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Creating Icons for Commands

When there is not an icon related to a command in your toolbars, you will see a question mark (?).

No preview available…

This process is done through the CUI

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CAD has an extensive list of icons already loaded, from which you may choose one that can help you identify your command.You will see a large preview of any icon you choose.

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If you like an icon from the list but would like to modify it so that it becomes unique for you to identify, you may Edit the icon.

Use the drawing tools provided in the Button Editor window to modify your icon.

If instead you would like to create your own icon from scratch, click on Clear. This will remove the image from the editor button.

You can turn the grid on to help guide you with your drawing.

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Choose your colors and draw!

Turn the grid off when done

Save your image…

Use the drawing tools…

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Your new icon is now part of the

list!The default directory where your icon will be saved should be C:\Documents and Settings\user.name\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 200#\R1#.0\enu\Support\Icons

Now that your command has an icon assigned, click Apply.

Name your icon and click Save.

You can share your icon if needed.

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Now your new icon is part of your toolbar!

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Creating Toolbars for Complete Procedures

In the CUI, right click on Toolbars, click on New - Toolbar.

Rename your toolbar according to the procedure it will be used for.

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Knowing ahead of time what commands I want as part of my toolbar, I find them and drag them into my newly created toolbar.

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Once your toolbar is complete, you can see the icons that form part of it in a preview.

You may rearrange the order in which the icons appear by dragging the command names from the list.When finished, click Apply.

Icons with a question mark do not have an image assigned to them. See the Creating Icons for Commands section for guidance on how to change this.

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Inserting separators helps group icons for multi-step procedures. To do this, right click on the command after which you would like to have a separator, and click on Insert Separator.

Following the same process, you can create a toolbar for any group of commands.

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Notice the placement of separators.

We are able to group a two-step process.

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Sharing Custom Toolbars

The default directory where your CUI’s should be saved should be C:\Documents and Settings\user.name\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 200#\R1#.0\enu\Support\

You can bring in another user’s toolbars without having to bring in their whole workspace.

Go to the CUI window. In the Transfer tab, select Open… from the drop down menu on the right pane.

Find the cui file that was sent to you. Click Open.

When you receive a CUI file from

another user, save it to this folder!

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Expand Toolbars for the cui file you just opened.

Select the toolbars from the right pane that you want to add to your workspace and drag them over to your toolbars (left pane).

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Expand Toolbars on the left pane. You will now have the new toolbars in your workspace.

Click Apply. Click OK.