Customize

Customizes the user interface of BricsCAD: menus, toolbars, keyboard shortcuts, mouse actions, tablet, Quad settings, workspaces, aliases, and shell commands.

For full details on using this command, see Customizing BricsCAD in the User Guide.

Accessing the Command

command bar: customize

alias: cui

menu bar: Tools | Customize

: customize

Displays a dialog box:

Create or modify a user interface elements, and then click OK.

For details on using this dialog box, see the "Customizing BricsCAD" ebook.

Command Options

Options	Description
Main Customization File	Specifies the CUI file that defines the menu, toolbar, and keyboard customization. Aliases and shell commands are defined in a PGP file.
Revert to Defaults	Returns all user interface elements to their out-of-the-box state. Displays the Revert to Defaults dialog box: This button is handy when you make a big mistake with customization.
Reset toolbars, menus, and keyboard shortcuts	Overwrites the default.cui file the default installed originally by BricsCAD.
Reset aliases and shell commands	Overwrites the default.pgp file the default installed originally by BricsCAD.

Menus Tab	To add a new menu item: Select a command in the right and pane, then drag the command to the menu in the left hand pane. To move a menu item: Drag the item to its new location.
Shortcut Menu	Right-click a menu item:
Insert Item	Adds an item to the menu.
Insert Submenu	Adds a submenu to the menu.
Insert Separator	Inserts a separator line between menu items.
Delete	Erases the selected menu item.
Menu Item
Title	Specifies the name displayed by the menu item. Prefix a letter with & to create an Alt-key shortcut, such as &Line.
Diesel	Specifies the Diesel code to be employed by the menu item.
Tool ID	Identifies the menu item to other elements in the CUI file. (The Tool ID is assigned by BricsCAD.)
Help	Specifies the help string displayed on the status bar.
Command	Specifies the command(s) or macros.
Image	Specifies the image to display next to the menu item; click ... to access the file dialog box.

Toolbars Tab	To add a new toolbar item: Select a command in the right and pane, then drag the command to the toolbar in the left hand pane. To move a toolbar item: Drag the item to its new location.
Shortcut Menu	Right-click a toolbar item:
Insert Tool	Inserts a new button in the selected toolbar.
Insert Control	Inserts a control (droplist).
Insert Flyout	Inserts a flyout (sub-toolbar).
Insert Separator	Inserts a separator line.
Delete	Erases the selected toolbar button.
Toolbar Button
Title	Names the toolbar button; displayed by the tooltip.
Diesel	Specifies the Diesel code to be employed with the button.
Tool ID	Identifies the toolbar item to other elements in the CUI file. (The Tool ID is assigned by BricsCAD.)
Help	Specifies the help string displayed on the status bar.
Command	Specifies the command(s) or macros.
Image	Specifies the image to use for the toolbar button; click ... to access the file dialog box.

Keyboard Tab	To assign a different command to a keyboard shortcut, select a command in the right and pane, then drag the command to the keyboard shortcut in the left hand pane.
Shortcut Menu	Right-click a keyboard shortcut:
Insert Shortcut	Adds a new keyboard shortcut to the list; displays dialog box:
Select Available Tool	Assigns an existing command to the keyboard shortcut.
Create New Tool	Assigns a new command/macro to the shortcut.
Toolbox	Specifies the toolbox to which to add the new command; click the droplist, and then choose a toolbox.
Title	Names the new tool.
Help	Specifies the help text.
Command	Specifies the command(s) or macros.
Image	Specifies the name of the image file; click ... to access the file dialog box.
Delete Shortcut	Erases the selected shortcut.
Keyboard Shortcut
Key	Specifies the keyboard shortcut.
Tool ID	Identifies the keyboard shortcut to other elements in the CUI file. (The Tool ID is assigned by BricsCAD.)
Help	Specifies the text of the help string, even though help strings are not displayed by keyboard shortcuts.
Command	Specifies the command(s) to associate with the keyboard shortcut.
Image	Specifies the image to associate with the command, even though images are not used with keyboard shortcuts.

Mouse Tab

Tablet Tab

Quad Tab	To add a command to a Quad cursor menu group: Select a command in the right and pane, then drag the command to the Quad menu group in the left hand pane. To move a command: Drag the command to its new location.
Shortcut Menu	Right-click a keyboard shortcut:
Insert quad item group	On all entities: the Quad item group is available for all entity types. On specific entities: the Quad item group is available for one or more entity types only. Click the Add Entity Type(s)... button to specify one or more default entity types. Click the Add Custom... button to add custom entity types. Group name: type a name in the name field.
Delete quad item group	Select the Quad item group you want to delete.
Append item	Adds a new menu item.

Workspace Tab
Quad Group Order	Controls the display and the order of the Quad item groups. To modify the order: drag the Quad item groups. To control the display of a Quad item group: click the State field and select On or Off.
On Switch	Sets the commands to be executed when switching to the workspace. To ad a command, do one of the following: Right click, then choose Append Tool in the context menu. Drag a command from the right hand pane to the On Switch command list.
Context Menu
Insert workspace	Creates a new workspace.
Insert separator	Inserts a separator before the selected workspace.
Delete	Deletes the selected workspace.

Aliases Tab
Add	Adds an alias; displays a dialog box:
Alias	Specifies the name of the alias, a command abbreviation.
Command	Specifies the command to which the alias is assigned.
Edit	Edits the selected alias.
Delete	Erases the selected alias.

Shell Commands Tab
Add	Adds a shell command; displays the following dialog box: Shell commands run programs external to BricsCAD.
Alias	Specifies the name of the shell command; this is the command you enter at the ' : ' prompt.
Shell Command	Specifies the operating system command to execute, or program to run. To run a program, use the Start prefix, as in Start Notepad.exe.
Prompt	Specifies the prompt to display in the command bar, such as "Enter file to edit:"
Flags	Determines how the shell command operates: Don't Wait - BricsCAD immediately returns to the command prompt without waiting for the application to finish. Minimized - the application runs minimized. Hidden - the application does not appear on the screen. Quotes - the shell command uses quotations when the command string uses spaces, such as "C:\cad programs\file name.exe".
Edit	Edits the selected shell command.
Delete	Removes the selected shell command.