It can save you time and that’s part of what getting better at 3d is all about.<\/p>\n
Step 1- Right click on an empty interface area<\/h2>\n
Right click on an empty interface area to get the interface customization menu. \u00a0Select “Customize…” \u00a0Otherwise, you can go to Customize > Customize User Interface… and select the “Toolbars” tab.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nStep 1- Right click on an empty interface area, and select "Customize…"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Step 2- Create a new rollout<\/h2>\n
What you need to do is create a new rollout by clicking the “New…” button.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 2- Create a new rollout by clicking the "New…" button.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Go ahead and give your new rollout a name. \u00a0I’m calling mine “Common Tools”.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAssign your custom toolbar a name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Step 3- Assign some actions to the new toolbar<\/h2>\n
Click and drag some actions into the new toolbar. \u00a0The vast majority of what you can do in 3d Studio Max can be assigned to buttons in toolbars. \u00a0Interestingly, all of these actions are also scriptable via MaxScript.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nSelect the actions that you want to appear in the new toolbar by click+dragging them over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
You now have a new custom toolbar. \u00a0You can access it using the right-click menu we used to start this process. \u00a0Right-click on an empty area of the UI and select your new “Custom Tools” toolbar.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nYou now have a custom toolbar!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
BONUS: Assign custom actions to your toolbar using MaxScript<\/h2>\n
You can assign custom actions to your toolbar with the MaxScript Macro Recorder Window. \u00a0Press F11 or open the listener through MaxScript > MaxScript Listener…<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nEnable the MaxScript Macro Recorder from the Listener window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Enable the MacroRecorder as shown. \u00a0This will record everything you do in 3d Studio Max in the pink window, and allow you to record a pre-defined set of actions. \u00a0This could be everything from making flower petals to building a skyscraper.<\/p>\n