This dialog lets you create custom button sets for the Utilities panel. Once created, these utility sets are available from
the Sets button on the Utilities panel.
Procedures
To customize the current button set:
- Use Total Buttons to choose the number of buttons in the set.
- Assign buttons by dragging the names of utilities in the Utilities list to buttons in the Utilities group box.
- Clear buttons by dragging them to the Utilities list on the left.
- Click OK.
3ds Max updates the Utilities rollout. You can customize the button set without saving it, but if you save a new button set under
a new name, you will be able to use it later.
TipDon't alter the Default button set. Create a new one instead.
To create a new button set:
- Create a custom button set as described in the previous procedure.
- Enter a new button set name in the Sets edit field.
- Click Save.
To choose a button set to modify:
- Choose a button set from the Sets drop-down list.
Interface
- Utilities List
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This lists all the utilities currently available to 3ds Max. It is organized into a number of categories, including MAX STANDARD, Channel Info, NURBS, and so on. To add a utility to
the current button set, drag the utility's name from this list to the Utilities group box.
- Sets edit field and drop-down list
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Lets you choose the button set to modify. By default, there is a single button set called MAX Default.
TipDon't alter the Default button set. Create new sets as the need arises.
- Save
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Saves the current button set.
- Delete
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Deletes the current button set.
WarningYou can't undo the deletion of a button set.
- Total Buttons
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Sets the number of buttons in the button set. A button set can have up to 32 buttons.
Utilities group
This group previews how the button set will appear in the Utilities rollout. A scroll bar on the right lets you see other
buttons when the set has more than eight.
To change a button, drag the name of a utility from the Utilities list to a button in this group.
Utilities panel 
