This topic offers procedures for customizing the 3ds Max user interface, including methods for rearranging and resizing UI components. Various other customization options are available from the Customize menu.
To switch between a single viewport and multi-viewport layout, activate the viewport and then click
(Min/Max Toggle):
To resize the windows in a multi-viewport layout, drag the divider between windows. Right-click to choose Reset Layout and restore the default:
To rearrange the order of rollouts on the command panel, drag and drop:
The order of rollouts is saved in the text file rolluporder.cfg, which is located in the \ui subfolder of the \3ds max program folder.
To float a toolbar, drag its tag bar away from the default location. To dock it again, use the right-click menu:
You can also float the toolbar by using its right-click menu.
To hide a floating panel or toolbar:
control in the upper-right corner.
To resize the command panel in its docked location:
Multiple command panel columns are useful when working with objects such as particle systems, which have many controls.
To minimize the command panel:
To float the command panel, drag its blank corner away from the default location. Once the command panel is floating, you can move it and resize it:
You can also float the command panel by using its right-click menu.
