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5 In the Customize dialog box, click Close.
To create a command tool from the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor
1 Click Manage tab Customization panel User Interface.
If the CUI Editor is covering the Tool Palettes window, then move the
CUI Editor to the side.
2 In the Command List pane, drag a command to the tool palette and,
without releasing the button on the pointing device, move the cursor to
the place on the tool palette where you want the tool.
A horizontal line appears to indicate where the tool will be located.
3 Release the button on the pointing device.
4 In the CUI Editor, click Close.
To create a command tool that executes a custom command sequence
(Advanced)
1 Click Manage tab Customization panel Tool Palettes.
2 In the program, drag a command from a toolbar to the tool palette and,
without releasing the button on the pointing device, move the cursor to
the place on the tool palette where you want the tool.
3 Release the button on the pointing device.
4 On the tool palette, right-click the tool. Click Properties.
5 In the Tool Properties dialog box, change the name and description to
appropriate strings based on the macro, AutoLISP routine, or script.
6 Under Command, in the Command String box, enter a string of
commands or customized commands, such as an AutoLISP routine,
ObjectARX command, a VBA macro, or a script.
7 Click OK.
To use a command tool
1 On a tool palette, click a command tool or drag and drop the tool into
the drawing that you want to use.
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