AutoCAD 2009 Tutorial: Customize the Ribbon

This ribbon tutorial outlines how to customize the new ribbon user interface feature in AutoCAD 2009. This new ribbon feature is a palette that displays task-based buttons and controls that are relevant to the current workspace. The amount of drawing area available is maximized and the clutter in the application is reduced because the ribbon eliminates the need to display multiple toolbars. You can display and access commonly used commands and controls and maximize the available drawing area by customizing the ribbon.

The AutoCAD 2009 Tutorial: Customize the Ribbon in AutoCAD 2009 pdf file is published by Autodesk. Click here to download the file.

1. Organize commonly used commands on the ribbon

2. Use existing toolbars to customize ribbon panels

3. Add, reposition, and remove commands from the ribbon

4. Create and display a ribbon tab on the ribbon

AutoCAD 2009 Tutorial Includes:

• Lesson 1: Display the Ribbon

  • Display the ribbon in the 2D Drafting & Workspace

  • Organize the ribbon to maximize the available drawing area

  • Minimize the Ribbon

  • Show or Hide Ribbon Panel Titles

  • Display or Hide a Ribbon Panel

• Lesson 2: Create a Ribbon Panel

  • To create a ribbon panel

  • To update the properties of the new ribbon panel

  • To add a row to a ribbon panel

  • To add a command to a ribbon panel

  • To show the label and set the orientation of a command or flyout on a ribbon panel

  • To create a flyout

  • To add commands to a flyout

• Lesson 3: Copy an Existing Toolbar to a Ribbon Panel

  • To copy an existing toolbar to ribbon panels

• Lesson 4: Add Ribbon Panel Controls

  • To add a control to a ribbon panel

• Lesson 5: Create a Ribbon Tab

  • To create a ribbon tab

  • To add a ribbon panel to a ribbon tab

• Lesson 6: Display and Reposition a Ribbon Tab

  • To display or hide a ribbon tab

  • To reposition a ribbon tab on the ribbon

The AutoCAD 2009 Tutorial: Customize the Ribbon in AutoCAD 2009 pdf file is published by Autodesk. Click here to download the file.