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title: "RenderMan Shelf"
canonical: "https://rmanwiki-27.pixar.com/space/RFH27/544643009/RenderMan%20Shelf"
format: markdown
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RenderMan Shelf

![image](media://21d15dcf-f147-47f5-b3b6-e9625de6dbd3)

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

### Rendering / Setup

| **Button** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| ![image](media://dc245ead-ec87-41d1-8670-0b5ae0bb1ffe) | Start an IPR render session |
| ![image](media://ad8bad24-79a4-46ee-98a1-d1a330a54c9d) | Stop an IPR render session |
| ![image](media://1f9168e9-5ef9-4333-8415-3411c33951cb) | Open the [Image Tool](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661909), 'It' |
| ![image](media://80d64ba5-8b09-42b7-889c-14e3cb0ed81d) | Create RenderMan ROP along with a PxrPathTracer Integrator and a path to /cam1 (camera not automatically created) |
| ![image](media://80d64ba5-8b09-42b7-889c-14e3cb0ed81d) | 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://45dd7df2-ef96-49d0-8924-0bd47e545fc4) | Add Parameters to selected OBJ, useful for quickly adding valid RenderMan parameters |


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### Shading


| **Button** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| ![image](media://fce6e1f2-6552-48a6-8e1a-16e4dc512376) | Make selected objects a [holdout](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661827) object |
| ![image](media://c9ec4054-da6c-4368-a03c-d6743f1f92f7) | Create a [PxrSurface](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661415) VOP and assign it to the OBJ |
| ![image](media://53de3bdd-05c7-4f08-a4a8-e1fcc3d0a10b) | Create a LamaSurface and assign it to the OBJ |



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### Lighting

| **Button** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| ![image](media://89412935-dc28-4496-a5f9-19fc37fb50a2) | Create a [PxrRectLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661739) OBJ |
| ![image](media://c05af8ed-db59-4380-bc75-f1f59785901e) | Create a [PxrDiskLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661741) OBJ |
| ![image](media://18ed72ec-6f00-45db-9b7c-c2e085e1d7b1) | Create a  [PxrSphereLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661751)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://dd984700-2eec-43c3-a2cf-822a99dabe6f) | Create a [PxrCylinderLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661745) OBJ |
| ![image](media://3c4255df-37f1-4ee9-9154-e3b5a30c361f) | Create a  [PxrMeshLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661735)  OBJ for the selected OBJ |
| ![image](media://a66930d6-0b0c-4454-ba5e-3904c975f8ec) | Create Volume Light setup for the selected Volume OBJ |
| ![image](media://87c7b9e2-706e-4138-a708-ef64b97e135a) | Create a  [PxrDomeLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661747)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://84d89c63-8c19-4f8c-ac60-9870efbb2401) | Create a  [PxrPortalLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661743)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://932f0b0c-3a38-4e6e-a060-31b0baa5511e) | Create a  [PxrEnvDayLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661749)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://d4bced95-1b84-4503-a769-ff37aa9fd4b4) | Create a  [PxrDistantLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661729)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://25fef992-eef2-4e48-b7f7-5d2d8c8c3764) | Create a  [PxrAOVLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661731)  OBJ |