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ОглавлениеLEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
1. Customize the Workspace
2. Customize the Ribbon
3. Customize the Status Bar
4. Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
5. Select, Export, Import and Delete a Workspace
At this stage of your AutoCAD education you are probably not too interested in customizing AutoCAD. But I would like to at least introduce you to the Custom User Interface to familiarize you with a few of the customizing options that are available. It is relatively easy to use and sometimes helpful. If you find it intriguing you may explore further using the AutoCAD “Help” system discussed in Lesson 1 in the Beginning workbook.
Start by opening the Customize User Interface dialog box using one of the following:
| RIBBON = MANAGE TAB / CUSTOMIZATION PANEL /KEYBOARD = CUI |
The following dialog box should appear.
Have you found yourself wishing that you could move some of the commands from one Ribbon Panel to another? Or possibly Add, Remove or Move the Tabs. Well you can. You can create a Workspace all of your own very easily.
Important: Before you begin customizing your workspace it is important to create a Duplicate Workspace rather than modify an existing workspace. This will allow you to revert back to the original AutoCAD default workspace appearance.
Don’t be afraid to experiment. I will also show you how to easily return to the AutoCAD default workspace.
1. Open the Customize User Interface dialog box as shown on the previous page.
2. Duplicate the Drafting & Annotation workspace as follows:
A. Right click on Drafting & Annotation and select Duplicate.
3. Rename the duplicate workspace as follows:
A. Right click on Copy of Drafting & Annotation 1 and select Rename.
4. Enter the New Workspace name Class Workspace Demo <enter>
5. Right Click on the New Workspace Class Workspace Demo and select Set current.
6. The New Workspace should now be displayed as shown below.
7. Select Apply and OK buttons located at the bottom of the CUI dialog box.
Now you have a workspace to customize. The following pages will guide you through:
1. Creating a new Ribbon tab.
2. Adding a new Ribbon Panel to the new tab.
3. Adding Commands to the new Panel.
1. Open the Customize User Interface dialog box (Refer to page 2–2)
2. Select Class Workspace Demo
3. Click on the [ + ] beside Ribbon to expand.
4. Right Click on Tabs
5. Select New Tab
6. Enter a name for the new tab and press <enter>. (Note: I entered Class Tab)
7. Select the Apply and then OK button at the bottom of the Customize User Interface box.
Note:
New Tabs are not automatically added to the workspace.
You must tell AutoCAD that you want to display this new tab in your workspace.
Follow the steps on the following page to “Add a Ribbon Tab to a Workspace”.
Add a Ribbon Tab to a Workspace
1. Open the Customize User Interface dialog box (Refer to page 2–2)
2. Select Class Workspace Demo
3. Click on Customize Workspace button. (It will change to Done)
5. Scroll down the list of tabs and click the check box beside the Class Tab.
Notice the Class tab was added to the Workspace Contents also.
6. Click on the Done button.
7. Select the Apply and OK button.
The New Tab should now appear in the Ribbon.
8. Select the Class Tab
1. Open the Customize User Interface dialog box. ( Refer to page 2–2)
2. Select Class Workspace Demo
3. Select the [+] beside Ribbon to expand.
4. Select the [+] beside Tabs to expand.
5. Select the [+] beside Panels to expand.
6. Scroll down the list of Panels and select the one you wish to add to the tab.
7. Right click on the Panel and select Copy. from the menu.
8. Scroll up and find the Tab to which you wish to add the panel.
9. Right Click on the Tab name and select Paste.
10. The Panel should now be listed under Class Tab
11. Select Apply and OK buttons located at the bottom of the Customize User Interface box.
12. Select the Class Tab. (The added Panel should appear)
The previous page showed you how to add an existing Ribbon Panel to a tab. The following will guide you through creating a New Ribbon Panel to which you will add commands and then you will add it to a Ribbon tab.
1. Open the Customize User Interface dialog box (Refer to page 2–2)
2. Select Class Workspace Demo
3. Select the [+] beside Ribbon to expand.
4. Right Click on Panels
5. Select New Panel
6. Enter a name for the new panel and press <enter>. (Note: I entered My Panel)
7. Select Apply and OK buttons.
You will now add commands to the new panel.
