What does freeze transformations do in Maya?

The move, rotate and scale tools support other illusions – that an object can be directly manipulated with the mouse.

How do you unfreeze Maya?

Do one of the following:

1. Hold Ctrl and stroke on the frozen region.
2. Turn on Invert in the Tool Settings window and stroke on the frozen region.
3. To unfreeze all frozen areas on the model, press Shift + U.

Where is freeze in Maya?

Select Modify > Freeze Transformations. If you select Modify > Freeze Transformations > , you can set Freeze Transformations Options.

How do you lock objects in Maya?

How to Lock Object in Maya

1. Add a polygon cube to the workspace by choosing Create > Polygon Primitives > Cube.
2. Open the Channel Box and click-drag from TranslateX downward to select all the channels.
3. Right-click TranslateX and choose Lock Selected.

What are the options for freeze transformations in Maya?

Use the options to control which types of transformations ( Translate, Rotate, Scale, or Joint orient) are frozen. Note: Freeze Transformations does not affect the translation transforms of joints because their translation transforms are required to define the lengths of their bones.

What to do when your mesh freezes in Maya?

The Falloff setting controls how freezing is applied to your mesh. You can adjust falloff in the Tool Settings window. See Adjust sculpting tool falloff. Freezing persists when you reopen a saved file, letting you keep freeze values intact for subsequent sculpting sessions.

How does locking an object in Maya work?

Locking an object in Maya prevents you from accidentally moving the object in your Maya scene. This feature is accessed in the Channel Box.

How do you unfreeze a frozen area on a mesh?

Hold Ctrl and stroke on the frozen region. Turn on Invert in the Tool Settings window and stroke on the frozen region. To unfreeze all frozen areas on the model, press Shift + U. After painting a frozen area on a mesh, you can invert the entire frozen area by pressing Ctrl + Shift + I.