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

the BLOCK command by entering b.

■ Create custom linetypes and hatch patterns. You can create linetypes and

hatch patterns that conform to your company standards and working

methods.

■ Customize the user interface. The CUIx file controls many aspects of the

user interface, including the behavior of your pointing device buttons and

the functionality and appearance of pull-down, tablet, and image tile

menus, toolbars, and accelerator keys. You can edit or create a CUIx file

to add commands or combine commands and assign them to a menu,

toolbar, or other location.

■ Customize the status line. You can use the DIESEL string expression

language and the MODEMACRO system variable to provide additional

information at the status line, such as the date and time or system variable

settings.

■ 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.

You can use scripts with slides to create automated presentations like those

used at trade shows. A slide is a “snapshot” of the drawing area that cannot

be edited. Slides can also be used in image tile menus and dialog boxes.