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Objectives
After completing this chapter, you will be able to:
Assign shortcut keys to commands.
Explain how shortcut menus function.
Edit existing shortcut menus.
Create custom shortcut menus.
Customize an object's quick properties.
Create custom rollover tooltips.
Describe double-click actions.
Edit double-click actions.
Create custom double-click actions.
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Heads-Up Design
AutoCAD has many tools that can be used in "heads-up design.
Heads-up design
is a concept of working in which your eyes remain focused on the drawing area.
For example, when dynamic input is on, you do not need to look at the command line to see the options for the current command.
The options are displayed near the cursor in the drawing area.
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Heads-Up Design
AutoCAD's shortcut menus and double-click actions also contribute to heads-up design.
Shortcut menus are displayed by right-clicking.
Double-click actions are initiated when an object is double-clicked.
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5. Customizing Shortcut Menus
in AutoCAD (the ribbon, toolbars, etc.), shortcut menus and double-click actions can be customized.
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6. Enabling Shortcut Menus
In order to use the shortcut menu and double-click action customization techniques, shortcut menus and double-click editing need to be enabled.
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7. Enabling Shortcut Menus
To enable editing
Open Options dialog
Select the User preferences tab.
Check the Double click editing and Shortcut menus in drawing area check boxes
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9. Right-Click Menu Customization
Right-click Customization... button
Appears below the check boxes.
Displays the Right-Click Customization dialog box.
The settings in this dialog box allow you to define what a right-click does when in
Default mode
Edit mode
Command mode.
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11. Right-Click Menu Customization
For this study, pick
The Shortcut Menu radio buttons in the Default Mode and Edit Mode areas.
The Shortcut Menu: always enabled radio button in the Command Mode area.
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12. Customizing Shortcut Keys
You can define your own custom shortcut keys (accelerator keys) for AutoCAD commands and custom macros.
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13. Customizing Shortcut Keys
Use the CUI dialog box to define shortcut keys.
To see the commands to which shortcut keys are assigned, expand the Keyboard Shortcuts branch in the CIAF pane.
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Use the CUI dialog box to define shortcut keys.
Expand the Shortcut Keys branch.
All commands that have a shortcut key assigned appear in this branch.
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When the Shortcut Keys branch is selected,
The Shortcuts pane is displayed in the upper-right corner of the CUI dialog box.
A command that has a shortcut key assigned to it can be selected in this pane.
Its properties are displayed in the Information pane in the lower-right corner of the dialog box.
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18. Assigning a New Shortcut Key
To assign a new shortcut key to the command,
Pick in the text box labeled Press the new shortcut key: and
Press a combination of
[Ctrl] + another key.
[Shift] + [Ctrl] + another key
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If the shortcut key combination is currently assigned to another command,
The name of the other command is displayed in the Currently assigned to: area.
If the shortcut key combination is unassigned,
Pick the OK button to associate the shortcut key with the command.
The shortcut key then appears in the Key(s) property in the CUI dialog box
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21. Assigning a New Shortcut Key
If you attempt to assign a shortcut key that is currently assigned to another command,
An alert box appears indicating the shortcut assignment already exists and
Explaining the priority for using the shortcut.
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It is not a good idea to have a shortcut key assigned to multiple commands.
Don’t assign Windows keyboard shortcuts !
[Ctrl]+[X] for cut
[Ctrl]+[C] for copy
[Ctrl]+[V]f or paste
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Example
Assign the shortcut key [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[C] to the CLOSE command.
1. Open the CUI dialog box.
2. Expand the Keyboard shortcuts branch in the CIAF pane.
3. Expand the Shortcut Keys branch.
4. Drag the Close command from the Command List: pane into the Shortcut Keys branch.
Make sure the command macro for the command is ^C^C_close.
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Assign the shortcut key [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[C] to the CLOSE command.
5. In the Properties pane, pick in the Key(s) property text box.
Then, pick the ellipsis button (...) on the right-hand side of the text box.
