topic Re: Customize User Commands - Create Icon in Inventor Forum

Customize User Commands - Create Icon

karthur1 — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:56:08 GMT

I have a little macro that I have placed in my Custom Menu. How do I make this have its own icon rather than the default infinity icon?

Thanks,

Kirk

Re: Customize User Commands - Create Icon

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:01:21 GMT

you kan disign your one icon in the menu of de bare organiser

Re: Customize User Commands - Create Icon

karthur1 — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:26:35 GMT

where do I find the organizer?

Re: Customize User Commands - Create Icon

jtylerbc — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:39:18 GMT

I'm not sure what erik is referring to, but here is how I know of to do it:

Create your icon in whatever drawing program you want (.bmp format). There are small and large icon sizes you can use - I believe small is 16x16 and large is 32x32.
Name the file in the format: Module name.Sub Name.Size.bmp. Example: CreatePartsListLocByStandard.CreatePartsList.Small.bmp
Put the icon file in the same folder with your .ivb file.
If Inventor was open while you did all this, restart it. Your icon should show up.

Re: Customize User Commands - Create Icon

karthur1 — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:35:03 GMT

Is there a way to extract one of the "Standard" Inventor icons? I would like to start with one and modify it for my needs?

Nevermind... I found a search tool.

I have created an icon and named it the same as the module name, but it still does not show up. Still have the smae infinity symbol.

Kirk

Re: Customize User Commands - Create Icon

jtylerbc — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:11:16 GMT

Module name, sub name, and icon size are all in the name? The format is very specific, so if the order isn't right or the names are even 1 character different, it won't work.

Re: Customize User Commands - Create Icon

karthur1 — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:11:12 GMT

Thansk John !!!! It works when you get the format correct...duh.

For anyone else that tries to do this, Here is how the name has to be formatted.

Re: Customize User Commands - Create Icon

jtylerbc — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:17:11 GMT

Yes, it's quite unforgiving. That's exactly the format I was trying to explain, but the picture makes it much more clear.

Re: Customize User Commands - Create Icon

Rob_Froeling — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:12:58 GMT

Please share how you found the standard icons?

Re: Customize User Commands - Create Icon

karthur1 — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:05:08 GMT

You will need to extract the icon from .exe or .dll file. Google search for an icon viewer. There are many out there.