Maya user interface looks very complex at first. However, this large number of functions and the scope to add more functions to the user interface provides the real flexibility to the program. Other than the functions common for all the various aspects of a 3d graphics software application, there are set of functions dedicated to a more specific task like modeling, texturing, animation, rendering etc. The default Maya user interface can be divided into the following sections.
- Main Menu Set
- Status Line
- Shelf
- Tool Box
- Workspace
- Time Slider
- Range Slider
- Command Line
- Help Line
- Channel box
- Layer editor
