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display up to four quadrant areas with various commands. These commands
can be customized on the
Quads panel on page 7496 of the Customize User
Interface dialog
on page 7489 .
The quad menu allows you to find and activate most commands without
having to travel back and forth between the viewport and rollouts on the
command panel.
The two right quadrants of the default quad menu display generic commands,
which are shared between all objects. The two left quadrants contain
context-specific commands, such as mesh tools and light commands. Each of
these menus provides convenient access to functions found in the command
panel. You can also repeat your last quad menu command by clicking the title
of the quadrant.
The quad menu contents depend on what is selected, as well as any
customization options you may have selected in the Quads panel of the
Customize UI dialog. The menus are set up to display only the commands
that are available for the current selection; therefore, selecting different types
of objects displays different commands in the quadrants. Consequently, if no
object is selected, all of the object-specific commands will be hidden. If all of
the commands for one quadrant are hidden, the quadrant will not be displayed.
Cascading menus display submenus in the same manner as a right-click menu.
The menu item that contains submenus is highlighted when expanded. The
submenus are highlighted when you move the mouse cursor over them.
Some of the selections in the quad menu have a small icon next to them in
the quad menu. Clicking this icon opens a dialog where you can set parameters
for the command.
To close the menu, right-click anywhere on the screen or move the mouse
cursor away from the menu and click the left mouse button. To reselect the
last selected command, click in the title of the quadrant of the last menu item.
The last menu item selected is highlighted when the quadrant is displayed.
Additional, specialized quad menus become available when you are working
in
ActiveShade on page 5910 , the Edit UVWs dialog on page 1788 , or when you
press any combination of Shift, Ctrl, or Alt while right-clicking in any standard
viewport. For more information, see Additional Quad Menus on page 7304 .
Interface
The following are the default commands for the right-click menu. You can
add, edit, or remove any of these commands in the
Quads panel on page 7496
of the Customize User Interface dialog.
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