As a softimage user, I got used to plug everything in Softimage's Workgroup. It is a simple tool to get things organized with yourself and mostly within your network.
Now in Maya we have other tools that can help me get organized!
First, environment variables. In Maya we can also use a batch script on startup to find your plug-ins. But in this case, it is user defined, that is, the script is stored in the users' folder. You can find it in %User_Folder%\Documents\maya\%Maya_Version%\Maya.env.
In this file, all you have to do is set variables and values (eg. Maya renderer path, Path, etc)
Second, shelves. I have to be honest. I didn't use Softimage's shelf at all. But in Maya, a lot of automation goes around shelves. And it is also created with a simple drag'n drop. So start creating one with your name and hang all your daily stuff there! But be careful! A lot of Softimage's commands does not exist in Maya. So it will be tempting to recreate them. This is ok, but it will quickly get crowded with tools! So get organized in the beginning to avoid a huge list of buttons as I did... O_O'
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