6. In the Shortcut Keys dialog box, pick in the Press the new shortcut key: text box.
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7. Press the [Ctrl] key, [Alt] key, and [C] key at the same time.
The message at the bottom of the dialog box should indicate that this shortcut key is unassigned.
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8. Pick the OK button to close the Shortcut Keys dialog box.
9. Pick the OK button to close the CUI dialog box and apply the change.
10. Test the [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[C] shortcut key.
When the shortcut key is used, either the current drawing should close or you should be prompted to save the changes to the drawing before closing
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27. Examining Existing Shortcut Menus
are context-sensitive menus that appear at the cursor location when using the right-hand button on the mouse (right-clicking).
Context sensitive
The shortcut menu that is displayed is dependent on what is occurring at the time of the right-click.
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no command is active
no object selection is made
you right-click in the drawing area
the shortcut menu is displayed.
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the CIRCLE command is active and
You right-click in the drawing area before any point is selected
the shortcut menu is displayed.
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Other menus appear when right-clicking in other situations
1. When grips are being used
2. When an object is selected in the drawing window.
In the case of a selected object, the shortcut menu is based on the type of object that is selected.
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34. Examining Existing Shortcut Menus
To customize shortcut menus,
Open the CUI dialog box
Look at the CIAF pane.
The name of this pane
is based on what is selected in the dropdown list.
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Expand the Shortcut Menus branch in the tree.
All of the existing shortcut menu names are displayed as branches.
There are object-specific and generic shortcut menus.
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Command-specific shortcut menus
Although none are included with the standard installation of AutoCAD,
They can be created.
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The generic shortcut menus are:
Command Menu.
This menu appears when right-clicking in the drawing window while a command is active.
Any command options for the active command are inserted into this menu.
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Edit Menu.
This menu appears when right-clicking in the drawing window when no command is active and an object is selected.
In order for this menu to be displayed, the PICKFIRST system variable must be set to 1.
If an object menu is available for the type of object selected, it is inserted into this menu.
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Grips Cursor Menu.
This menu appears when grips are being used.
An object must be selected and at least one grip must be hot.
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Object Snap Cursor Menu.
This menu appears when holding down the [Shift] key and right-clicking.
It also appears as the Snap Overrides branch in the Command Menu branch, meaning it is displayed as a cascading menu.
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Default Menu.
This menu appears when right-clicking in the drawing window while no command is active and no objects are selected.
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The remaining menus are object-specific menus that appear when right-clicking while a certain type of object is selected.
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Existing shortcut menus can be customized
By adding or removing commands.
By visually grouping commands using separators.
Cascading menus
can be added to shortcut menus.
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55. Customizing Shortcut Menus
To add a command to a shortcut menu
Open the CUI dialog box
In the CIAF pane, expand the branch for the shortcut menu you would like to customize.
Locate the command you wish to add in the Command List: pane.
Then, drag the command into the desired position within the shortcut menu in the CIAF pane and drop it when the bar appears.
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56. Removing A Shortcut Menu Command
To remove a command from a shortcut menu,
Expand the branch for the shortcut menu in the CIAF pane.
Highlight the command to be removed
Right-click
Select Remove from the shortcut menu. Or
Highlight the command and press the [Delete] key.
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Adding A Separator
To add a separator to a shortcut menu,
Expand the branch for the shortcut menu in the CIAF pane.
Highlight the command after which you would like the separator to be added.
Right-click and
Select Insert Separator from the shortcut menu.
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Rename a Shortcut Menu
To rename a shortcut menu
Highlight the branch in the CIAF pane.
Right-click and
Select Rename from the shortcut menu.
Type the new name and press [Enter].
The shortcut menu can also be renamed using the Name property in the Properties pane.
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59. Add a Cascading Menu to Shortcut Menu
To add a cascading menu to a shortcut menu
Expand the branch for the shortcut menu in the CIAF pane.
Highlight the command after which you would like the cascading menu to appear.
Right-click and
Select New Sub-menu from the shortcut menu.
