Add and Remove Ribbon Panel Controls

You can add, remove, and relocate ribbon panel controls, such as drop-down lists, sliders, text boxes, and other types of panel-specific controls that start commands or change a setting. For example, the Home 2D/3D - Layers panel contains controls for working with the layers of a drawing.

The following table describes the controls found in the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor that can be used on ribbon panels.

Controls available for ribbon panels
Control element	Control Type	Description
3D Navigation PointTriplet1	Multiple	Controls the point of view (position of the camera) in the current viewport.
3D Navigation PointTriplet2	Multiple	Controls the target point of the camera (center point) for the current viewport.
AcActionRecorderBasePointButtonItem	Button	Inserts a base point to establish an absolute coordinate for following actions.
AcActionRecorderComboBoxItem	Drop-down list	Sets an action macro current for playback or editing.
AcActionRecorderManageMacrosButtonItem	Button	Displays the Action Macro Manager dialog box.
AcActionRecorderPlaybackButtonItem	Button	Plays back the selected action macro or stops the action macro that is currently being played back.
AcActionRecorderPreferenceButtonItem	Button	Displays the Action Recorder Preferences dialog box.
ActionRecorderRecorderButtonItem	Button	Starts the Action Recorder and records actions as they are performed; stops the Action Recorder when a recording is completed.
AcActionRecorderTreeViewRibbonItem	Tree view	Displays the actions in the current action macro.
AcActionRecorderUserInputButtonItem	Button	Inserts a request for user input for the selected action, if requesting user input is supported for the selected action.
AcActionRecorderUserMessageButtonItem	Button	Inserts a user message into the action macro based on the selected action in the Action tree.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Advanced Render Settings	Toggle	Displays or hides the Advanced Render Settings palette.
Ribbon Command Button - Animation Pause	Button	Pauses the recording of the current animation being recorded.
Ribbon Command Button - Animation Play	Button	Plays back the recently recorded animation.
Ribbon Command Button - Animation Record	Button	Starts the recording of a new animation.
Ribbon Command Button - Animation Save	Button	Saves the recently recorded animation.
Ribbon Command Button - Animation Settings	Button	Displays the Animation Settings dialog box.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Authoring Palettes	Toggle	Displays or hides the Block Authoring palettes.
Ribbon Combo Box - Background Color	Drop-down list	Displays and changes the background color of the selected cells in a table.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Block Constraint Status	Toggle	Controls constraint display status and the shading of objects based on their constraint level.
Ribbon Label - Block	Label	Displays the name of the block that is currently being edited in the Block Editor.
Ribbon Combo Box - Block Visibility States	Drop-down list	Displays a list of the visibility states saved with the current block in the Block Editor.
Ribbon Command Button - Block Visibility Hide	Button	Makes objects visible in the current visibility state or all visibility states in the block definition opened for edit in the Block Editor.
Ribbon Command Button - Block Visibility Mode	Button	Controls how objects that are made invisible for the current visibility state are displayed in the Block Editor.
Ribbon Command Button - Block Visibility State	Button	Makes objects invisible in the current visibility state or all visibility states in the block definition opened for edit in the Block Editor.
Ribbon Command Button - Block Visibility States	Button	Allows you to create or modify the visibility states of the current block definition opened for edit in the Block Editor.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Camera Display	Toggle	Displays or hides the camera glyphs in a drawing.
Ribbon Combo Box - Cell Styles	Drop-down list	Displays and changes the cell style of the selected cells in a table.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Command Line	Toggle	Displays or hides the command line window.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Default Lighting	Toggle	Indicates the type of lighting system used for the current viewport (default or user-defined).
Ribbon Toggle Button - Design Center	Toggle	Displays or closes the DesignCenter palette.
Ribbon Toggle Button - DGN Osnap	Toggle	Controls object snapping for DGN underlays.
Ribbon Combo Box - Dimension Style	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the current dimension style.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Drawing Recovery Manager	Toggle	Displays or closes the Drawing Recovery Manager palette.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Drawing Status Bar	Toggle	Displays or hides the drawing status bar.
Ribbon Toggle Button - DWF Osnap	Toggle	Controls object snapping for DWF underlays.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Dynamic Constraint Display	Toggle	Displays or hides dynamic constraints.
Ribbon Combo Box - What to Export	Drop-down list	Controls which part of the drawing should be exported to a DWF, DWFx or PDF file.
Ribbon Combo Box - Page Setup	Drop-down list	Allows you to export the drawing to a DWF, DWfx, or PDF file using the page setup settings in the Page Setup Manager or to override these settings.
Ribbon Toggle Button - External References	Toggle	Displays or closes the External References palette.
