How can I add a menu with the CUI interface

[john.65869]

I want to add an AutoCAD menu to the Land Desktop menu group. I have examined the interface dialog contained in the tools/cusotomize pull down menu. I can't seem to grasp the concept. There are tutorials available to show how to create toolbars with this interface but none that I can find to show how to customize menus. Can anyone help?

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Please note I've *moved* this thread from the AutoCAD Customization (http://forums.augi.com/forumdisplay.php?f=118) Forum to this one as I feel this particular Forum is a more appropriate place for such a topic.

Thanks, Mike

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[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Have a browse of the following thread (take note of any links within) -

Notes on the philosophy of CUI (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=18955)

Have a good one, Mike

[RobertB]

It is all just drag-n-drop. If you want to add commands to a menu you just drag the command in the lower pane up to a menu in the upper pane.
If you want a whole menu to be made available you add it to a workspace's menu node.

[john.65869]

Thank you for your reply. I would like to find any tutorials that might be available. I have been warned not to modify the standard menu's even though I have done so in the past without a problem. I was able to figure out how to create a new menu and add commands to it. I was also able to finaly figure out how to arange the menu's in a particular order. There was no help info for this and it took me some time to figure out. If there is even some information available I would shure like to find it and reduce my training time.

thanks so much
John

[BrenBren]

Thank you for your reply. I would like to find any tutorials that might be available. I have been warned not to modify the standard menu's even though I have done so in the past without a problem. I was able to figure out how to create a new menu and add commands to it. I was also able to finaly figure out how to arange the menu's in a particular order. There was no help info for this and it took me some time to figure out. If there is even some information available I would shure like to find it and reduce my training time.

thanks so much
John

This thread (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=19301) has links to some videos on the new customization. Perhaps you will find them helpful

[john.65869]

Thank you for your reply. I have already viewed the tutorials you linked with your message. They were the only tutorials I found available. They were helpful with creating a toolbar but did not show how to create menu groups. With the help of CadMasters tech support I think I have this cui thing figured out. It is a disappointment when new tools are made available without any training documentation. I am sure someone will come up with something soon; however, in the mean time I will figure things out for myself. Thanks again for your reply.