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Part I: Getting Started with 3ds Max

FIGURE 4.9
You can use the Colors panel of the Customize User Interface dialog box to set the colors used in the interface.

Customizing the Ribbon

The Ribbon interface also includes a dialog box for customizing its panels. To access this dialog box, right-
click the Ribbon title bar and select the Ribbon Configuration ➪ Customize Ribbon menu command. This
opens the Customize Ribbon dialog box, shown in Figure 4.10.

New Feature
The ability to customize the Ribbon interface is new to 3ds Max 2011. n
The Customize Ribbon dialog box is fairly easy to use. The top-left panels hold all the available commands
grouped by category, similar to the Customize User Interface dialog box. The lower-left panel holds a set of
controls that are unique to the Ribbon interface including tabs, panels, and subpanels. The middle panel
holds a hierarchical list of the current Ribbon interface, and the right panels show a preview of the current
selection and all the properties for the selected item.
To add a command to the current Ribbon panel, simply locate the command in the Action Items panel of the
Customize Ribbon dialog box, drag it to the Existing UI panel, and drop it in the location where you want
the command to appear. If the command has an icon button associated with it, then the button will appear
in the specified location. The Preview Window shows exactly how it will appear in the Ribbon panel.
If the command that you drag into the Existing UI doesn’t have an icon button, then you can use the
Standard Icon property to load in a custom icon. Other properties let you show or hide the icon or text,
enter a new tool label, or specify the height and width of the tool. With the Description property you can
enter text that appears in the tooltip.

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