About User Interface Customization

Customization of the user interface is done by modifying the XML-based customization (CUIx) file with the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor.

You can edit customization (CUIx) files to make the following changes:

Add, delete, or change user interface elements, such as ribbon tabs and panels, and Quick Access toolbars
Create or change workspaces
Create or change macros and tooltips for commands
Create or change double-click actions
Create or change keyboard shortcuts and temporary overrides
Control the properties displayed when using rollover tooltips and the Quick Properties palette
Create and load new CUIx files

Customizable User Interface Elements

The CUI Editor allows you to create and manage commands that are used to define the actions of a user interface element. After a command is defined, it can be used to create a button or a response to an action in the drawing area. You can customize

Quick Access toolbar
Ribbon tabs
Ribbon panels
Ribbon contextual tab states
Toolbars
Pull-down menus
Quick properties
Rollover tooltips
Shortcut menus
Keyboard shortcut and temporary override keys
Double click actions
Mouse buttons
Workspaces
Legacy user interface elements (tablets, tablet buttons, and image tile menus)

About the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor
The Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor allows you to modify many of the user interface elements that are used to start a command in the program.
About Loading an AutoLISP File with a CUIx File
AutoLISP application files contain custom commands and functions from the user interface, and must be loaded before they can be used.
FAQ: Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor
These FAQs answer some of the most commonly asked questions about customizing the user interface and using the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor.

About User Interface Customization

Customizable User Interface Elements

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