Toolbar images show as ? marks in AutoCAD 2006

[tomcarver]

Howdy folks,
I'm trying to rebuild my menus etc. after a mother board burnout. I have the correct .cui in place but the images on the toolbars are not right for the command listed or are not there and a question mark is there.
Where should the bitmap files live?
I don't have access to the old cpu but I do have a backup file I can restore from.

thanks,
Tom Goodman

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

For starters try the following thread ( hint - if necessary, follow all links found )...

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Have a good one, Mike

[bweir]

We've got a custom CUI that loads (using 07) off our network. Sometimes we'll get the same question mark icons on toolbars. I understand it's a synchronization error from AutoCAD; has trouble finding the icon(s) in the support path(s). I just delete the MNR file that AutoCAD compiles from the CUI. When AutoCAD restarts the MNR is recompiled and everything works fine.

[rkmcswain]

Howdy folks,
I'm trying to rebuild my menus etc. after a mother board burnout. I have the correct .cui in place but the images on the toolbars are not right for the command listed or are not there and a question mark is there.
Where should the bitmap files live?
I don't have access to the old cpu but I do have a backup file I can restore from.

thanks,
Tom Goodman

If your CUI file is referencing BMP files rather than a compiled DLL file, then it's possible that the BMP files cannot be located. They can live anywhere in the support file search path, but it's a good idea to keep your own separate directory for your custom stuff (as outlined here (http://rkmcswain.blogspot.com/2006/07/autocad-customization-setup-and.html)).

Also, make sure that the CUI file doesn't contain hard coded image paths that no longer exist.