Ribbon panels are organized by rows, sub-panels,
and slideout elements. Rows and sub-panels are used to organize
how commands and controls are displayed on the ribbon panel. A slideout
is automatically added to each ribbon panel and controls which rows
are shown by default. Rows located below a slideout are displayed
only when a ribbon panel is expanded.
The following table describes
the properties of the Home 2D - Draw ribbon panel as they appear
in the Properties pane.
Properties for the Home
2D - Draw Ribbon Panel
Properties Pane Item
Description
Example
Name
Name of the panel; does
not appear in the user interface.
Home 2D - Draw
Display Text
Title of the panel; displayed
when the ribbon is set to display titles or when a panel is floating.
Draw
Description
Text used to describe
the element; does not appear in the user interface and is optional.
KeyTip
Specifies the keytip
characters that can be used to access the ribbon panel from the
keyboard.
Aliases
Specifies the aliases
for the panel. Click the […]
button to open the Aliases dialog box. Each alias in the CUIx file
should be unique and is used to reference the panel programmatically.
ID_Draw
Element ID
Tag that uniquely identifies
a panel.
ID_PanelDraw
Create a Ribbon Panel
Ribbon panels can be
created from scratch or from an existing toolbar or dashboard panel.
Create ribbon panels from scratch under the Ribbon Panels node on
the Customizations In <file name> pane of the Customize
tab. This gives you control over which commands are displayed on
the ribbon panel.
If you have an existing
toolbar or dashboard panel from a previous release, you can create
a new ribbon panel from them. Copy toolbars to a ribbon panel from
the Toolbars node under the Customizations In <file
name> pane on the Customize or Transfer tabs. Dashboard
panels can only be copied to ribbon panels from the Dashboard Panels
node on the Transfer tab.
Show Me: Transfer Dashboard
Panels to Ribbon Panels
Click the Play arrow to start the animation.
Display Ribbon Panels on
the Ribbon
The display of ribbon
panels is controlled with ribbon tabs. Once a ribbon tab is defined,
the ribbon tab can be added to a workspace, which controls which
ribbon tabs are displayed and the order in which they are displayed on
the ribbon. For more information about ribbon tabs, see
Ribbon Tabs under
Customize User Interface Elements.
Associating Tool Palette
Group with a Ribbon Panel
You can associate a tool
palette group with a ribbon panel. By associating a tool palette
group to a ribbon panel you can quickly access additional tools that
are related to a ribbon panel and are defined on a tool palette.
The association of a tool palette group to a ribbon panel is done
from the ribbon. For more information about tool palettes and tool
palette groups, see Customize Tool Palettes and Organize Tool Palettes in the User’s
Guide.
Show Me: Create a Ribbon
Panel
The following animation
shows how to create a ribbon panel, add a row, and add commands
to rows.
Click Manage
tab Customization
panel User
Interface. At the Command prompt,
enter cui.
In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to the Ribbons node to expand it.
Right-click Panels. Click New Panel.
A new panel (named Panel1)
is placed at the bottom of the Ribbon Panels tree.
Right-click Panel1. Click Rename. Enter
a new panel name.
Select the new panel, and update its
properties in the Properties pane:
In the Display Text box, enter the text
you want to display for the title of the panel when it is displayed
on the ribbon.
In the KeyTip box, enter the characters
to access the ribbon panel from the keyboard.
In the Aliases box, enter an alias for
the ribbon panel.
Click Apply.
To copy a toolbar to a
ribbon panel
Click Manage
tab Customization
panel User
Interface. At the Command prompt,
enter cui.
In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to Toolbars to expand it.
Right-click the toolbar that you want
to copy to a ribbon panel. Click Copy to Ribbon Panels.
In the CUI Editor - Confirm Copy to Ribbon
Panels Node dialog box, click Yes.
The copied toolbar is
copied to the Panels node under the Ribbons node.
Click Apply.
To copy a dashboard panel
to a ribbon panel
Click Manage
tab Customization
panel User
Interface. At the Command prompt,
enter cui.
In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Transfer tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane
on the right, click Open Customization File.
In the Open dialog box, Files of Type
drop-down list, select Legacy Customization Files (*.cui).
Browse to and select the customization
(CUI) file that contains the dashboard panels you want to copy to
ribbon panels. Click Open.
Click the plus sign (+) next to Dashboard
Panels to expand it.
Right-click over the dashboard panel
you want to copy to a ribbon panel. Click Copy to Ribbon Panels.
In the CUI Editor - Confirm Copy to Ribbon
Panels Node dialog box, click Yes.
The copied dashboard
panel is copied to the Panels node under the Ribbons node.
Drag the new ribbon panel from the Customizations
In <file name> pane on the
right to the Panels node of one of the loaded CUIx files in the
Customizations In <file name> pane on the
left.
Click Apply.
To remove a ribbon panel
Click Manage
tab Customization
panel User
Interface. At the Command prompt,
enter cui.
In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to Ribbon to expand it.
Click the plus sign (+) next to Panels
to expand it.
Right-click the panel that you want to
remove. Click Delete.
WarningThere is no way to
undo the removal of a user interface element, so be careful when
removing user interface elements. If you remove the wrong user interface
element, the best thing to do is click Cancel to not save changes,
but this will also undo any other changes that you might have made.
In the AutoCAD message box, click
Yes.
Click Apply.
To control the display
of ribbon panel titles on the ribbon
Right-click a ribbon tab on the ribbon,
and click Show Panel Titles.
To assign a command to
the Panel Dialog Box Launcher
Click Manage
tab Customization
panel User
Interface. At the Command prompt,
enter cui.
In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to Ribbon to expand it.
Click the plus sign (+) next to Panels
to expand it.
Click the plus sign (+) next to the ribbon
panel where you want to assign a command to its Panel Dialog Box
Launcher node.
Drag a command from the Command List
pane to the Panel Dialog Box Launcher node for the panel.
Show Me: Transfer Dashboard
Panels to Ribbon Panels
