Maya MCP Server

# Example Prompts for Maya MCP Try these prompts with Claude to explore Maya MCP capabilities! --- ## Getting Started ### Basic Shapes ``` Create a sphere Make a torus Create a pyramid Build a soccer ball primitive ``` ### Positioning ``` Create a cube at position [5, 0, 0] Make a sphere and place it at [0, 10, 0] Create a cylinder and scale it to [2, 5, 2] ``` --- ## Building Objects ### Simple Models ``` Create a cube, scale it to [10, 1, 10] for a floor Build a pillar: cylinder scaled to [0.5, 10, 0.5] Make a table: cube top [4, 0.2, 2] with 4 cylinder legs ``` ### With Materials ``` Create a sphere with a red lambert material Make a cube with shiny blue blinn material Build a gold sphere using aiStandardSurface with metalness 1.0, roughness 0.2 ``` --- ## Mesh Operations ### Beveling ``` Create a cube and bevel its edges with 0.2 offset Make a cylinder and bevel it with 3 segments ``` ### Smoothing ``` Create a sphere and smooth it with 2 subdivision levels Make a cube and smooth it 3 times for a rounded look ``` ### Extrusion ``` Create a plane and extrude all faces by 1 unit Make a cube and extrude its faces with 2 divisions ``` ### Booleans ``` Create two overlapping spheres and use boolean union to combine them Make a cube and sphere, then boolean subtract the sphere from the cube Create a door by boolean subtracting a rectangle from a wall ``` --- ## Complete Scenes ### Simple House ``` Build a simple house with: - A cube base (10x8x10) - A pyramid roof on top - A door (2x4x0.5) at the front - Two windows (1x1x0.5) on the sides - Bevel all edges with 0.1 - Red material for walls, brown for roof ``` ### Living Room ``` Create a living room: - Floor (plane 20x20) - Sofa (3 cubes combined) - Coffee table (cube top with 4 legs) - TV stand against wall - Area light in ceiling - Arrange furniture logically ``` ### Medieval Tower ``` Build a medieval tower: - Cylinder base (radius 3, height 15) - Cone roof on top - 4 small window cutouts using boolean - Stone gray material - Torches (point lights with orange color) around base - Bevel edges for detail ``` --- ## Procedural Generation ### Arrays ``` Create 10 spheres in a row, 3 units apart Make 5 cylinders and arrange them in a circle with radius 8 Build a fence: duplicate a plank 20 times with offset [0.5, 0, 0] ``` ### Grids ``` Create 16 cubes and arrange them in a 4x4 grid with 2 unit spacing Make 9 trees and lay them out in a 3x3 grid Build a city block: 12 building cubes in a 3x4 grid ``` ### Patterns ``` Create 8 pillars in a circle around an empty center (radius 10) Make 12 lights arranged in a circle for a stage Build Stonehenge: 16 vertical stones in circle, 8 horizontal caps on top ``` --- ## Nature ### Tree ``` Create a tree: - Cylinder trunk (0.3x5x0.3) with brown material - Cone leaves (2x3x2) at top with green material - Parent leaves to trunk - Duplicate 10 times for forest ``` ### Rock Formation ``` Make a rock: - Start with sphere - Add deformer to make organic - Scale non-uniformly [1.5, 1, 2] - Gray material with roughness 0.8 - Duplicate 5 times with random positions ``` --- ## Vehicles ### Simple Car ``` Build a basic car: - Cube for body (4x1.5x2) - 4 cylinders for wheels (0.5 diameter) - Position wheels at corners - Parent wheels to body - Add shiny blue material to body - Black material for wheels - Group as 'car' ``` --- ## Architecture ### Column ``` Create a classical column: - Cylinder shaft - Torus for capital base - Small cylinder for capital top - Stack vertically - Parent all to shaft - Stone material ``` ### Archway ``` Build an archway: - Two cube pillars (1x5x1) - Cylinder arch on top - Boolean to remove arch interior - Position pillars at sides - Material and bevel ``` --- ## Lighting Scenes ### Studio Lighting ``` Create studio lighting: - Area light above (intensity 2) - Directional light from side (intensity 1) - Point light as rim light - Ambient light low (0.2) ``` ### Dramatic Scene ``` Set up dramatic lighting: - One strong directional light (the sun) - Blue ambient for sky - Orange point lights for warmth - All positioned thoughtfully ``` --- ## Animation ### Bouncing Ball ``` Create animated bouncing ball: - Sphere at [0, 10, 0] - Keyframe translateY = 10 at frame 1 - Keyframe translateY = 0 at frame 12 - Keyframe translateY = 8 at frame 24 ``` ### Rotating Object ``` Animate rotation: - Create cube - Keyframe rotateY = 0 at frame 1 - Keyframe rotateY = 360 at frame 48 ``` --- ## Artistic ### Abstract Sculpture ``` Create abstract art: - Torus with twist deformer - Sphere with wave deformer - Combine with union boolean - Smooth 2 levels - Metallic material with color gradient simulation ``` ### Geometric Pattern ``` Build geometric pattern: - Create base cube - Duplicate 9 times in grid - Each with different color material - Bevel all edges - Add twist deformer to whole group ``` --- ## Complex Builds ### Castle ``` Build a complete castle: - Main keep: tall beveled cube (10x20x10) in center - 4 corner towers: cylinders (2x15x2) with cone roofs - Walls: cubes connecting towers with gate cutout - Courtyard floor in middle - Stone gray material for all - Torches at each tower - Group everything as 'castle' ``` ### Space Station ``` Create a space station: - Central sphere hub - 4 cylinder spokes radiating out - Torus ring at end of each spoke - Small spheres as modules - Metallic materials - Point lights at connection points - Smooth all geometry ``` --- ## Challenge Prompts Try these for practice: ``` Create a complete bedroom scene with bed, nightstands, lamp, and rug Build a playground with slide, swings, and seesaw Make a sci-fi corridor with walls, ceiling, floor panels, and lighting Create a Japanese zen garden with rocks, raked sand pattern, and plants Build a complete kitchen with cabinets, counters, appliances, and island Make a medieval marketplace with stalls, goods, and decorative elements ``` --- ## Learning Path ### Beginner 1. Create basic shapes 2. Position and scale them 3. Add simple materials 4. Make simple objects (table, house) ### Intermediate 5. Use mesh operations (bevel, smooth) 6. Try boolean operations 7. Create arrays with duplication 8. Build hierarchies ### Advanced 9. Combine multiple operations in one prompt 10. Use deformers 11. Create complete scenes 12. Add animation keyframes --- ## Pro Tips **Combine operations:** > Instead of separate prompts, do: "Create cube, scale [5,5,5], bevel 0.2, blue material" **Use descriptive names:** > "tree_trunk", "building_main", "front_door" (not "cube1", "object2") **Build hierarchies:** > "Create car with body and wheels, parent wheels to body, group as 'vehicle'" **Think in layers:** > Start with basic shapes, refine with operations, add materials last --- **Happy creating!** See [Tools Reference](../docs/TOOLS_REFERENCE.md) for complete tool documentation.