Before you can add custom commands to a CUIx file, you must set a CUIx file as the working file.

1. Click Manage tab Customization panel User Interface. At the command prompt, enter cui.
2. In the Customize User Interface Editor, Customize tab, Customizations In <file name> pane, click the down arrow on the Customization Files drop-down list.
3. Select Main Customization File <file name> or one of the loaded CUIx files to set it as the working CUIx file.

   

   All new commands created are added directly to the working CUIx file. If the CUIx file that you want to work with is not loaded, select Open from the Customization Files drop-down list. Then browse to and select the CUIx file you want to work with.

1. Click Manage tab Customization panel User Interface. At the command prompt, enter cui.
2. In the Customize User Interface Editor, Transfer tab, in the right pane, click the Create a New Customization File button.

   

3. In the right pane, select Save As from the drop-down list.

   

4. In the Save As dialog box, specify the location to save the new customization file to and enter a name in the File Name text box.
5. Click Save to create and save the customization file.

1. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the following location:

   (Windows XP) <drive>:\Documents and Settings\<user profile name>\Application Data\Autodesk\<product name>\<release number>\<language>\support\<customization file name>.cuix

   (Windows Vista) <drive>:\Users\<user profile name>\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\<product name>\<release number>\<language>\support\<customization file name>.cuix

   NoteThe folders under your profile may be hidden by default. To display these files, you may need to change your display settings. Click Start menu (Windows) Control Panel (Appearance and Themes, or Appearance and Personalization) Folder Options. In the Folder Options dialog box, View tab, click Show Hidden Files and Folders.
2. Copy the selected CUIx file to a new file name (such as enterprise.cuix) or location (such as the shared network location where users will access the file) so that you preserve the original CUIx file (in case you want to modify or use it again later).
   WarningThis method of creating a new CUIx file can result in additional work if you do not want all the commands and user interface elements in the copied CUIx file.

1. Click Manage tab Customization panel User Interface. At the command prompt, enter cui.
2. In the Customizations In <file name> pane, select a CUIx file from the drop-down list.

   

3. In the Customizations In <file name> pane, right-click the customization group name and click Rename.

   

4. Enter a new customization group name and press Enter.
   NoteYou can click, wait, and click again on the customization group name to edit its name in-place.
   NoteThe customization group name cannot contain spaces.
5. Click Apply.

1. Click Manage tab Customization panel User Interface. At the command prompt, enter cui.
2. In the Customize User Interface Editor, Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane, right-click the customization group name.
3. Click Restore <file name>.

   

4. Click Apply.

1. Click Manage tab Customization panel User Interface. At the command prompt, enter cui.
2. In the Customize User Interface Editor, Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane, right-click over the customization group name.
3. Click Reset <file name>.

   

   NoteOnly CUIx files found in the UserDataCache folder under the install location of AutoCAD can be reset.
4. Click Apply.

1. Click Application menu Options.
2. In the Options dialog box, Files tab, click the plus sign (+) next to Customization Files to expand the list.

   

3. Click the plus sign (+) next to Main Customization File to expand it.
4. Select the item below Main Customization File and click Browse.

   

5. In the Select a File dialog box, browse to and select the customization file to load. Click Open.

   The file you selected is now designated as the main customization file for the program.

6. In the Options dialog box, click OK.