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Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:42:52 GMT

Hi everyone!

How do i create a ribbon tab and button for my application, can anyone give a sample code?

How do i interact the button click with my application?

Thanks.

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:47:10 GMT

Check this out from Through the Interface: http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2008/04/the-new-ribbonb.html

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:36:16 GMT

Hi there,

I've created a sample om how to create a ribbon pannels buttons, splitbuttons, and ribboncombos + event handler.

The images are using the project resources. Two acadcommandline functions MyRibbon to create te ribbon

and MyribbonComboTest to add a button to a ribboncombo control.

It should look somthing like this:

Here is the code:

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Reflection;

using Autodesk.Windows;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
using acadApp = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application;

namespace RibbonSample
{
    public class Ribbon
    {
        public RibbonCombo pan1ribcombo1 = new RibbonCombo();
        public RibbonCombo pan3ribcombo = new RibbonCombo();
        

        public Ribbon()
        {
            pan3ribcombo.CurrentChanged +=new EventHandler<RibbonPropertyChangedEventArgs>(pan3ribcombo_CurrentChanged);
        }

        private void pan3ribcombo_CurrentChanged(object sender, RibbonPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            RibbonButton but = pan3ribcombo.Current as RibbonButton;
            acadApp.ShowAlertDialog(but.Text);
        }
        
        [CommandMethod("MyRibbonCombotest")]
        public void RibbonSplitButtontest()
        {
            RibbonButton commandlinebutton = new RibbonButton();
            commandlinebutton.Text = "Newly Added Button with command: MyRibbonTestCombo";
            commandlinebutton.ShowText = true;
            commandlinebutton.ShowImage = true;
            commandlinebutton.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            commandlinebutton.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            commandlinebutton.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();
            pan1ribcombo1.Items.Add(commandlinebutton);
            pan1ribcombo1.Current = commandlinebutton;
        }

        [CommandMethod("MyRibbon")]
        public void MyRibbon()
        {
            Autodesk.Windows.RibbonControl ribbonControl = Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.Ribbon;
            RibbonTab Tab = new RibbonTab();
            Tab.Title = "Autodesk .NET forum Ribbon Sample";
            Tab.Id = "RibbonSample_TAB_ID";

            ribbonControl.Tabs.Add(Tab);

            // create Ribbon panels
            Autodesk.Windows.RibbonPanelSource panel1Panel = new RibbonPanelSource();
            panel1Panel.Title = "Panel1";
            RibbonPanel Panel1 = new RibbonPanel();
            Panel1.Source = panel1Panel;
            Tab.Panels.Add(Panel1);

            RibbonButton pan1button1 = new RibbonButton();
            pan1button1.Text = "Button1";
            pan1button1.ShowText = true;
            pan1button1.ShowImage = true;
            pan1button1.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan1button1.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan1button1.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Vertical;
            pan1button1.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large;
            pan1button1.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonButton pan1button2 = new RibbonButton();
            pan1button2.Text = "Button2";
            pan1button2.ShowText = true;
            pan1button2.ShowImage = true;
            pan1button2.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan1button2.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan1button2.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonButton pan1button3 = new RibbonButton();
            pan1button3.Text = "Button3";
            pan1button3.ShowText = true;
            pan1button3.ShowImage = true;
            pan1button3.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan1button3.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan1button3.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            // Set te propperties for the RibbonCombo
            // Te ribboncombo control does not listen to the command handler
            pan1ribcombo1.Text = " ";
            pan1ribcombo1.ShowText = true;
            pan1ribcombo1.MinWidth = 150;

            RibbonRowPanel pan1row1 = new RibbonRowPanel();
            pan1row1.Items.Add(pan1button2);
            pan1row1.Items.Add(new RibbonRowBreak());
            pan1row1.Items.Add(pan1button3);
            pan1row1.Items.Add(new RibbonRowBreak());
            pan1row1.Items.Add(pan1ribcombo1);

            panel1Panel.Items.Add(pan1button1);
            panel1Panel.Items.Add(new RibbonSeparator());
            panel1Panel.Items.Add(pan1row1);

