June 3, 2019
CUI command in AutoCAD
In this post I will show you how to Customize User Interface and how CUI command allows to customize drawing environment to suit your needs.
TheĀ Customize User Interface (CUI) EditorĀ in AutoCAD provides a wide range of options to create and modify all the content that can be displayed with a workspaces.Ā The Customize User Interface allows user to not only create new user interface elements and commands from scratch, but you can also copy existing user interface elements and commands to modify them.
When customizing theĀ CUI fileĀ that come with AutoCAD or creating your ownĀ CUIx files, the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor creates a backup copy of the file when you first start making changes to the CUI file.This file stores the settings youāve configured in your AutoCAD customized user interface.Ā Customization filesĀ located in the userās appdata folder (see Figure 1).
First of all, check which layout tab is set current when a drawing is opened.
In workspace settingsĀ check Automatically save workspace changesĀ option (see Figure 2).
Open theĀ Customize User Interface EditorĀ by typingĀ CUI commandĀ (see Figure 3).
Once theĀ Customize User Interface (CUI) EditorĀ have been opened, user can view the contents of the loaded customization files by expanding the elements in the tree structure and viewing the properties of the elements. By selecting theĀ Customize tabĀ user will be able to modify interface elements such asĀ Ribbon Tabs, Menu Tabs,Ā create newĀ Custom TabsĀ or addĀ Commands.Ā
After changes were to workspaces were finished,Ā setĀ newly created workspaceĀ to CurrentĀ and hitĀ ApplyĀ andĀ OKĀ buttons. On return to your screen have a look if you got what you wanted. If you are satisfied with the result changeĀ Workspace SettingsĀ back toĀ Do not save changes to the workspaceĀ option.
Watch the video below that demonstrates the entire process.
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