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#78505 by 2mackids
Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:54 pm
I'm sure it's there somewhere...but is there a way to have an icon displayed which will directly take me to create a DWG or DWF file? Like I said, I probably overlooked it in my picking around the preferences area, but I thought I'd check here.
#78509 by Roger D
Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:56 am
I've modified my C:\DataCAD 21\Support Files\Messages and Labels\DcadWin.mnu file so Ctrl-Alt-A takes me to export Dwg Layer ON
Code: Select allExport||
DWG||
All Layers||
On Layers|CTRL+SHIFT+A|
DXF||
All Layers||
On Layers||

Adding the CTRL+SHIFT+A between the pipes
Not sure what line number it is at, search for export and it will get you there.

You could also set an icon to used the extended character code


3018# DXF/DWG Export, On Layers

[Export Dwg]
Hint=Export DWG Layers ON
Icon=Your Choice
A=^3018#^

Should work,
Last edited by Roger D on Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
#78510 by joshhuggins
Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:37 pm
Roger's dcadwin.mnu code above has some forum text formatting code in it. It should look like this. :wink:
Code: Select allExport||
DWG||
All Layers||
On Layers|CTRL+SHIFT+A|
DXF||
All Layers||
On Layers||

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