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No ribbon on AutoCAD
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I've installed AutoCAD, a few times now, and everytime the ribbon does not appear and I get the error "unknown command" if I type ribbon in the CLI.
please help
tony
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Here's your fix:
Type in the command prompt: menubar
Type "1" for your selection
All the regular pull down menus should appear at the top (File, Edit, View, etc....)
Click on "Tools" and move your mouse to "Workspaces", Select the type of AutoCAD style you are working in (2D Drafting & Annotation, 3D Basics, etc...)
Your ribbons should appear.
Good luck!
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No luck
When you type menubar and 1 all I get is file|window|help ?
any other idea's
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Try this:
- Make sure you have ACA.cui loaded by:
- Type CUI -> go the customize tab. Check if ACA.cui is loaded.
- Right click ACA and select restore CUI.
- Apply and close.
- Load the correct CUI.
- Type Menuload on the command prompt.
- Unload any existing CUI that is loaded.
- Click browse and locate the ACA.cui from the support folder.
- Click Load.
This should bring the ribbon back on the screen

Niranjan Kamath
Autodesk, Inc.
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In case if you are using Autocad profile then use the same to load the ACAD.cui
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Niranjan Kamath
Autodesk, Inc.
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Still no luck, I've installed AutoCAD 2012 on the same machine, and get the same issue.
have you got any other idea's ?
thanks for your help tony
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I'm guessing that on install of 2012 you've migrated the current autocad-profile?
Could you try and startup a not yet existing autocad-profile. Because probably your profile became corrupted (i.e. search paths) causing autocad not to find the needed files....
Copy the autocad shortcut calling it 'autocad test' or something.
Change the shortcut target to "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD Architecture 2012\acad.exe" /ld "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD Architecture 2012\AecBase.dbx" /p "AutoCAD Architecture (TEST)"
You will get (if that is even possible) a 'vanilla' version of AutoCAD Architecture.
Maybe you could try and add to that profile to create a new working profile.
Grtz,
Tijgervisuals.
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No luck again, still no ribbon,
do you think this is a bug ?
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Did by any chance migrated your old setting to 2012? Check if resetting the application helps
Windows -> All Programs -> Autodesk -> AutoCAD 2012 -> Reset Settings to Default
And check if this helps in our case?
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What does the Ribbon need to be installed for it to work, I'm running this on a windows 2008 system, would that make a difference ?


