Maya tips and tricks [CG]

Workflow tips

http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/autodesk-maya/quick-tip-creating-a-custom-shelf-in-maya/

http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/autodesk-maya/how-to-speed-up-your-workflow-in-maya-using-hotkeys/


Mental ray

http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/autodesk-maya/quick-tip-how-to-setup-the-mentalray-plugin-in-maya/

http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/autodesk-maya/quick-tip-how-to-enhance-render-quality-in-maya/

http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/autodesk-maya/how-to-render-wireframes-with-ambient-occlusion-in-maya-using-mentalray/


UV

moving shells 1 unit in UV editor
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1071689&postcount=9

showing UV seams and increasing edge width

Display... Polygons... Texture Border Edges

Display... Polygons... Edge Width...


Rendering

Rendering Ambient Occlusion Passes in Maya

http://blog.digitaltutors.com/rendering-ambient-occlusion-passes-maya/