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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
User Interface
Customization
When you work in the program, you use a variety of ribbon panels, menus, toolbars, shortcut
keys, and other user interface elements to help you accomplish your tasks efficiently. You
can also streamline your environment by customizing these elements.
Understand User Interface Customization
Using the customization tools of AutoCAD, you can tailor your drawing
environment to suit your needs. Customization capabilities, including the
customize (CUIx) file format and the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor,
help you to easily create and modify customized content.
Overview of the Customization
Customization of the user interface is done by modifying the XML-based CUIx
file with the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor. The XML-based CUIx file
replaces the customization and menu files from releases prior to AutoCAD 2012.
Instead of using a text editor to customize menu files (MNU and MNS files) used
in release prior to AutoCAD 2006, you customize the user interface from within
AutoCAD. You can
■ Add or change toolbars, menus, and ribbon panels (including shortcut
menus, image tile menus, and tablet menus)
■ Add and modify the commands on the Quick Access toolbar
■ Create or change workspaces
■ Assign commands to various user interface elements
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