AutoCAD lets you modify your menus to add toolbars, modify them, make Workspace changes and so forth. BUT, our installs and updates will overwrite them, so you REALLY should save those changes. This is how you do that.
In AutoCAD, workspaces, menu and toolbars are stored in a menu file with the extension .CUIX file. The one for HydraCAD is named HCADWIN.CUIX. You do not need to create your own Workspace in order to save CUI menu changes, but it is a good idea:
A few tips:
To add your own Workspace –
Arrange the screen the way you want it (command line, scroll bars, ribbons, whatever) and pick Save Current As: from the Workspace toolbar
To make your Workspace load upon opening a drawing –
Pick Customize from the Workspace toolbar and then right click on your preferred Workspace and pick Set Default.
To save your Workspace, Toolbars and other Menus so that you can get them back after you update HydraCAD –
Pick Customize and pick the Transfer Tab. Then, drag your Workspace from the Main CUI File window over to the New CUI folder. Drag over whatever else you want to save (Toolbars, Menus, Ribbon Stuff, Cursor Menu, etc). Then pick the Save command from the New CUI window to save your changes.
To import your Workspace (especially after a HydraCAD update) –
Pick Customize and pick the Transfer Tab. Open your CUI from the New CUI window. Then, drag your Workspace from the New CUI File window over to the New CUI folder. Drag over whatever else you want to bring in (Toolbars, Menus, Ribbon Stuff, Cursor Menu, etc).
If these steps do not work, please try An Alternate Method for Saving Workspaces
Note: Each HydraCAD Install and Update saves your old menu to a backup file. This can be loaded through AutoCAD and your changes extracted.
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