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14 CHAPTER 1 GETTING DIRTY: THE BASICS OF CIVIL 3D

A Toolbox Built Just for You

You can edit the Toolbox content and the Report Settings by selecting the desired tool, right-clicking,

and then executing. Don’t limit yourself to the default reports that s hip in the Toolbox, though. Many

ﬁrms ﬁnd that adding in-house customizations to the Toolbox gives them better results and is more

easily managed at a central level than by customizing via the AutoCAD custom user interface (CUI)

and workspace functionality.

Let’s add one of the sample Civil 3D Visual Basic Application (VBA) macros to a new Toolbox:

1. Click the Edit Toolbox Content button s hown in Figure 1.12 to open the Toolbox Editor in

Panorama.

2. Click the button shown here to add a new root category.

3. Click the Root Category1 toolbox that appears. Th e name will appear in the preview area, where

you can edit it. Change the name to Sample Files,andpress

4. Right-click the Sample Files toolbox, and select N ew Category as shown here.

5. Expand the Sample Files toolbox to view the new category, and then click the name to edit it

in the preview area. Change the name to VBA,andpress