Ribbon - Image, Show Image Toggle Button	Toggle	Displays or hides the selected raster image.
Ribbon - Image, Transparency Toggle Button	Toggle	Controls the use of transparency for the selected raster image.
Ribbon Combo Box - Impression Plot Style	Drop-down list	Controls which plot style table should be applied to the drawing when exporting to Autodesk Impression.
Ribbon Command Button - Export to Impression	Button	Exports the drawing to Autodesk Impression.
Ribbon Gallery - Impression Stroke Type	Gallery	Controls which stroke type should be applied to the drawing when exporting to Autodesk Impression.
Ribbon Combo Box - What to Export to Impression	Drop-down list	Controls which part of the drawing should be exported to Autodesk Impression.
Ribbon Combo Box - IPE Color Color	Drop-down list	Displays and changes the current color for the selected text in the multiline text editor.
Ribbon Combo Box - Font	Drop-down list	Displays and changes the current font style for the selected text in the multiline text editor.
Ribbon Combo Box - Text Height	Drop-down list	Displays and changes the current text height for the selected text in the multiline text editor.
Ribbon Gallery - IPE Text Style	Gallery	Displays and changes the current text style for the selected text in the multiline text editor.
Ribbon Spinner - Oblique Angle	Spinner	Displays and changes the current oblique angle for the selected text in the multiline text editor.
Ribbon Button - Paragraph Button	Button	Displays the Paragraph dialog box when the multiline text editor is active.
Spell Check Settings	Button	Displays the Check Spelling Settings dialog box when the multiline text editor is active.
Ribbon Spinner - Tracking	Spinner	Displays and changes the current tracking spacing for the selected text in the multiline text editor.
Ribbon Spinner Width Factor	Spinner	Displays and changes the current width factor for the selected text in the multiline text editor.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Layer Properties	Toggle	Displays or closes the Layer Properties Manager palette.
LayerFilterComboControl	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the layer filter used in the drawing.
Ribbon Combo Box - Layer State	Drop-down list	Displays the available layer states; you can restore a saved layer state.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Light Glyph Display	Toggle	Displays or hides the light glyphs in a drawing.
Brightness	Slider	Adjusts the global brightness for the lighting used when rendering.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Lights in Model	Toggle	Displays or hides the Lights in Model palette.
Contrast	Slider	Adjusts the global contrast for the lighting used when rendering.
Date	Slider	Adjusts the calendar day to use for the sunlight system.
Midtones	Slider	Adjusts the global midtones for the lighting used when rendering.
Time	Slider	Adjusts the time of day to use for the sunlight system.
Ribbon Combo Box - Linetypes	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the current linetype.
Ribbon Combo Box - Lineweight	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the current lineweight.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Locked Layer Fading	Toggle	Enables or disables the fading effect for locked layers.
Locked layer fading	Slider	Adjusts the percentage lock layers are faded into the background.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Markup Set Manager	Toggle	Displays or closes the Markup Set Manager palette.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Materials	Toggle	Displays or hides the Materials palette.
Ribbon Combo Box - Multileader Style	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the current multileader style.
3D Navigation Combo Control	Multiple	Displays and sets the current view to a standard orthographic or isometric view, or a saved name view based on the current space.
Lens length	Slider	Adjusts the lens length of a perspective view.
Step size	Slider	Adjusts the step size for the 3D walk and fly features.
Step velocity	Slider	Adjusts the step velocity for the 3D walk and fly features.
Ribbon Combo Box - Object Color	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the current object color.
Ribbon Menu Button - Switch Windows	Button	Displays a list of all open drawings; you can switch to a different open drawing.
Ribbon Combo Box - Render Output Size	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the current render output image size.
Ribbon Radio Button - Paragraph Alignment	Radio button	Displays and changes the current paragraph alignment for the selected text in the multiline text editor.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Parameters Manager	Toggle	Displays or closes the Parameters Manager palette.
Ribbon Toggle Button - PDF Osnap	Toggle	Controls object snapping for PDF underlays.
Ribbon Combo Box - Plot Style	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the current plot style when the current drawing uses named plot styles.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Properties	Toggle	Displays or closes the Properties palette.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Quick Calculator	Toggle	Displays or closes the QuickCalc palette.
Ribbon Label - ReferenceEditName	Label	Displays the name of the block that is directly being edited in the current drawing.
Ribbon Progress Bar - Render	Button and progress bar	Shows the amount of time left to complete the current rendering.
Ribbon Button - Render Output File Browse	Button	Specifies a location and file name for the rendered output.
