Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 2467

Saving and Loading Custom User Interfaces You can customize your workspace by saving and loading custom user interface (UI) schemes. A custom UI scheme is saved as a set of six files: ■ .cui: Stores toolbar and panel layouts. ■ .clr: Stores all color settings (except quad menu colors). ■ .mnu: Stores menu bar and quad menu contents. ■ .qop: Stores quad menu colors, layout, and behavior. ■ .kbd: Stores keyboard shortcut assignments. ■ .ui: Stores the icon scheme (Classic or 2D Black and White). You can load and save each of these files individually from their respective panels in the Customize User Interface dialog on page 7697. You can also load an entire set of UI scheme files at once with the Load Custom UI Scheme dialog on page 7724, and you can save the current UI scheme as a complete set with the Save Custom UI Scheme dialog on page 7725. By default, two sets of UI schemes are present in the 3dsmax\UI\ folder: maxstart and defaultUI. Upon startup, 3ds Max uses the maxstart file series if it exists; if not, it uses the defaultui series. WARNING Do not save over any files that begin with defaultUI, as doing so permanently overwrites the default UI scheme. Procedures To load a custom UI scheme: 1 Set up the custom UI scheme within 3ds Max using the options on the Customize menu > Customize User Interface dialog on page 7697. 2 Save the custom UI scheme with Customize menu > Save Custom UI Scheme. 3 During your current 3ds Max session or any later session, choose Customize menu > Load Custom UI Scheme. 4 In the Load Custom UI Scheme dialog, select a type of customization file (.cui, .mnu, .clr, .kbd, .qmo, or .ui) from the Files of Type drop-down list. 7722 | Chapter 26 Customizing the User Interface