Refer to the next page for Adding commands to a panel.
After adding commands to the panel you will add the new panel to the tab.
Add a Command to a Ribbon Panel
1. Open the Customize User Interface dialog box (Refer to page 2–2)
2. Select Class Workspace Demo
3. Select the [+] beside Ribbon to expand.
4. Select the [+] beside Panels to expand.
5. Select the [+] beside the Panel name to which you want to add commands. (Note: The new panel will be located at the bottom of the list of panels)
6. Locate the command, that you wish to add, in the Command List area.
7. Click, drag and drop the command on Row 1. (Note: I selected “Save As” for this example)
8. Now refer back to page 2–8 for instructions to Add a Ribbon Panel to a Tab
After adding the My Panel to the Class tab it Should appear as shown below.
How to customize the Status Bar
AutoCAD allows you to decide what you would like displayed on the Status Bar. Customizing the Status Bar is strictly personal preference. You decide.
The Status Bar is located on the bottom of the screen. It displays the current settings. These settings can be turned ON or OFF by clicking on one of the buttons or by pressing a corresponding function key, F2, F3 etc.
When an icon is turned on it will display a neon blue in color.
Status Bar Icons
The status bar provides you with a set of commonly used drawing tools like grid display, snap, object snap and isometric drafting. You can choose to remove some or all of them, or you can choose to add more tools.
To add or remove tools from the Status Bar.
1. Select and click on the Customization button.
2. Check or uncheck the tools you want to remove or add from the list.
3. Left click in the main drawing area to close the list.
Note: The tools on the status bar may change depending on whether you are in Model Space or Paper Space.
Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
Quick Access Toolbar
The Quick Access Toolbar is located in the top left corner of the AutoCAD window. It includes the most commonly used tools, such as New, Open, Save, Save as, Print, Undo and Redo.
How to Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
You can add tools with the Customize User Interface dialog box.
For Example:
You will find that you will be using the “Zoom All” tool often. So I add the “Zoom All” tool to the Quick Access Toolbar. If you would like to add the “Zoom All” tool, or any other tool, to your Quick Access Toolbar follow the steps below.
1. Place the Cursor on the Quick Access Toolbar and press the right mouse button.
2. Select “Customize Quick Access Toolbar…” from the menu.
3. Scroll through the list of Commands to “Zoom, All”
4. Press the Left mouse button on “Zoom, All” and drag it to a location on the Quick Access Toolbar and drop it by releasing the left mouse button.
5. Select the OK button at the bottom of the Customize User Interface dialog box.
The Customize User Interface dialog box will disappear and the new Quick Access Toolbar is saved to the current Workspace.
To Remove a tool:
Place the cursor on the tool to remove and press the right mouse button. Select Remove from Quick Access Toolbar.
Now that you have created your workspace you may wish to Export the workspace so you may Import the workspace onto another computer.
1. Select the Customize User Interface EXPORT using one of the following:
| Ribbon = Manage tab / Customization panel / orKeyboard = CUIEXPORT <enter> |
2. Select the Workspace you wish to export.
3. Select Save As from the drop down list.
4. Locate where you wish to save the workspace file.
(Note: This is a fairly large file so make sure you have data area available.)
5. Enter a name
6. Select the Save button.
Your customized workspace is now saved and can be imported onto another computer. Import instructions are on the next page.
Now that you have created your workspace you may wish to Import the workspace onto another computer. Note: you should be importing the workspace into a computer that does not have the workspace that you wish to import.
1. Select the Customize User Interface IMPORT using one of the following:
| Ribbon = Manage tab / Customization panel / orKeyboard = CUIIMPORT <enter> |
2. Select Open from the drop down list.
3. Locate the previously saved workspace file.
4. Select the .cuix file.
5. Select the Open button.
6. Set Current if you wish to use it. (Refer to page 2–4)
7. Select the Apply and OK button located at the bottom of the dialog box.
1. Select the Customize User Interface.
2. Right click on any Workspace that you do not want to delete.
3. Right Click and select Set Current.
(You can not delete a workspace if it is “current”.)
4. Right click on the Workspace that you wish to Delete.
5. Select Delete.
6. Select Yes if you really want to delete the workspace.
7. Select Apply and OK buttons.