            RibbonPanelSource panel2Panel = new RibbonPanelSource();
            panel2Panel.Title = "Panel2";
            RibbonPanel panel2 = new RibbonPanel();
            panel2.Source = panel2Panel;
            Tab.Panels.Add(panel2);

            RibbonSplitButton pan2splitButton = new RibbonSplitButton();
            pan2splitButton.Text = "SplitButton"; //Required not to crash AutoCAD when using cmd locators 
            pan2splitButton.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();
            pan2splitButton.ShowText = true;
            pan2splitButton.ShowImage = true;
            pan2splitButton.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan2splitButton.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan2splitButton.IsSplit = true;
            pan2splitButton.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large;

            RibbonButton pan2button1 = new RibbonButton();
            pan2button1.Text = "Button1";
            pan2button1.ShowText = true;
            pan2button1.ShowImage = true;
            pan2button1.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan2button1.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan2button1.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large;
            pan2button1.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Vertical;
            pan2button1.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonButton pan2button2 = new RibbonButton();
            pan2button2.Text = "Button2";
            pan2button2.ShowText = true;
            pan2button2.ShowImage = true;
            pan2button2.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan2button2.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan2button2.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonButton pan2button3 = new RibbonButton();
            pan2button3.Text = "Button3";
            pan2button3.ShowText = true;
            pan2button3.ShowImage = true;
            pan2button3.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan2button3.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan2button3.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            pan2splitButton.Items.Add(pan2button1);
            pan2splitButton.Items.Add(pan2button2);

            RibbonRowPanel pan2row1 = new RibbonRowPanel();
            pan2row1.Items.Add(pan2button2);
            pan2row1.Items.Add(new RibbonRowBreak());
            pan2row1.Items.Add(pan2button3);
            pan2row1.Items.Add(new RibbonRowBreak());
            pan2row1.Items.Add(new RibbonCombo());

            panel2Panel.Items.Add(pan2splitButton);
            panel2Panel.Items.Add(pan2row1);

            RibbonPanelSource panel3Panel = new RibbonPanelSource();
            panel3Panel.Title = "Panel3";
            RibbonPanel panel3 = new RibbonPanel();
            panel3.Source = panel3Panel;
            Tab.Panels.Add(panel3);

            RibbonButton pan3button1 = new RibbonButton();
            pan3button1.Text = "Button1";
            pan3button1.ShowText = true;
            pan3button1.ShowImage = true;
            pan3button1.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan3button1.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan3button1.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large;
            pan3button1.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Vertical;
            pan3button1.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonButton pan3button2 = new RibbonButton();
            pan3button2.Text = "Button2";
            pan3button2.ShowText = true;
            pan3button2.ShowImage = true;
            pan3button2.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan3button2.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan3button2.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large;
            pan3button2.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Vertical;
            pan3button2.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonButton pan3button3 = new RibbonButton();
            pan3button3.Text = "Button3";
            pan3button3.ShowText = true;
            pan3button3.ShowImage = true;
            pan3button3.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan3button3.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan3button3.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonButton pan3button4 = new RibbonButton();
            pan3button4.Text = "Button4";
            pan3button4.ShowText = true;
            pan3button4.ShowImage = true;
            pan3button4.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan3button4.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan3button4.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonButton pan3button5 = new RibbonButton();
            pan3button5.Text = "Button5";
            pan3button5.ShowText = true;
            pan3button5.ShowImage = true;
            pan3button5.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan3button5.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan3button5.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonRowPanel pan3row1 = new RibbonRowPanel();
            pan3row1.Items.Add(pan3button3);
            pan3row1.Items.Add(new RibbonRowBreak());
            pan3row1.Items.Add(pan3button4);
            pan3row1.Items.Add(new RibbonRowBreak());
            pan3row1.Items.Add(pan3button5);

            panel3Panel.Items.Add(pan3button1);
            panel3Panel.Items.Add(pan3row1);

