Software:
Maya 2018
Hold Shift while moving mesh components to extrude them and create new polygons.
Maya Soft Selection
Software:
Maya 2018
In mesh component mode:
Press B to activate and to deactivate Soft Selection.
Press Hold B and LMB Drag to set the Soft Selection influence radius.
Set Soft Selection settings in the Modeling Toolkit, under Soft Selection:
3ds max Transform Toolbox
Software:
3ds max 2017
Edit > Transform Toolbox
A utility providing handy transform operations like scaling to a set size, quickly setting the pivot point to useful preset positions, ect.
Notes:
1) Scaling works only in system units.
2) Scaling works in local coordinates of the object