2016

Autodesk Maya 2016 Basics Guide
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Adding Layouts and Scripts to a Shelf
You can add custom layouts to a shelf. Just pick the shelf you want to hold the custom layout and then choose
Panels, Panel Editor from the Panel menu. In the Layouts tab, shown in Figure 1-18, select the custom layout
that you want to add to the current shelf and click the Add To Shelf button. You can drag scripts from the Script
Editor with the middle mouse button and drop them into a shelf. Scripts appear on the Shelf as a button labeled
‘MEL’, which stands for Maya Expression Language, Maya’s scripting language.
FIGURE 1-18
Panel Editor
Using the Shelf Editor
The Shelves menu includes an option that will open the Shelf Editor dialog box. Using this editor, shown in
Figure 1-19, you can reorder and rename the tabs and shelves, edit the icons within each shelf, and change the
settings for the shelves.