Customize Dialog

Used to add and manage custom toolboxes, tools, tasks, and Main tasks; and customize context menus, and icons.

You can access this dialog from the following:

Ribbon: File > Settings > Configuration > Customize

Used to add and manage custom toolboxes, tools, tasks, and menus. To open this dialog, in the Key-in window, enter CUSTOMIZE DIALOG.

Note: Use the CUSTOMIZE DELETEALLDATA key-in to delete all template data and all custom toolbox, tool, task, and menu data from a DGN file. All elements that are associated with the templates being deleted will no longer be associated with the templates.

Key-in: CUSTOMIZE DELETEALLDATA

Note: Use the CUSTOMIZE RELOAD key-in to reload all template data and all custom toolbox, tool, task, and menu data into a DGN file. You would use this key-in if the DGN libraries had been updated and you wanted to reload this data to make it available. Closing the DGN file and reopening it will produce the same result.

Key-in: CUSTOMIZE RELOAD

Note: Use the CUSTOMIZE EXPORT ICONS <path\directory\> key-in to export icons from the open DGN library to a directory. You may want to export icons in order to edit them.

Key-in: CUSTOMIZE EXPORT ICONS [


                  path\directory\

]

Note: Use the CUSTOMIZE IMPORT ICONS <path\*.ico> key-in to import icons to the open DGN library. To import a single icon, use CUSTOMIZE IMPORT ICONS <path\filename.ico>.

Key-in: CUSTOMIZE IMPORT ICONS [


                  path\*.ico

]

Note: Use the CUSTOMIZE OPEN TOOLBOXASMENU key-in to open a custom toolbox, task, or main task at your pointer location. The name of the custom toolbox, task, or main task must be specified. Task names must be preceded by one backslash (\), main tasks by two backslashes (\\), and custom toolboxes by no special characters.

Key-in: CUSTOMIZE OPEN TOOLBOXASMENU [


                  name of custom toolbox, \task, or \\main task

]

Key-in: CUSTOMIZE DIALOG

Note: Use the CUSTOMIZE ACTIVATE TOOL <toolpath> key-in to activate the tools added to custom tasks and toolboxes. The <toolpath> syntax for each of the custom items is as follows:

For Toolbox - ToolboxName\ToolName
For Task - \TaskName\ToolName
For Main Task - \\MainTaskName\ToolName

Key-in: CUSTOMIZE ACTIVATE TOOL [


                  toolpath

]

Setting	Description
File > Import > From XML File	Used to import data from an XML file import data from an XML file to create templates, custom toolboxes, custom tools, tasks, and custom menus. Data can be imported from multiple files. Opens the Import XML Data from File dialog Import XML Data from File dialog. `CUSTOMIZE` `IMPORT` `XML` [ `path\XML_filename` ]
File > Export > XML	Used to export export template, custom toolbox, custom tool, task, and custom menu data from a DGN library to an XML file. Opens the Export XML Data dialog. `CUSTOMIZE` `EXPORT` `XML` [ `path\XML_filename` ]
File > <configured DGN libraries>	If the `MS_DGNLIBLIST` configuration variable is defined, lists the files in the configured DGN libraries. Choosing one of the files closes the open DGN file and opens the selected file. If the `MS_GUIDGNLIBLIST` configuration variable is set differently from the `MS_DGNLIBLIST` configuration variable, these files are listed as well. If you have created a personal DGN library, this file is listed, too.
Utilities > Generate HTML Report	Used to generate an HTML report generate an HTML report on all the template, custom toolbox, custom tool, task, and custom menu data in the open DGN library file. Opens the Generate HTML Report dialog. Opens the Generate HTML Report dialog, which has controls analogous to those in the Export XML Data dialog. Opens the Generate HTML Report dialog, which is used to generate an HTML report on all template, custom toolbox, custom tool, task and custom menu data in the open DGN file. `CUSTOMIZE` `GENERATEHTMLREPORT`
Utilities > Named Expressions	Opens the Named Expressions dialog. Opens the Named Expressions dialog.
Utilities > Element Templates	Opens the Element Templates dialog. Opens the Element Templates dialog.
Tools tab, Tools pane	Used to add and manage custom toolboxes and tools add and manage custom toolboxes and tools .
Tools tab, Tasks tab	Used to add and manage custom tasks add and manage custom tasks .
Tools tab, Main Tasks tab	Used to customize the Main task customize the Main task.
Tools tab, Context Menus tab	Used to customize context (right-click) menus customize context (right-click) menus.
Icons tab	Used to import and manage icons import and manage icons.