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Part I: Getting Started with 3ds Max

FIGURE 4.11
The Conditions dialog box lets you specify the required condition for having the tool or panel appear.

2. Right-click the Ribbon title bar and select the Ribbon Configuration ➪ Customize Ribbon menu
command.
3. Drag the Tab option in the Ribbon Controls panel and drop it beneath the Object Paint entry in
the Existing UI panel. In the Properties panel, enter Primitives for the Name and Title fields.
Note

A new tab cannot be populated until you give it a unique name in the Name field. n
4. Drag the Panel item from the Ribbon Controls panel and drop it in the Existing UI panel under
the new Primitives tab. Change the Title property to Standard.
5. In the Action Items panel, set the Group to Main UI and the Category to Objects Primitives, and then
locate and drag each of the standard primitives to the new Standard panel in the Existing UI panel.
6. Drag a Row Break item from the Ribbon Controls panel and drop it beneath the Teapot item in
the Existing UI panel to break up the row of icons in the new Standard panel.
7. Click the Save button to apply the changes to the current Ribbon interface.
Figure 4.12 shows the customized Ribbon with the new panel of primitives.

FIGURE 4.12
A custom panel of primitives has been added to the Ribbon interface.

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