Customize Dialog, Main Tasks Tab

Contains controls to add, organize, delete, and assign properties to custom Main tasks.

The following controls can be used only in the open DGN file (below the blue V8 icon), unless otherwise noted. For more information, see Customizations in DGN libraries.

Note: If the open DGN file is not a configured DGN library, you will be unable to use the features on the Main Tasks tab while that DGN file is open.

Setting	Description
New Task	Adds a new Main task. The Main task is added below your insertion point in the right pane. The Main task's name must be unique to the DGN file, it can be of any length, and it cannot contain the backslash (\) character.
Separator	Adds a vertical line which is used to separate tools (or groups of tools) when a Main task is opened as a toolbox. The separator is added below your insertion point.
Cut	Cuts the selected Main task.
Copy	Copies the selected Main task. When you paste the copied item you can change its name. This icon can be used to copy Main tasks from a DGN library (below the gray V8 icon). This icon also can be used to create a Main task by copying a toolbox from the left pane into the open DGN file on the Main Tasks tab. Tools can be copied to Main tasks by copying them from a toolbox in the left pane. Tip: You also can use the drag-and-drop functionality to copy items from the left pane to the Main Tasks tab.
Paste	Pastes the cut or copied Main task below your insertion point.
Move Up	Moves the selected Main task up one position in the hierarchy. This can occur only if the Main task is not already the first one in the DGN file. Tip: You also can use the drag-and-drop functionality to move up items.
Move Down	Moves the selected Main task down one position in the hierarchy. This can occur only if the Main task is not already the last one in the DGN file. Tip: You also can use the drag-and-drop functionality to move down items.
Delete	Deletes the selected Main task.
User Tasks, open DGN file	When you open the Main Tasks tab, Main tasks in the open DGN file appear below the User Tasks icon, the blue V8 icon, and the name of the open DGN file.
Pop-up menu for the open DGN file	Right-clicking the open DGN file presents a list of actions that you can perform on the open DGN file. New Task — The effect is the same as clicking the New Task icon. Cut — The effect is the same as clicking the Cut icon. Copy — The effect is the same as clicking the Copy icon. Paste — The effect is the same as clicking the Paste icon. Sort Children — Sorts alphabetically by name the Main tasks in the open DGN file.
Pop-up menu for Main tasks	Right-clicking a Main task presents a list of actions that you can perform on the selected Main task. New Task — The effect is the same as clicking the New Task icon. New Tool Separator — The effect is the same as clicking the Separator icon. Open Task Toolbox — Opens the Main task as a floating toolbox. This menu item also can be used with tasks from a DGN library (below the gray V8 icon). Cut — The effect is the same as clicking the Cut icon. Copy — The effect is the same as clicking the Copy icon. This menu item also can be used with Main tasks from a DGN library (below the gray V8 icon). Paste — The effect is the same as clicking the Paste icon. Move Up — The effect is the same as clicking the Move Up icon. Move Down — The effect is the same as clicking the Move Down icon. Sort Children — Sorts alphabetically by name the tools in the Main task. Delete — The effect is the same as clicking the Delete icon. Rename — Allows you to type a new name for the selected Main task.
Pop-up menu for tools in Main tasks	Right-clicking a Main task presents a list of actions that you can perform on the selected Main task. New Task — The effect is the same as clicking the New Task icon. New Tool Separator — The effect is the same as clicking the Separator icon. Navigate to Tool — Selects the tool in the left pane and displays the tool's properties in the Properties pane. Cut — The effect is the same as clicking the Cut icon. Copy — The effect is the same as clicking the Copy icon. This menu item also can be used with Main tasks from a DGN library (below the gray V8 icon). Paste — The effect is the same as clicking the Paste icon. Move Up — The effect is the same as clicking the Move Up icon. Move Down — The effect is the same as clicking the Move Down icon. Delete — The effect is the same as clicking the Delete icon. Rename — Allows you to type a new name for the selected Main task.
User Tasks, available DGN libraries	Main tasks available in other DGN libraries specified by the MS_GUIDGNLIBLIST configuration variable appear below the User Tasks icon with gray V8 icons to the left of them.
Application Tasks	Main tasks available in other DGN libraries specified by the _USTN_SYSTEM_GUIDGNLIBLIST configuration variable appear below the Application Tasks icon.
Properties	Properties of Main tasks and tools appear in the Properties pane when the item is selected.