Ribbon Text Box - Render Output File	Text Box	Displays or sets the path and file name to use when saving rendered output.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Render Output File	Toggle	Enables or disables automatic saving of a rendered image to an electronic file.
Ribbon Combo Box - Render Presets	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the current render preset.
Render quality	Slider	Adjusts the current rendering quality.
RibbonAutodeskSeekControl	Text box and button	Allows you to perform a context search from the Autodesk Seek web site.
Join Viewports	Button	Allows you to merge two adjacent tiled viewports into a single viewport.
Ribbon Control - Empty Row Aligner	Spacer	Allows you to align empty rows with other rows that contain commands and controls.
Ribbon Text Box - Find Text	Text box	Searches a drawing for matching text based on a text string.
Ribbon Combo Box - Section Plane Color	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the plane color of the selected section object.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Live Section	Toggle	Turns on or off live sectioning for the selected section object.
Transparency	Slider	Displays and sets the transparency level for the selected section object.
Ribbon Combo Box - Section Type	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the section type for the selected section object.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Sheet Set Manager	Toggle	Displays or closes the Sheet Set Manager palette.
Ribbon Menu Button - Status Bar Options	Drop-down menu button	Displays a list of the status bar items that are currently turned on or off.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Sun Properites	Toggle	Displays or hides the Sun Properties palette.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Sun Status	Toggle	Indicates the current state of the sunlight system, and enables or disables the use of the sunlight system when rendering.
Ribbon Combo Box - Table Styles	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the current table style.
Ribbon Gallery - Text Style	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the current text style.
Ribbon Combo Box - Annotation Text Height	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the default text height for new text objects.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Tool Palettes	Toggle	Displays or hides the Tool Palettes window.
Ribbon - Underlay, Adjust Color for Background	Toggle	Determines if the colors of the selected underlay are adjusted based on the current background color.
Brightness	Slider	Displays and sets the current brightness for the selected underlay.
Contrast	Slider	Displays and sets the current contrast for the selected underlay.
Ribbon - Underlay, Display Monochrome Toggle Button	Toggle	Determines if the selected underlay should be displayed in monochrome colors only.
Fade	Slider	Displays and sets the current fade value for the selected underlay.
Ribbon - Clip Toggle Button	Toggle	Determines if the selected underlay is fully visible or just the area based on the clipping boundary.
Ribbon - Show Underlay Toggle Button	Toggle	Determines if the selected underlay is visible or not.
Ribbon Toggle Button - ViewCube	Toggle	Indicates the display state of the ViewCube, and enables or disables the display of the ViewCube.
Ribbon Combo Box - Viewport Configurations	Drop-down list	Sets how the active tiled viewport should be divided.
Ribbon Combo Box - Visual Styles Edge Color	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the color used for the edges and isolines of 3D objects for the current visual style.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Edge Jitter	Toggle	Indicates whether edge jitter is enabled, and enables or disables edge jitter for the current visual style.
Jitter	Slider	Adjusts the amount lines are jittered for the current visual style.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Edge Overhang	Toggle	Indicates whether edge overhang is enabled, and enables or disables edge overhang for the current visual style.
Overhang	Slider	Adjusts the amount lines overhang for the current visual style.
Ribbon Gallery - Visual Styles	Gallery	Displays and sets the visual style for the active viewport.
Ribbon Combo Box - Visual Styles Intersection Edge Color	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the color used for intersecting lines for the current visual style.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Intersection Edges	Toggle	Indicates whether intersection edges is enabled, and enables or disables intersection edges for the current visual style.
Ribbon Combo Box - Visual Styles Obscured Edge Color	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the color used for obscured edges for the current visual style.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Obscured Edges	Toggle	Indicates whether obscured edges is enabled, and enables or disables obscured edges for the current visual style.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Visual Styles Manager	Toggle	Displays or closes the Visual Styles Manager palette.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Silhouette Edges	Toggle	Indicates whether silhouette edges is enabled, and enables or disables silhouette edges for the current visual style.
Silhouette width	Slider	Adjusts the width of the silhouette edges for the current visual style.
Opacity	Slider	Displays and sets the level of opacity that is applied to 3D objects for the current visual style.
Ribbon Control Drop Down - Shadow Mode	Drop-down menu	Displays and sets the types of shadows that should be displayed for the current visual style.
Xref fading	Slider	Displays and sets the level of fading that is applied to the objects of an xref.
Ribbon Toggle Button - X-Ray Effect	Toggle	Indicates x-ray mode for the current visual style, and enables or disables x-ray mode.
Ribbon Toggle Button - Xref fading	Toggle	Indicates the objects of xrefs are faded into the background, enables or disables xref fading.
Layer Combo Control	Drop-down list	Displays and sets the current layer.