A new shortcut menu branch with the default name of Menu is added to the current shortcut menu.
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The new menu can be renamed.
In the Command List: pane
Locate the commands you wish to add to the new shortcut menu.
Drag the commands into the CIAF pane.
Drop them next to the name of the new shortcut menu.
When the arrow appears next to the new menu name, drop the command to add it to the new shortcut menu.
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Creating a new, custom shortcut menu
Is a two-step process.
First, make a new shortcut menu
Drag commands into it.
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New Shortcut Menu
Follow these steps to make a new shortcut menu:
1. Open the CUI dialog box.
2. In the CIAF pane, right-click on the Shortcut Menus branch and
Select New Shortcut Menu in the shortcut menu that is displayed.
3. Enter a name for the shortcut menu.
4. In the Properties pane, add a description for the shortcut menu in the General category.
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New Shortcut Menu
5. In the Advanced category of the Properties pane, add an alias.
This alias is in addition to the automatic, sequential POPSxx alias that AutoCAD creates.
Select the property, pick the ellipsis button (...) at the right-hand end of the text box, and type the alias in the Aliases dialog box that appears.
Each alias must be on its own line in this dialog box.
Close the Aliases dialog box.
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New Shortcut Menu
6. Drag commands from the Command List: pane into the new shortcut menu.
7. Pick the Apply or OK button to apply the changes.
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New Shortcut Menu
There are two types of custom shortcut menus:
Object specific and
Command oriented.
The next sections describe the two types of custom shortcut menus in detail.
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67. Creating Object-Specific Shortcut Menus
When creating an object-specific shortcut menu, there can actually be two menus available.
One menu
is displayed for instances when just a single object of a given type is selected.
The other menu
is displayed when more than one object is selected.
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The name assigned to the object menu
should follow the same syntax used for naming AutoCAD's default object-specific menus:
object_type Object Menu or
object_type Obiects Menu (with an S).
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If you follow this recommended naming sequence
When you look at the shortcut menus in the CIAF pane in the CUI dialog box,
you will easily recognize which object type that menu applies to and
whether it is for multiple selected objects or
a single selected object.
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The use of this syntax is optional.
Menus can be named using whatever naming scheme you wish.
However, it is recommended to follow the naming syntax described here.
The alias for the shortcut menu has a syntax that must be followed.
It is this alias that AutoCAD uses in determining to which object or objects the menu applies.
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The syntax for the alias must take on the form
OBJECT_type or
OBJECTS_type and
Must be exactly followed in order for AutoCAD to properly display the shortcut menu.
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Example
The following procedure creates a shortcut menu that allows access to the LENGTHEN and BREAK commands when a single line is selected.
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1. Open the CUI dialog box.
2. Right-click on the Shortcut Menus branch in the CIAF pane and select New Shortcut Menu.
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3. Name the shortcut menu Line Object Menu.
4. In the Properties pane, select the Aliases property in the Advanced category.
Then, pick the ellipsis button to open the Aliases dialog box.
On the second line, enter the alias OBJECT_LINE and then pick the OK button to close the Aliases dialog box.
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Since the LENGTHEN and BREAK commands can only be applied to a single object, be sure to use the OBJECT_type syntax (without the S).
5. Drag the LENGTHEN and BREAK commands from the Command List: pane into the Line Object Menu branch in the Customizations in All Files pane.
6. Pick the OK button to close the Customize User Interface dialog box and apply the changes.
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To verify that shortcut menu has been created and has the LENGTHEN and BREAK options on it:
Draw a line, select it, and right-click.
Notice that LENGTHEN and BREAK entries appear in the shortcut menu.
Selecting either entry executes the command.
If the command accepts a preselected object, it is executed on the selected line.
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Neither LENGTHEN nor BREAK accepts preselected objects;
You must reselect the line.
Having the entries in the shortcut menu provides for quicker access to the command.
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When a command is being executed, any command options appear in the shortcut menu.
Example
When the CIRCLE command prompts for a radius, you can
Right-click and select Diameter from the shortcut menu.
