# (beginner) set options in IKHandleTool?

**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/beginner-set-options-in-ikhandletool/7226
**Category:** Maya
**Tags:** mel
**Created:** [May 13, 2001, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/beginner-set-options-in-ikhandletool/7226 "2001-05-13T03:58:18Z")
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### Author: ![orko](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/b5a626/32.png) [@orko](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/orko)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2001, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/beginner-set-options-in-ikhandletool/7226/1 "2001-05-13T03:58:18Z")

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Howdy MEL wizards,

Sorry to bring up something so rudimentary, but I can't seem to find it in the documentation. I'd like to make a couple of shelf buttons for the IKHandleTool, each with a different set of options selected. It's easy to call the tool, but I can't seem to specify any of the options (like which solver to use). Any ideas?

Many thanks in advance,  
-Ok

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### Author: ![tnt](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/9fc29f/32.png) [@tnt](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/tnt)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2001, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/beginner-set-options-in-ikhandletool/7226/2 "2001-05-13T11:03:11Z")

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//\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
string $ikCtx = `ikHandleCtx -stH ikSCsolver`;  
setToolTo $ikCtx;  
//\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

this starts the ikHandle tool and uses ikSCsolver  
take a look in the documentation for the flags of the "ikHandleCtx" context