How do you create objects at precise locations?

[Eadig]

Hello everyone

I'd like to create a reasonably complex product design by creating new objects at precise locations on the faces of a main object. To that end I thought it would be necessary to use the snap tool, but the steps described in the post below didn't work:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-modeling/create-object-at-location-of-3d-cursor/td-p/8102702

Snap Together Tool set the two objects side by side across an arbitrary distance and holding the V key did nothing (Sorry, the screenshot continuously  failed to upload).

Is there any other alternative in Maya that can work like the 3D Cursor of Blender?

Thanks for reading!!

[damaggio · Accepted solution]

You can find a script online that can improve the speed of this task, right now there's no simpler way as in Blender.

You can also request this feature in the Maya Ideas.

[Eadig]

Am I right in thinking the steps involving the use of Locator as described in the link below is invalid for my purpose?:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-modeling/create-object-at-location-of-3d-cursor/td-p/8102702

[Eadig]

Ok, thanks! Just submitted a suggestion in Maya Ideas.

[BenediZ]

Did you try it once using MASH? I think you can create geometry on faces.

Otherwise I can also recommend tyflow in 3dsMax, which is a full allround system, node-based, fast and easy.

[lemonwormart]

truly and utterly absurd that Maya can't do something so basic as this and people pay the amount of money they pay for it. It completely essential.