Probably the greatest feature of the Maya interface, the Hotbox, allows artists to access every tool in Maya without having to waste time searching for tools and menu items all over the large Maya interface. By using the Hotbox, we can work extremely fast and highly productive within Maya; all with just the use of the space bar on your keyboard!
Marking menus are usually accessed by clicking and holding down the right mouse button to work with context sensitive commands. However, there are some hidden marking menus using special keys and using the left mouse button that are not widely known. In this video, learn about special marking menus that can save you time when working with common tools in Maya, such as the select, move, rotate, and scale tools.