            RibbonPanelSource pan4Panel = new RibbonPanelSource();
            pan4Panel.Title = "Panel4";
            RibbonPanel Panel4 = new RibbonPanel();
            Panel4.Source = pan4Panel;
            Tab.Panels.Add(Panel4);

            RibbonButton pan4button1 = new RibbonButton();
            pan4button1.Text = "Button1";
            pan4button1.ShowText = true;
            pan4button1.ShowImage = true;
            pan4button1.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan4button1.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan4button1.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large;
            pan4button1.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Vertical;
            pan4button1.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonButton pan4button2 = new RibbonButton();
            pan4button2.Text = "Button2";
            pan4button2.ShowText = true;
            pan4button2.ShowImage = true;
            pan4button2.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan4button2.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan4button2.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonButton pan4button3 = new RibbonButton();
            pan4button3.Text = "Button3";
            pan4button3.ShowText = true;
            pan4button3.ShowImage = true;
            pan4button3.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan4button3.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan4button3.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonButton pan4button4 = new RibbonButton();
            pan4button4.Text = "Button4";
            pan4button4.ShowText = true;
            pan4button4.ShowImage = true;
            pan4button4.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan4button4.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan4button4.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large;
            pan4button4.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Vertical;
            pan4button4.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonButton pan4ribcombobutton1 = new RibbonButton();
            pan4ribcombobutton1.Text = "Button1";
            pan4ribcombobutton1.ShowText = true;
            pan4ribcombobutton1.ShowImage = true;
            pan4ribcombobutton1.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan4ribcombobutton1.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan4ribcombobutton1.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            RibbonButton pan4ribcombobutton2 = new RibbonButton();
            pan4ribcombobutton2.Text = "Button2";
            pan4ribcombobutton2.ShowText = true;
            pan4ribcombobutton2.ShowImage = true;
            pan4ribcombobutton2.Image = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.Small);
            pan4ribcombobutton2.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(Properties.Resources.large);
            pan4ribcombobutton2.CommandHandler = new RibbonCommandHandler();

            pan3ribcombo.Width = 150;
            pan3ribcombo.Items.Add(pan4ribcombobutton1);
            pan3ribcombo.Items.Add(pan4ribcombobutton2);
            pan3ribcombo.Current = pan4ribcombobutton1;

            RibbonRowPanel vvorow1 = new RibbonRowPanel();
            vvorow1.Items.Add(pan4button2);
            vvorow1.Items.Add(new RibbonRowBreak());
            vvorow1.Items.Add(pan4button3);
            vvorow1.Items.Add(new RibbonRowBreak());
            vvorow1.Items.Add(pan3ribcombo);

            pan4Panel.Items.Add(pan4button1);
            pan4Panel.Items.Add(vvorow1);
            pan4Panel.Items.Add(new RibbonSeparator());
            pan4Panel.Items.Add(pan4button4);
            
            Tab.IsActive = true;
        }

        public class RibbonCommandHandler : System.Windows.Input.ICommand
        {
            public bool CanExecute(object parameter)
            {
                return true;
            }

            public event EventHandler CanExecuteChanged;

            public void Execute(object parameter)
            {
                Document doc = acadApp.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;

                if (parameter is RibbonButton)
                {
                    RibbonButton button = parameter as RibbonButton;
                    doc.Editor.WriteMessage("\nRibbonButton Executed: " + button.Text + "\n");
                }
            }
        }

        public class Images
        {
            public static BitmapImage getBitmap(Bitmap image)
            {
                MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
                image.Save(stream, ImageFormat.Png);
                BitmapImage bmp = new BitmapImage();
                bmp.BeginInit();
                bmp.StreamSource = stream;
                bmp.EndInit();

                return bmp;
            }
        }
    }
}

Project file is attached. It's a visual Studio 2010 Solution.

