Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 368

13 | Basics Windows and Editors Reference > Marking Menus editor Basics 368 Command(s) Enter the MEL script used as the command for the menu item. You can drag the MEL script from the Script Editor's bottom panel with the middle mouse button. Check Box Displays a check box beside the marking menu item. Radio Button Displays a check box beside the marking menu item. Neither Displays nothing beside the marking menu item. Option Box Turn Option Box on to display the option box ˆ beside the menu item so you can change a tool's options from the marking menu. Note If the tool or action does not have an options window, you must use MEL code to create the box. Once the box is created, you must write MEL code to invoke the option window. For more information on MEL commands, see MEL and Expressions. Option Box Command(s) Enter the MEL script to use as the command for the menu item's option box. Assign hotkey area Key Enter the key you want to assign to the selected command. Enter a letter from A to Z (upper and lower case are different keys) or a number from 0 to 9. You cannot use more than one letter or number. Or, select a special key from the pull-down list. For example, if you want the right arrow key to act as the trigger, assign it here. Modifier Select either Alt (Windows and Linux)/Option (Mac OS X) or Ctrl or Command (Mac OS X) for the hotkey modifier. Direction Use Press or Release to associate a command with the press or a release of a key. For example, you can create a hotkey to instruct Maya to snap to a curve when you press a key, then turn off the snapping when you release it. If you added a key to an operation ending with (Press) or (Release), add the same key to the corresponding (Release) or (Press) operation.