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786 Chapter 22: Customizing the User Interface
To reset the v iewpor t windows to the def ault lay out:
1.
Right-click the splitter bar between the
viewports.
The Reset Layout button is displayed.
2. Click this button to restore the viewports to the
default multi-viewport layout.
To r ear r ange the or der of rol louts in t he command
pan el:
• Click the rollout title bar, and drag to another
location on the command panel. A thick line
indicates where the rollout will be placed.
When you release the mouse button, the rollout
is moved to the indicated location, and the
other rollouts are shifted appropriately.
The order of rollouts is saved in the text file
rolluporder .cfg, which is located in the \ui
subdirectory.
To f loat a toolbar, do one of the following:
• Click a docked toolbar’s tag bar (a narrow line
displayed when the toolbar is docked) and drag
it away from its location. The toolbar is now
floating;youcanreposition,resize,ordockit.
• Right-click a docked toolbar’s tag bar (a narrow
line d isplayed w hen t he toolbar is docked), a nd
then choose Float.
To fl oat t he command panel, do one of the foll owing:
• R ight-click the blank area at the upper-right
corner of the command panel, and then choose
Float.
• Click a corner of the upper portion of the
command panel and drag it into the viewpor t.
Tip: Use Lock UI Layout (page 3–788) if you
find you tend to float the command panel
accidentally.
To res ize t he dock ed command pa nel hor i zontall y:
• Movethecursorovertheedgeofthedocked
command panel that is nearest the viewports.
The cursor changes to a double arrow. Drag the
cursor to increase or decrease the width of the
command p anel.
The command panel grows or shrinks in
column increments. Unless the command
panelishidden,thereisalwaysatleastone
column. When the command panel is docked,
the columns must fit within the main 3ds Max
window.
Multiple command panels are useful when working with
objects such as particle systems, which have many controls.
To r esize the floating command pa nel horizontally:
• Move the cursor over the left or right edge of the
floating command panel. The cursor changes
to a double arrow. Drag the cursor to increase
or decrease the width of the command panel.
The command panel grows or shrinks in
column increments. Unless the command
panelishidden,thereisalwaysatleastone
column. When the command panel is floating,
you can display as many columns as you want.
To resize the floating command panel vertically:
• Move the cursor over the top or bottom edge
of the floating command panel. The c ursor
changes to a double arrow. Drag the cursor to