Kind regards,

Irvin

The Netherlands,

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:36:49 GMT

Hi Irvin!

Thanks a lot for your help, i have another question that you might know the answer.

The question is when i create a tollbar for the mechanical classic worspace, how do i put the toolbar in the menu bar of the Autocad workspace?

I'm using the helloworld sample from the objectarx 2011 to create the toolbars.

Thanks once again.

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:12:35 GMT

Try to download the objectarx sdk for autocad 2009 in the sample folder there is an folder dotnet wich has the cui sample in it. This sample creates a pop menu toolbar and a workspace.

Ik think it has al your needs.

Kind regards,

Irvin

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:58:10 GMT

Hi everyone!

i have converted the above code from c# to vb.net, and there is some erros in the following lines:

1) Imports

acadApp = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application

Error 1 Imports alias 'acadApp' conflicts with 'Structure AcadApp' declared in the root namespace.

2) pan3ribcombo.CurrentChanged += New EventHandler(Of RibbonPropertyChangedEventArgs)(AddressOf pan3ribcombo_CurrentChanged)

Error 2 'Public Event CurrentChanged(sender As Object, e As Autodesk.Windows.RibbonPropertyChangedEventArgs)' is an event, and cannot be called directly. Use a 'RaiseEvent' statement to raise an event.

What do i have to do to the code work in vb.net????

thanks.

here is the full convert code from C# to vb.net:

Imports Autodesk.Windows
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices
Imports acadApp = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Imaging

Namespace RibbonSample

    Public Class Ribbon
        Public pan1ribcombo1 As New RibbonCombo()
        Public pan3ribcombo As New RibbonCombo()

        Public Sub New()
            pan3ribcombo.CurrentChanged += New EventHandler(Of RibbonPropertyChangedEventArgs)(AddressOf pan3ribcombo_CurrentChanged)
        End Sub

        Private Sub pan3ribcombo_CurrentChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RibbonPropertyChangedEventArgs)
            Dim but As RibbonButton = TryCast(pan3ribcombo.Current, RibbonButton)
            acadApp.ShowAlertDialog(but.Text)
        End Sub

        <CommandMethod("MyRibbonCombotest")> _
        Public Sub RibbonSplitButtontest()
            Dim commandlinebutton As New RibbonButton()
            commandlinebutton.Text = "Newly Added Button with command: MyRibbonTestCombo"
            commandlinebutton.ShowText = True
            commandlinebutton.ShowImage = True
            commandlinebutton.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            commandlinebutton.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            commandlinebutton.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()
            pan1ribcombo1.Items.Add(commandlinebutton)
            pan1ribcombo1.Current = commandlinebutton
        End Sub

        <CommandMethod("MyRibbon")> _
        Public Sub MyRibbon()
            Dim ribbonControl As Autodesk.Windows.RibbonControl = Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.Ribbon
            Dim Tab As New RibbonTab()
            Tab.Title = "Autodesk .NET forum Ribbon Sample"
            Tab.Id = "RibbonSample_TAB_ID"

            ribbonControl.Tabs.Add(Tab)

            ' create Ribbon panels
            Dim panel1Panel As Autodesk.Windows.RibbonPanelSource = New RibbonPanelSource()
            panel1Panel.Title = "Panel1"
            Dim Panel1 As New RibbonPanel()
            Panel1.Source = panel1Panel
            Tab.Panels.Add(Panel1)

            Dim pan1button1 As New RibbonButton()
            pan1button1.Text = "Button1"
            pan1button1.ShowText = True
            pan1button1.ShowImage = True
            pan1button1.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan1button1.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan1button1.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Vertical
            pan1button1.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large
            pan1button1.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan1button2 As New RibbonButton()
            pan1button2.Text = "Button2"
            pan1button2.ShowText = True
            pan1button2.ShowImage = True
            pan1button2.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan1button2.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan1button2.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan1button3 As New RibbonButton()
            pan1button3.Text = "Button3"
            pan1button3.ShowText = True
            pan1button3.ShowImage = True
            pan1button3.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan1button3.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan1button3.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            ' Set te propperties for the RibbonCombo
            ' Te ribboncombo control does not listen to the command handler
            pan1ribcombo1.Text = " "
            pan1ribcombo1.ShowText = True
            pan1ribcombo1.MinWidth = 150

