
The Guerrilla CG Project also provides a set of short, informative videos that explain the basics of computer animation as well as certain problems that you may come upon. This can be accessed by hitting F1 or going to Help → Maya Help. If you are interested in learning more about Maya's capabilities, Maya provides a fairly extensive Help reference. The exercises here are listed in order, with later exercises assuming you have finished earlier ones. Some of the assignments will be using a simple Maya file called block guy (Right click the link and select "Save Link As." to save the file instead of opening the file as text in the browser). Simply right click the image and select "View Image" (Assumes Firefox).

In the exercises they are presented in a smaller format, however they can be expanded if you need a better view. There are numerous screenshots sprinkled throughout the exercises. Among the improvements in Maya 2019 are a new cached playback system, upgrades that make viewport previews look more like the final Arnold render, and improvements to rigging tools, pipeline integration and more, the company said. It will be the most beneficial for you to walk through each exercise with a Maya file open, but merely reading through each exercise will help you a great deal. Autodesk has released Maya 2019, the latest iteration of its widely used 3D animation, modeling, simulation and rendering software. While these exercises are not graded, the assignments will assume that you know the material presented here. These exercises are designed to introduce you to the basics of interacting with Maya.
