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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
■ (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 Under Printer Description File Search Path, click the path name to view
the location of your PMP file.
Locate Support Files
Beginning with AutoCAD 2004, the default location for some of your support
files has changed. For information about the default location of these files,
see Locate Customized Files on page 10.
Support files include the following:
■ Configuration file (acad*.cfg)
■ Customization file (acad.cuix)
■ Custom icon files
■ Help and miscellaneous files
■ Font mapping file (acad.fmp)
■ Alternate font file (simplex.shx)
■ Support path files (acad.dcl, acad.lin, acad.mnl, acad.pat, acad.pgp, acad.psf,
acad.unt, acadiso.lin, acadiso.pat, ase.dcl, base.dcl, doshelp.dcl, gdt.shx,
inches.pss, and mm.pss)
To find the default location of the configuration file
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.
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