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    Default Translate CUIx into CUI

    Hi All-

    Typically, when I get a new version of AutoCAD I would go into my CUI file with a text editor and globally change the menugroup name to match the AutoCAD version number. However, in AutoCAD 2010, the cui is now a cuix which appears to be a compiled menu file. Does anyone know if there is a way to save the cuix into a file that can be edited with an external editor? Thanks.

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    Default Re: Translate CUIx into CUI

    Quote Originally Posted by cadconcepts View Post
    Hi All-

    Typically, when I get a new version of AutoCAD I would go into my CUI file with a text editor and globally change the menugroup name to match the AutoCAD version number. However, in AutoCAD 2010, the cui is now a cuix which appears to be a compiled menu file. Does anyone know if there is a way to save the cuix into a file that can be edited with an external editor? Thanks.

    Manuel A. Ayala
    The CUIX format is simply a compressed file. Rename the file's extension to ZIP and you can access its contents.

    But why in the world are you doing this anyway?
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    Robert-

    Thanks for the info. That's clever.

    Manuel

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    Default Re: Translate CUIx into CUI

    Quote Originally Posted by RobertB View Post
    Rename the file's extension to ZIP and you can access its contents.
    Also, if you use something like 7-ZIP, it will recognize that it's a ZIP file without having to rename it.
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    Default Re: Translate CUIx into CUI

    after you open them with 7-zip how do you work with them?

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    Default Re: Translate CUIx into CUI

    Quote Originally Posted by scotts.217338 View Post
    after you open them with 7-zip how do you work with them?
    Editing the CUI file directly is not supported. You do so at your own risk. The CUI file is an XML-formatted file, so any text/xml editor can be used to edit the file.
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