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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Basic Customization
- Overview of Customization
- Organize Program and Support Files
- Customize a Publish to Web Template
- Define Custom Commands
- Record and Modify Action Macros
- Custom Linetypes
- Custom Hatch Patterns
- User Interface Customization
- Understand User Interface Customization
- Work with the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor
- Create and Manage Customization Files
- Customize Commands
- Overview of Commands
- Create, Edit, and Reuse Commands
- Create Macros
- Overview of Macros
- Use Special Control Characters in Macros
- Pause for User Input in Macros
- Provide International Support in Macros
- Use Built-in Commands in Macros
- Repeat Commands in Macros
- Use Single Object Selection Mode in Macros
- Use Macros to Swap User Interface Elements
- Use Conditional Expressions in Macros
- Use AutoLISP in Macros
- Control the Display of Command Items
- Assign Search Tags
- Create Tooltips and Extended Help for Commands
- Create Status Line Help Messages
- Assign, Create, and Manage Images for Commands
- Customize User Interface Elements
- Load an AutoLISP File
- Customize Workspaces
- Transfer and Migrate Customization
- Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor FAQs
- DIESEL
- Slides and Command Scripts
- Introduction to Programming Interfaces
- Shapes and Shape Fonts
- Overview of Shape Files
- Create Shape Definition Files
- Shape Descriptions
- Vector Length and Direction Code
- Special Codes
- Use Special Codes
- Codes 0, 1, and 2: End of Shape and Draw Mode Control
- Codes 3 and 4: Size Control
- Codes 5 and 6: Location Save/Restore
- Code 7: Subshape
- Codes 8 and 9: X-Y Displacements
- Code 00A: Octant Arc
- Code 00B: Fractional Arc
- Codes 00C and 00D: Bulge-Specified Arcs
- Code 00E: Flag Vertical Text Command
- Text Font Descriptions
- Sample Files
- Big Font Descriptions
- Unicode Font Descriptions
- Superscripts and Subscripts in SHX Files
- Index
Macros use the special characters listed in the following table.
Special characters used in macros
DescriptionCharacter
Issues ENTER;
Issues ENTER^M
Issues TAB^I
Enters a space; a blank space between command sequences in a
command is equivalent to pressing the SPACEBAR
[blank space]
Pauses for user input (cannot be used with accelerators)\
Allows you to access a built-in AutoCAD command even if it was un-
defined using the UNDEFINE command.
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Translates AutoCAD commands and options that follow_
Displays the current top-level pull-down, shortcut, or image menu=*
Repeats a command until another command is chosen*^C^C
Introduces a conditional DIESEL macro expression ($M=)$
Turns Snap on or off (equivalent to Ctrl+B)^B
Cancels the active command or command option (equivalent to ESC)^C
Turns Dynamic UCS on or off (equivalent to Ctrl+D)^D
Sets the next isometric plane (equivalent to Ctrl+E)^E
Turns Grid on or off (equivalent to Ctrl+G)^G
Issues BACKSPACE^H
Turns Ortho on or off^O
Turns MENUECHO on or off^P
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