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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
- 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
- Migrate and Transfer Custom Settings and Files
- Index
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Quick Reference
Commands
CUI
Manages the customized user interface elements in the product.
Create Custom Images for Commands
Custom images can be created and assigned to a command.
Create custom images using the Button Editor (available from the CUI Editor),
or using an external image editor. Start with an existing button image or create
your own from scratch. By default, custom images are saved in the working
customization file. Saved custom images can be exported to an external BMP
file to use in other customization files.
NOTE Prior to AutoCAD 2010, custom images were stored separately from the
customization file. In AutoCAD 2010 and later, images are stored as part of the
CUIx file, making it easier to share with others.
The internal Button Editor allows you to create two different sizes: small (16
x 16 pixels) and large (32 x 32 pixels). By default, images that do not match
these sizes are scaled to fit.
If your icons are defined with sizes other than 16x16 pixels for small icons or
32x32 pixels for large icons, set RIBBONICONRESIZE to 0. AutoCAD does not
resize ribbon icons to a standard size when RIBBONICONRESIZE is set to 0.
You must also set Button Style for the command or drop-down menu to
LargeWithoutText.
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