform tool. The object modifies due to transforming tools. When we are said to convert the object into specific shape then it means we have to modifying it.
Maya provides you huge stuff about modifying object shape with various techniques. You can use simple move, rotate and scale tools for modifying but in this case it is chance of inaccuracy. Therefore we choose the alternate method for modifying object. Go to attribute editor and here you can modify the object with respect to it movement, rotation and scaling by putting values for its co-ordinates. Every Maya feature works with different technique, if you have polygonal object in your scene then the way of its setting will be different from custom method. Similarly NURBS and subdivision surface have their own manual setting for editing. You can edit the object shape only if it is selected mode. The detailed video tutorial of 10min is here to show you different features performing for modifying object in Maya.
