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title: "RenderMan Shelf"
canonical: "https://rmanwiki-25.pixar.com/space/RFH25/22642723/RenderMan%20Shelf"
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RenderMan Shelf

![image](media://4663f299-67ff-4ac3-b8d0-33d4cd35ccbb)

RenderMan for Houdini provides its own shelf with shortcuts for many of the most basic and useful features.

### Rendering / Setup

| **Button** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| ![image](media://2d9de1da-af60-4ec4-8084-ad1ac11b4212) | Start an IPR render session |
| ![image](media://b88fac25-d5ec-4a2c-9628-814bf496e70d) | Stop an IPR render session |
| ![image](media://6a2a3b68-f893-415a-8544-20fd55c53a67) | Open the [Image Tool](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN25/pages/20415618), 'It' |
| ![image](media://3c2f3ad0-986f-4696-bcec-d64a058c3517) | Create RenderMan ROP along with a PxrPathTracer Integrator and a path to /cam1 (camera not automatically created) |
| ![image](media://3c2f3ad0-986f-4696-bcec-d64a058c3517) | Create RenderMan Stylized Looks ROP adding in Stylized Looks AOVs & Display Filters - if an OBJ with a PxrSurface is selected it will also assign a PxrStylizedControl. |
| ![image](media://849fa7e9-ed63-4f06-9675-7685cd7f2a89) | Add Parameters to selected OBJ, useful for quickly adding valid RenderMan parameters |


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### Shading


| **Button** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| ![image](media://f83ad844-bcb6-4808-8b2a-b5aea605fb5d) | Make selected objects a [/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561521](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561521) object |
| ![image](media://c49d939e-8e0e-4bed-84f1-cc4f38e79c65) | Create a [/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561509](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561509) VOP and assign it to the OBJ |
| ![image](media://74732da7-ccfe-4622-939b-e7f5cac7ff78) | Create a LamaSurface and assign it to the OBJ |



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### Lighting

| **Button** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| ![image](media://f2bc6f81-1703-485c-8e8f-380069261abd) | Create a [/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561449](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561449) OBJ |
| ![image](media://476c20d5-9014-410f-8fff-e262bb3b036a) | Create a [/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561447](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561447) OBJ |
| ![image](media://7216c4c9-828e-4c44-b8d2-455047693b9b) | Create a  [/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561507](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561507)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://0c7d62de-6e75-4546-9373-2e5f00179736) | Create a [PxrCylinderLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN/pages/19859354) OBJ |
| ![image](media://c1eee453-5a06-40d7-9c9c-ffe846423c77) | Create a  [/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561513](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561513)  OBJ for the selected OBJ |
| ![image](media://b47d840c-0006-4a9d-9038-a391e4f4a6ab) | Create Volume Light setup for the selected Volume OBJ |
| ![image](media://3aa5df38-37d4-45df-8156-621c3e562103) | Create a  [/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561464](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561464)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://176a81c2-29aa-4abd-aa97-c462b5d5a1ed) | Create a  [/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561499](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561499)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://86ed36bc-482d-4496-8aca-52f631898b7d) | Create a  [/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561443](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561443)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://b7a8f171-e667-4ca3-b9f3-e4f4ea4b5b0f) | Create a  [/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561466](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561466)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://b93f83ba-41e3-4c4d-9f1f-473960884d5d) | Create a  [/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561710](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN20/pages/21561710)  OBJ |