Introduction to Autodesk Maya 2025 Tools

We'll start by learning how to use subdivisions to create more geometry on a mesh, which you might do to create more complex shapes.

The multi-cut and connect tools can be used to create subdivisions with a little bit more control.

You can add polygons to an existing mesh by extruding polygon faces, edges, or vertices with the extrude tool.

New to Maya 2025, smart extrude interactively extrudes faces in a more efficient way than the traditional extrude tool.

The curve extrude tools enables you to extrude a mesh along a curve.

The crease tool is used to control the sharpness of edges on a subdivided model without adding extra geometry.

The bevel tool is used to round off sharp edges by adding extra geometry.

The bridge tool is used to connect two edges or faces by creating a smooth surface between them.

The circularize tool is used to reshape a selected set of faces, edges, or vertices into a perfect circle.

The wedge tool is used to create a curved, wedge-like extrusion from a selected face or edge.

The boolean tool is used to combine, subtract, or intersect two meshes to create complex shapes. It can be useful, but requires cleanup after use.

The sweep mesh tool is used to generate a 3D shape along a curve, creating tubes, cables, ropes, or stylized strokes easily.

The mesh cleanup tool is used to identify and fix geometry issues such as non-manifold edges, lamina faces, and overlapping vertices.