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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
NOTE You can also locate your plot style files by entering stylesmanager on the
AutoCAD command line.
Locate Plotter Files
Beginning with AutoCAD 2004, the default location of your plotter files has
changed. For information about the default location of these files, see
Locate
Customized Files
on page 10.
To locate your plotter files
1 Do one of the following:
■ (Windows XP) Click Start menu ➤ Programs ➤ Autodesk ➤
<AutoCAD> ➤ <AutoCAD>.
■ (Windows Vista) Click Start menu ➤ All Programs ➤ Autodesk ➤
<AutoCAD> ➤ <AutoCAD>.
2 Click application menu ➤ Options.
3 In the Options dialog box, Files tab, click the plus sign (+) to the left of
Printer Support File Path.
4 Click the plus sign (+) to the left of Printer Configuration Search Path.
5 Under Printer Configuration Search Path, click the path name to view
the location of your plotter files.
NOTE You can also locate your plotter files by entering plottermanager on the
AutoCAD command line.
Locate the PMP File
Beginning with AutoCAD 2004, the default location of your PMP file has
changed. For information about the default location of this file, see
Locate
Customized Files
on page 10.
To locate your PMP file
1 Do one of the following:
■ (Windows XP) Click Start menu ➤ Programs ➤ Autodesk ➤
<AutoCAD> ➤ <AutoCAD>.
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