Overview

The Placement Tool allows the user to quickly place any object directly on the surface of polygon meshes. It can be useful for tasks that requires a lot of transform operations such as placing decals on your meshes.

Tool Features

Place objects interactively

The tool will automatically orient and move any selected object(s) in the Maya viewport interactively in real-time at the location of the mouse cursor.

Improved Create Primitive

The tool allows you to interactively create your primitive shapes directly on the surface of any existing polygons meshes in your scene.

  • Take a look at the Tool Demo page or at the Usage documentation for the complete list of features.

Tool Location

The tool can be found in the GENtools menu under Modify → Placement Tool.