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the command to the PGP file acad.pgp. For example, you might want to

start the BLOCK command by entering b.

■ Create custom linetypes, hatch patterns, shapes, and text fonts. You can

create linetypes, hatch patterns, shapes, and text fonts that conform to

your company standards and working methods.

■ Customize the user interface. You can control many aspects of the user

interface, including the functionality and appearance of the Workflow

palette and menu bar. You use the CUI command to create and edit

commands, and assign them to a menu on the menu bar or a tab on the

Workflow palette.

■ Customize the status line. You can toggle the display of the controls on

the status bar. Right-click an empty area of the status bar and choose which

controls to turn on or off.

■ Automate repetitive tasks by writing scripts. A script is an ASCII text file

containing commands that are processed like a batch file when you run

the script. For example, if a set of drawings needs to be plotted a certain

way, you can write a script that opens each drawing, hides and displays

various layers, and issues PLOT commands.

In addition to the methods described in the Customization Guide, there are

application programming interfaces (APIs) available for customizing AutoCAD

for Mac.

Introduction to Programming Interfaces on page 93 briefly describes

these APIs and provides cross-references to more information.