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title: "RenderMan Shelf"
canonical: "https://rmanwiki-26.pixar.com/space/RFH26/19268373/RenderMan%20Shelf"
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RenderMan Shelf

![image](media://07e42d2d-fa82-4607-8fc1-f03dcc4be32f)

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

### Rendering / Setup

| **Button** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| ![image](media://11ead45d-6cd9-4e07-8744-88fd6213c74e) | Start an IPR render session |
| ![image](media://4a3a6c4c-0df0-4f88-8ac8-7251d47904de) | Stop an IPR render session |
| ![image](media://61663cd3-528e-4dea-ab53-63778e860540) | Open the [Image Tool](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661909), 'It' |
| ![image](media://59462600-bc98-42bc-a6a8-735b24061ec3) | Create RenderMan ROP along with a PxrPathTracer Integrator and a path to /cam1 (camera not automatically created) |
| ![image](media://59462600-bc98-42bc-a6a8-735b24061ec3) | 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://f2bba2b9-c92b-4eed-abd2-6f0dd108f77b) | Add Parameters to selected OBJ, useful for quickly adding valid RenderMan parameters |


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### Shading


| **Button** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| ![image](media://e937a1f4-abc3-431f-8334-ecd89551dfd9) | Make selected objects a [holdout](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661827) object |
| ![image](media://e2784ada-0c31-4049-9792-b639155eb2f0) | Create a [PxrSurface](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661415) VOP and assign it to the OBJ |
| ![image](media://c774a6a2-3050-4c34-8027-2d73e6d041c8) | Create a LamaSurface and assign it to the OBJ |



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### Lighting

| **Button** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| ![image](media://ceb9d6c2-00c7-4da1-b56c-c4687cee9300) | Create a [PxrRectLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661739) OBJ |
| ![image](media://d94334f1-cf10-448b-ac29-566fdfb87d64) | Create a [PxrDiskLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661741) OBJ |
| ![image](media://99b9c13b-8214-4d71-a804-de95662fe585) | Create a  [PxrSphereLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661751)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://23fcd4ab-4ae9-4cce-b630-f7f68dd5bff0) | Create a [PxrCylinderLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661745) OBJ |
| ![image](media://9c64e98a-999e-4ac5-b055-7d1c3334b17c) | Create a  [PxrMeshLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661735)  OBJ for the selected OBJ |
| ![image](media://56e4b6c9-3c65-4242-bb88-f96f951b7379) | Create Volume Light setup for the selected Volume OBJ |
| ![image](media://e8887d3c-6775-41fa-a8ac-61b1849c5717) | Create a  [PxrDomeLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661747)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://07d864c9-1a49-47df-ad94-c55e790843c6) | Create a  [PxrPortalLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661743)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://26cf9455-bd1d-4752-8192-e842a4993182) | Create a  [PxrEnvDayLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661749)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://aed26c68-6d88-4d24-81e9-fe6242c4c804) | Create a  [PxrDistantLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661729)  OBJ |
| ![image](media://80bccae0-bc6e-44b6-9e11-b06279516075) | Create a  [PxrAOVLight](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/REN26/pages/19661731)  OBJ |