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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 sav ing 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 button set to modif y :
• Choose a button set from the Sets drop-down
list.
Inter face
Utilities List—This lists all the utilit ies cur rently
availableto3dsMax.Itisorganizedintoanumber
of categories, including MAX STANDARD,
Channel Info, NURBS, Radiosity, Skin Tools,
Strokes, MAXScr ipt Tools, Internet Ex tensions,
Realviz Products, and reactor. To add a utility to
the cur rent button set, drag the utility’s name from
this list to the Utilities group box.
Sets edit f ield and drop-down list—Lets you choose
the button set to modify. By default, there is a
single button set cal led MAX D e fault.
Tip: Don’t alter the Default button set. Create new
sets as the need arises.
Save—Saves the curr ent button set.
Delete—Deletes the current button set.
Wa rn in g : You can’t undo the deletion of 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 group previews how the button set wi ll appear
in the Uti lities rollout. A scroll b ar on t he r ight
lets you see other buttons when the set has more
than eight.
To change a button, drag the name of a utility from
the Utilities list to a button in this group.
MAXScript Inter face
Menu bar > MAXScript
Utilities pane l > MAXScript
MAXScript (page 1–xv ii) is the software’s
built-in scripting language. Its main interface,
the MAX Script menu, contains the following
commands for creating and working with scripts:
New Scr ipt (page 3–781)
Open Script (page 3–781)