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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
Controls available for ribbon panels
DescriptionControl
Type
Control element
Displays and sets the current view to a
standard orthographic or isometric view, or
Multiple3D Navigation Combo Control
a saved name view based on the current
space.
Adjusts the lens length of a perspective view.SliderLens length
Adjusts the step size for the 3D walk and fly
features.
SliderStep size
Adjusts the step velocity for the 3D walk and
fly features.
SliderStep velocity
Displays and sets the current object color.Drop-down
list
Ribbon Combo Box - Object Color
Displays a list of all open drawings; you can
switch to a different open drawing.
ButtonRibbon Menu Button - Switch Windows
Displays and sets the current render output
image size.
Drop-down
list
Ribbon Combo Box - Render Output Size
Displays and changes the current paragraph
alignment for the selected text in the multiline
text editor.
Radio buttonRibbon Radio Button - Paragraph Align-
ment
Displays or closes the Parameters Manager
palette.
ToggleRibbon Toggle Button - Parameters
Manager
Controls object snapping for PDF underlays.ToggleRibbon Toggle Button - PDF Osnap
Displays and sets the current plot style when
the current drawing uses named plot styles.
Drop-down
list
Ribbon Combo Box - Plot Style
Displays or closes the Properties palette.ToggleRibbon Toggle Button - Properties
Displays or closes the QuickCalc palette.ToggleRibbon Toggle Button - Quick Calculator
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