To create a new custom panel layout
- Set up the layout, panel sizes, and panel
contents you want.
- In a panel, select Panels
> Panel editor.
- Click the Layouts tab.
- Click New Layout.
- Type a descriptive name for the layout
in the Name text box.
NotePanel layouts cannot
use panels that have been torn off. If you select a panel layout
that includes a torn-off panel, Maya displays a warning that it cannot
use the panel. Any available panel is used instead. For
example, the built-in
Persp/Outliner panel
layout usually places the
Outliner in
the left pane and the
Perspective view
in the right pane. If you tear the
Outliner off
into its own window, a warning is issued and another panel is put
in place of the
Outliner.
Once you close the tear-off
panel, it can be used by panel layouts that include it.
To assign a custom layout to one of the
icons in the Quick Layout bar below the Tool Box
- Create custom panel layout.
- In the Quick Layout bar, press on the
thumbnail you want to assign the new layout to, and select the layout
from the menu.
- To change the thumbnail image, press on the thumbnail
again and select Change Image. You can select
a pre-made image or load an icon image from a file.
To delete a saved layout
- In a panel, select Panels
> Panel editor.
- Click the Layouts tab.
- Click the layout name, then click Delete.