Fly Tool
The Fly Tool brings game-engine style navigation to Maya, allowing for first-person scene exploration. This is a dedicated flight mode that lets you move freely through 3D space. Using the familiar WASD layout and mouse-look, it provides a fluid way to navigate large-scale environments or complex level layouts that are otherwise difficult to manage with traditional orbit and pan controls.
Features
WASD & Mouse-look
Standard first-person movement and orientation controls.
Vertical Navigation
Dedicated inputs for vertical movement
Speed Modification
On-the-fly adjustment of base movement speed and mouse sensitivity.
Precision Toggles
Modifier keys for temporary speed scaling (slow/fast).
Input Configuration
Options for axis inversion and mouse button swapping.
Video
Setup & Usage
Installation
Fly Tool is part of the FX Python Tools library. Download fxpt from GitHub and add it to your PYTHONPATH directory.
Create a shelf button with the following code:
from fxpt import fx_fly_camera
fx_fly_camera.run()Usage
Make sure a perspective viewport is active, then run the tool by clicking the shelf button.
Compatibility
Tested on
Maya 2016
Maya 2017
Requirements
Maya versions using a Python 2.7 interpreter