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3.
Clear buttons by dragging them to the Utilities
list on the left.
4. Click OK.
3dsMaxupdatestheUtilitiesrollout.Youcan
customize the button set w ithout saving it, but
if you save a new button set under a new name,
youwillbeabletouseitlater.
Tip: Don’t alter the D efault button set. Create a
new one instead.
To create a new button set:
1.
Create a custom button set as described in the
previous procedure.
2. Enter a new button set name in the Sets edit
field.
3. Click Save.
To choose a but ton set to modif y:
• Choose a button set from the Sets drop-down
list.
Inter face
Utilities List—This lists all the utilities currently
availableto3dsMax.Itisorganizedintoanumber
of categories, including MAX STANDARD,
Channel Info, NURBS, Radiosity, Skin Tools,
Strokes, MAXScript Tools, Internet Extensions,
Realviz Products, and reactor . To add a utility to
the current button set, drag the utility’s name from
this list to the Utilities g roup box.
Sets edit field and drop-down list—Lets you choose
the button set to modify. By default, there is a
single button set cal led MAX Default.
Tip: Don’t alter the Default button set. Create new
sets as the need arises.
Save—Saves the current button set.
Delete—Deletes the current button set.
Wa rn in g: You ca n’t undo the deletion o f a button set.
Total Buttons—
Sets the number of buttons in the
button set. A button set can have up to 32 buttons.
Utilities group
This g roup previews how the button set will appear
in the Utilities rollout. A scroll bar on the right
lets you see other buttons w hen the set has more
than eight.
To change a button, dr ag the name of a utility from
the Utilities list to a button in this group.
MAXScript Inter face
MAXScript Menu
Menu bar > MAXScript
Utilities p anel > MAXScript
This menu contains commands for working with
scripts you create with the software’s built-in
scripting language,
MAXScript (page 1–xx) .
New Scr ipt (page 3–824)