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Custom shortcut menus
can be created for use when certain commands are active.
This allows you to add options to the shortcut menu that is displayed when a command is active.
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Examples
Quicker access to object snaps and
Quicker access to object selection methods
are just a couple of applications that custom, command-oriented shortcut menus could allow for within commonly- used commands.
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82. Creating Command-Oriented Shortcut Menus
A command-oriented shortcut menu is created in the same way as an object oriented shortcut menu, as discussed in the previous section.
The syntax for the alias is slightly different.
The alias must be in the form of
COMMAND_ command_name
where command_name is the name of the command with which you want the shortcut menu associated.
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Also, if the command step does not have any default options, such as
a Select objects: prompt,
Then, Right-clicking is, by default, interpreted as the IEnter] key.
Therefore, in the Right-Click Customization dialog box, the Shortcut Menu: always enabled radio button must be selected in the Command Mode area.
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Example
The following procedure creates a custom shortcut menu that displays selection options at the Select objects: prompt for the MOVE command.
Select Previous
Select Last, and
Select Fence
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1. Open the Customize User Interface dialog box.
2. Right-click on the Shortcut Menus branch in the CIAF pane and
select New Shortcut Menu.
3. Name the shortcut menu Move Command Menu.
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4. In the Properties pane,
Select the Aliases property in the Advanced category.
Pick the ellipsis button to open the Aliases dialog box.
On the second line, enter the alias COMMAND-MOVE
Pick the OK button to close the Aliases dialog box.
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The syntax of COMMAND_command-name must be exactly followed in order for AutoCAD to properly display the shortcut menu.
5. Drag the Select Previous, Select Last, and Select Fence commands from the Command List: pane into the Move Command Menu branch in the CIAF pane.
6. Pick the OK button
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Initiate the MOVE command.
At the Select objects: prompt
Right-click and
Notice that
Select Previous,
Select Last, and Select Fence
entries are available in the shortcut menu.
Remember, the Shortcut Menu: always enabled radio button must be on in the Right-Click Customization dialog box for this shortcut menu to appear.
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89. Customizing Quick Properties and Rollover Tooltips
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90. Quick Properties/Rollover Tooltips
The Quick Properties palette
Appears, by default
When you select objects in drawing the area.
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The Quick Properties palette is a streamlined version of the Properties palette.
It provide only certain information about the object.
In order for the Quick Properties palette to be displayed, the Quick Properties button on the status bar must be on.
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The Quick Properties palette can also be displayed by:
Right-clicking with an objects selected and
selecting Quick properties in the shortcut menu so it is clicked.
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97. Quick Properties Palette
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Provide quick properties in a graphic tooltip.
This tooltip is displayed as the cursor is hovered over the object .
A Rollover Tooltip is similar to the Quick Properties palette, but a rollover tooltip only provides information.
Properties cannot be changed in the tooltip.
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100. Quick Properties/Rollover Tooltips
Quick Properties palette and Rollover Tooltip can be customized.
You can specify the object types that display quick properties.
You can set which quick properties are displayed in the Quick properties palette and rollover tooltip for a given object type.
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The left-hand column
Displays the object type list,
(a list of AutoCAD object types.)
You may add or remove object types
Pick the Edit Object Type List button at the top of the column.
This displays the Edit Object Type List dialog box,
All available AutoCAD object types are listed in this dialog box.
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107. Quick Properties/Rollover Tooltips
Those object types that are checked
Appear in the object type list in the CUI dialog box.
The Object Type list
controls which objects display quick properties.
The right-hand column displays a list of quick properties that can be displayed.
The properties that are checked
Appear in the Quick Properties palette or rollover tooltip.
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The Quick Palette and Rollover Tooltip can display different properties.
All objects have a General category containing similar quick properties.
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To display the General category properties for objects that do not have defined quick properties,
Pick the General button at the bottom of the object type list.
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To customize the Quick Properties displayed for a specific object type
Select the object in the Object Type list.
