Drag tools, menu items, diagnostic shaders, and Construction Plane options to a shelf with the middle mouse button.
Add an item to a shelf
- Choose Windows > Shelves if the Shelves window is not visible.
Note:The control panel has its own compact shelf area at the top.
-
-drag menu items and items onto the open shelf or shelf title tab.
Create a cascade in a shelf
Create cascading menus on your shelves by adding items above other shelf items.
- Using the middle mouse button, drag an item to the top part of another item already on a shelf.
A large red arrow head pointing up is displayed.
- When you see the up arrow, release the mouse button.
A confirm box appears, displaying a default name for the new pullout.
- Type in a new name, then click OK.
The new item is placed above the existing one.
- To use the cascading menu, click the shelf item, and drag up to the item you want to choose.
Remove an item from a shelf
- -drag and drop the item on the trash can icon.
Rename an item on the shelf
- Hold
(Windows) or 
(Mac) and double-click the item icon you want to rename.
Duplicate an item on a shelf
You can easily duplicate an item already on a shelf and change its option settings.
- Hold down the (Windows) or (Mac) key, and use the to click and drag the item icon to a different location on the same shelf.
While you drag, a red arrow points to the location where the duplicated item will appear if you release the mouse. An upward arrow indicates that the item will be added to a cascading menu.
- Release the mouse button when you have reached the desired location.
A duplicate icon appears at the position of the red arrow.
- Double-click the icon to open the option box.
- Change the option settings.
- Click Save.
You now have a second version of your shelf item using a different set of default options. If you want, you can also customize the icon to help identify the different versions of the tool. See Customize the icon for a tool or diagnostic shader on a shelf.