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15 Ways to Access AutoCAD commands

By Ellen Finkelstein

This is a guest post by AutoCAD expert Edwin Prakoso. You can find this and other AutoCAD tips on his website here. Edwin Prakoso works as an Application Engineer in Jakarta, Indonesia. He’s been using AutoCAD since R14 and Revit since Revit Building 9. He occasionally writes for AUGIWorld magazine and is also active in the Autodesk discussion forum. He’s an Autodesk […]

November 13th, 2015 | Tags: , , | Category: Interface | 8 comments

Tutorial: Add a button to the ribbon in AutoCAD

By Ellen Finkelstein

Customizing the ribbon is similar to customizing a toolbar, but you need to be aware of the special structure of the ribbon.

If you’re interested in creating custom commands, also see “Tutorial: Create a custom command.” This tutorial builds on those skills, but is complete in itself.

Choose Tools tab> Customization panel> User Interface, or […]

February 21st, 2001 | Tags: , , , | Category: Customization | 13 comments

Manage the user interface–the ribbon and the menu bar

By Ellen Finkelstein

AutoCAD 2009 introduced the ribbon, a completely different way of specifying commands. Some people like it; some don’t. However, if you want to use the ribbon (and it’s not going away), you can create a hybrid user interface that gives you the best of all worlds.

One reason to continue with menus is if […]

December 6th, 2000 | Tags: , , , | Category: Customization | 7 comments