The Category List in the right-hand column
Displays all categories and quick properties available for that object.
Check the properties that you want displayed and
Uncheck the properties you do not want displayed.
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Select the additional properties to display.
By default, the Length property is set to display in the Geometry category, in addition to the default settings in the General category
Additional properties have been set to display.
Once you close the CUI dialog box, the new quick properties are displayed for a selected line.
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You may need to pause the cursor over the Quick Properties palette to expand the palette.
You can also right-click on the sidebar of the Quick Properties palette and pick Auto-Collapse in the shortcut menu to remove the checkmark.
This allows the Quick Properties palette to fully display each time it appears.
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By double-clicking on certain objects, an appropriate editing command is automatically executed.
The command is determined by the double-click action associated with the object type.
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Some AutoCAD objects have very specific editing tools available.
Multiline text objects (MTEXT) are edited with the in-place text editor and
Polylines are edited with the PEDIT Command.
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A list of AutoCAD objects that have default double-click actions associated with them, other than the QUICKPROPERTIES command, is shown on the next slide.
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If you double-click on one of the object types listed in the table, the command or macro listed in the Associated Double-Click Action column is executed.
If the object type is not listed in the table, it is likely the Quick Properties palette is displayed, by default, when the object is double-clicked.
This is the double-click action associated with most objects.
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Double-click actions are assigned to specific object types in the CUI dialog box.
In the CIAF pane, expand the Double Click Actions branch.
All of the AutoCAD object types are listed.
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Expand each branch and
Notice that many double-click actions call the Quick Properties palette
Some the objects listed in the table have double-click actions that call the object-specific editing command.
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Example
The DDPTYPE command will be associated with the point object type so the Point Style dialog box appears when a point object is double-clicked.
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1. Open the Customize User Interface dialog box.
2. In the CIAF pane, expand the Double Click Actions branch.
3. Expand the Point branch under the Double Click Actions branch.
Notice that the QUICKPROPERTIES command is associated with the point object type.
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4. In the Command List: pane, select the Point Style... command.
This is the DDPTYPE command, as indicated in the Properties pane when the command is selected.
5. Drag the Point Style... command from the Command List: pane and drop it into the Point branch in the CIAF pane.
The command replaces the existing command as there can only be one double-click action.
6. Pick the OK button to apply the change.
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Now, draw a point using the POINT command.
Double-click on the point and the Point Style dialog box appears.
Select a new point style in the dialog box and pick the OK button.
All existing points in the drawing should update to the new style.
If not, use the REGEN command to update the display.
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130. Custom Double-Click Action
You can also create a custom command and assign it to an object type as a double click action.
Example:
Create a custom command for editing the radius of a circle to one-half of its current value when the circle is double-clicked.
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Here is a breakdown of what the custom command will do:
Cancel any commands in progress. (^C^C)
Execute the SCALE command with the circle that was double-clicked being the object to be scaled. (scale;)
Set the center of the circle, which is the point last created, as the base point.
Scale the circle to half of its original size. (0.5)
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This can be a handy tool should you accidentally enter the intended diameter in response to the radius prompt for the CIRCLE command.
On noticing you just made that mistake, double-click the circle and the problem is fixed.
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Example
Create a custom command and assign it as a double-click action for the circle object type:
1. Open the CUI dialog box.
2. Pick the Create a new command button in the Command List: pane.
3. Name the custom command CirRadToDia.
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4. In the Properties pane, select the Macro property. Then, enter the macro
in the text box.
5. In the CIAF pane, expand the Double Click Actions branch and locate the Circle branch below it.
Notice that the OUICKPROPERTIES command is currently associated with the circle object type.
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6. In the Command List: pane, select the new CirRadToDia command and drag it into the Circle branch in the CIAF pane.
7. Pick the OK button to close the Customize User Interface dialog box and apply the change.
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Example
Draw a circle using the CIRCLE command.
Double-click on the circle. The circle becomes one-half of its original size.
In other words, the previous radius value is the new diameter value.
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