So if I have a M圜ompany.cuix, I can also have a M圜ompany.mnl that gets loaded without me having to specify it. mnl file that matches the name of the CUI. However, AutoCAD will automatically load a. As you can see from the screen shots, there is a place to load lisp files with a CUI.
The first time I tried messing with CUI’s I made all my toolbars disappear and it took me 8 hours to figure out what happened…I didn’t touch CUI for a MONTH after that.Ģ. Make a backup of the cui’s before you edit them (self-preservation).
From there you can customize the file adding menus and buttons however you like.īefore finishing up here are a few great tips to keep in mind as you customize AutoCAD.ġ. Select the file we just saved from the file selection dialog box. Remember the drop down at the top must be set to All Customization Files. So switch back to the Customize tab, scroll done to the bottom of the left pane, and right-click on Load Partial Customization files. To work on the file, you’re going to have to load it as a partial into the Main Customization file. At this point, all we’ve done is to create a blank new file, we don’t actually have any customization done, AND it’s not even loaded into the current session. For example, I’m going to save mine at K:\M圜ompany.cuix. You can save this file on your network if you’d like. Enter CUI at the command line, and switch to the transfer tab. The better practice is to use a partial cuix to load your customizations. Most people end up customizing this file and putting addon’s and such inside of it. This file contains all of the AutoCAD menus and UI functionality. You’ll notice that the default Main customization file is called acad (.cuix). These two files control toolbars, menus, ribbon panels, workspaces and more. The Main Customization file and the Enterprise Customization file. Since AutoCAD 2005, we have a couple key option settings from the Files tab:
Īdmittedly, there were some glitches at the start, but most of the struggle with CUI comes by trying to get our head around how the files are structured. Users were posting that AutoCAD was doomed, and no person in their right mind would ever make such a change to something that was so perfect. At that time, CUI had just broken burst onto the scene. I haven’t been around too long (started on AutoCAD 2006), and when I got into AutoCAD I started to learn about making buttons. Due to the level of difficulty, we can’t cover that in a blog post. However, that type of setup is actually pretty complicated to accomplish. In a perfect world, we’d be able to have our laptop and our settings whether we’re on site or in the office. Sometimes they way they’ve loaded them, means that they’ll have to work extra-hard to make sure everyone get’s a copy.
Routinely, we run across customer’s who have tools that they want loaded into AutoCAD. So today’s post is more of a customization topic.
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