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Create A New Main Menu Category

The File option on the main menu is an example of a category. Keep the following standards in mind:

Only create new categories if you are adding major functionality.
Most commands can easily fit into an existing menu category or sub-category.
For Example: if you add a new node to ScenomePlatform, place its create command somewhere in the Create menu.
For Example: if you add a new node to ScenomePlatform, place relevant commands inside the node's command menu.
Don't add a new menu category for a single node.

Start the application.
Select Desktop » Customize from the main menu.
Examine the main menu.
Move the mouse over the Help category but do not left click the category name.
Hold down CTRL.
Left click the category name and slowly drag the mouse left, across the main menu.
The cursor changes and a dark vertical placement bar appears between menu items.
Release the left mouse button when the vertical bar appears between the Modify and Worksheet categories.
The desktop looks like this. Notice the new Help category.
Right click over the new Help category.
This displays the customize command menu.
Select Button Appearance from the listed options.
This displays the button appearance dialog.
Set button text to &Modify. Include the ampersand.
Click OK or hit ENTER when you are finished.
The main menu looks like this:

Add Commands To The Category

Examine the customization center.
Find the Transform Commands Category.
Drag the command named SetModeInteractiveTranslate over the Modify option.
When the menu appears, quickly drag the command into the first position on the menu and release the left mouse button.
Repeat the procedure and drag the SetModeInteractiveScale and SetModeInteractiveRotate commands onto the menu.
Right click on each of the remaining commands ( the commands below SetModeInteractiveRotate and select Delete from the listed options.
This cleans up the menu by removing the existing commands.

Right click over the command named SetInteractiveTranslate.
Choose Button Appearance from the listed options.
Set the button text to &Translate.
Click OK when you are finished.
Right click over the command named SetInteractiveScale.
Choose Button Appearance from the listed options.
Set the button text to &Scale.
Click OK when you are finished.
Right click over the command named SetInteractiveRotate.
Choose Button Appearance from the listed options.
Set the button text to &Rotate.
Click OK when you are finished.
The menu looks like this:
Find the Transform Commands Category.
Examine the customization center and click Close.
Provided a selection is active, these commands are now active and accessible by mousing over the menu and choosing an option or by using ALT+M+T, ALT+M+S, or ALT+M+R. Go ahead and test these commands.

Select Desktop » Customize from the main menu.
Right click over the Modify menu and select Delete from the listed options.
Shut down the application and restart.