            Dim pan1row1 As New RibbonRowPanel()
            pan1row1.Items.Add(pan1button2)
            pan1row1.Items.Add(New RibbonRowBreak())
            pan1row1.Items.Add(pan1button3)
            pan1row1.Items.Add(New RibbonRowBreak())
            pan1row1.Items.Add(pan1ribcombo1)

            panel1Panel.Items.Add(pan1button1)
            panel1Panel.Items.Add(New RibbonSeparator())
            panel1Panel.Items.Add(pan1row1)

            Dim panel2Panel As New RibbonPanelSource()
            panel2Panel.Title = "Panel2"
            Dim panel2 As New RibbonPanel()
            panel2.Source = panel2Panel
            Tab.Panels.Add(panel2)

            Dim pan2splitButton As New RibbonSplitButton()
            pan2splitButton.Text = "SplitButton"
            'Required not to crash AutoCAD when using cmd locators 
            pan2splitButton.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()
            pan2splitButton.ShowText = True
            pan2splitButton.ShowImage = True
            pan2splitButton.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan2splitButton.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan2splitButton.IsSplit = True
            pan2splitButton.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large

            Dim pan2button1 As New RibbonButton()
            pan2button1.Text = "Button1"
            pan2button1.ShowText = True
            pan2button1.ShowImage = True
            pan2button1.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan2button1.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan2button1.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large
            pan2button1.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Vertical
            pan2button1.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan2button2 As New RibbonButton()
            pan2button2.Text = "Button2"
            pan2button2.ShowText = True
            pan2button2.ShowImage = True
            pan2button2.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan2button2.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan2button2.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan2button3 As New RibbonButton()
            pan2button3.Text = "Button3"
            pan2button3.ShowText = True
            pan2button3.ShowImage = True
            pan2button3.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan2button3.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan2button3.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            pan2splitButton.Items.Add(pan2button1)
            pan2splitButton.Items.Add(pan2button2)

            Dim pan2row1 As New RibbonRowPanel()
            pan2row1.Items.Add(pan2button2)
            pan2row1.Items.Add(New RibbonRowBreak())
            pan2row1.Items.Add(pan2button3)
            pan2row1.Items.Add(New RibbonRowBreak())
            pan2row1.Items.Add(New RibbonCombo())

            panel2Panel.Items.Add(pan2splitButton)
            panel2Panel.Items.Add(pan2row1)

            Dim panel3Panel As New RibbonPanelSource()
            panel3Panel.Title = "Panel3"
            Dim panel3 As New RibbonPanel()
            panel3.Source = panel3Panel
            Tab.Panels.Add(panel3)

            Dim pan3button1 As New RibbonButton()
            pan3button1.Text = "Button1"
            pan3button1.ShowText = True
            pan3button1.ShowImage = True
            pan3button1.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan3button1.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan3button1.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large
            pan3button1.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Vertical
            pan3button1.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan3button2 As New RibbonButton()
            pan3button2.Text = "Button2"
            pan3button2.ShowText = True
            pan3button2.ShowImage = True
            pan3button2.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan3button2.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan3button2.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large
            pan3button2.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Vertical
            pan3button2.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan3button3 As New RibbonButton()
            pan3button3.Text = "Button3"
            pan3button3.ShowText = True
            pan3button3.ShowImage = True
            pan3button3.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan3button3.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan3button3.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan3button4 As New RibbonButton()
            pan3button4.Text = "Button4"
            pan3button4.ShowText = True
            pan3button4.ShowImage = True
            pan3button4.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan3button4.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan3button4.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan3button5 As New RibbonButton()
            pan3button5.Text = "Button5"
            pan3button5.ShowText = True
            pan3button5.ShowImage = True
            pan3button5.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan3button5.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan3button5.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan3row1 As New RibbonRowPanel()
            pan3row1.Items.Add(pan3button3)
            pan3row1.Items.Add(New RibbonRowBreak())
            pan3row1.Items.Add(pan3button4)
            pan3row1.Items.Add(New RibbonRowBreak())
            pan3row1.Items.Add(pan3button5)

