Beyond the Lesson

In this lesson, you learned how to copy history from the Script Editor history section to create Shelf buttons so that you can quickly execute a series of commands. You can:

• Save multiple MEL script commands as a Shelf button.
• Type basic MEL creation commands to bypass the Maya user interface.
• Use additional MEL script commands and MEL script command flags.

Here are some other things you can do with Shelf buttons.

• You can save the custom settings for a menu option box command as a shelf button by setting the parameters in the option box, and then selecting the item from the menu while holding down + (Windows) or ++ (Mac OS X).
• You can add custom images to a shelf button, change the name of a shelf button, or change the commands associated with a shelf button by selecting Window > Settings/Preferences > Shelf Editor. For more information, see the Maya User Guide.
• You can also create custom icons for your Shelf buttons in your favorite image editing program. Icons must be 32X32 pixels and in bitmap format.