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Create, rename, rearrange, or delete a shelf
Customize shelves
Edit the MEL or Python script associated with a shelf item
Add a tool, action, or
Maya script to a shelf
To
add a tool to a shelf
- Select the tool.
- Drag the tool icon with from
the Tool Box onto the shelf.
You can add multiple
versions of the same tool with different settings to a shelf. For
example, you can add a Sculpt Surfaces Tool with
the Push option selected and another Sculpt
Surfaces Tool with the Pull operation
selected. This only works with tools, not regular menu items (actions).
To add a menu item (action) to a shelf
- Click the shelf you want to add the menu
item to.
- Open the menu with the menu item you
want to add.
- Do one of the following:
- (Windows and Mac OS X) Hold + and
click the menu item.
- (Linux) Hold + and
click the menu item.
For example, you could
modify the parameters of the NURBS sphere tool by selecting the
option box and changing the settings in the NURBS sphere window.
You can then save the tool settings as a shelf button by holding + and
clicking the menu item. The shelf button is saved with the settings
currently specified in the settings window.
To add a command or script to
a shelf
- In the Script Editor (
Window > General Editors >
Script Editor),
select the MEL or Python commands you want to add to the shelf.
- Drag the selection with from
the editor onto the shelf. You may be prompted as to whether you’re
dragging Python or MEL commands to the shelf.
To
add a panel layout to a shelf
- Click the shelf you want to add the layout
to.
- In a panel, select Panels
> Panel editor.
- Click the Layouts tab.
- Click the layout name, then click Add
to Shelf.