            panel3Panel.Items.Add(pan3button1)
            panel3Panel.Items.Add(pan3row1)

            Dim pan4Panel As New RibbonPanelSource()
            pan4Panel.Title = "Panel4"
            Dim Panel4 As New RibbonPanel()
            Panel4.Source = pan4Panel
            Tab.Panels.Add(Panel4)

            Dim pan4button1 As New RibbonButton()
            pan4button1.Text = "Button1"
            pan4button1.ShowText = True
            pan4button1.ShowImage = True
            pan4button1.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan4button1.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan4button1.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large
            pan4button1.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Vertical
            pan4button1.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan4button2 As New RibbonButton()
            pan4button2.Text = "Button2"
            pan4button2.ShowText = True
            pan4button2.ShowImage = True
            pan4button2.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan4button2.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan4button2.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan4button3 As New RibbonButton()
            pan4button3.Text = "Button3"
            pan4button3.ShowText = True
            pan4button3.ShowImage = True
            pan4button3.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan4button3.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan4button3.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan4button4 As New RibbonButton()
            pan4button4.Text = "Button4"
            pan4button4.ShowText = True
            pan4button4.ShowImage = True
            pan4button4.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan4button4.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan4button4.Size = RibbonItemSize.Large
            pan4button4.Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation.Vertical
            pan4button4.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan4ribcombobutton1 As New RibbonButton()
            pan4ribcombobutton1.Text = "Button1"
            pan4ribcombobutton1.ShowText = True
            pan4ribcombobutton1.ShowImage = True
            pan4ribcombobutton1.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan4ribcombobutton1.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan4ribcombobutton1.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            Dim pan4ribcombobutton2 As New RibbonButton()
            pan4ribcombobutton2.Text = "Button2"
            pan4ribcombobutton2.ShowText = True
            pan4ribcombobutton2.ShowImage = True
            pan4ribcombobutton2.Image = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.Small)
            pan4ribcombobutton2.LargeImage = Images.getBitmap(My.Resources.large)
            pan4ribcombobutton2.CommandHandler = New RibbonCommandHandler()

            pan3ribcombo.Width = 150
            pan3ribcombo.Items.Add(pan4ribcombobutton1)
            pan3ribcombo.Items.Add(pan4ribcombobutton2)
            pan3ribcombo.Current = pan4ribcombobutton1

            Dim vvorow1 As New RibbonRowPanel()
            vvorow1.Items.Add(pan4button2)
            vvorow1.Items.Add(New RibbonRowBreak())
            vvorow1.Items.Add(pan4button3)
            vvorow1.Items.Add(New RibbonRowBreak())
            vvorow1.Items.Add(pan3ribcombo)

            pan4Panel.Items.Add(pan4button1)
            pan4Panel.Items.Add(vvorow1)
            pan4Panel.Items.Add(New RibbonSeparator())
            pan4Panel.Items.Add(pan4button4)

            Tab.IsActive = True
        End Sub

        Public Class RibbonCommandHandler
            Implements System.Windows.Input.ICommand

            Public Function CanExecute(ByVal parameter As Object) As Boolean
                Return True
            End Function

            Public Event CanExecuteChanged As EventHandler

            Public Sub Execute(ByVal parameter As Object)
                Dim doc As Document = acadApp.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument

                If TypeOf parameter Is RibbonButton Then
                    Dim button As RibbonButton = TryCast(parameter, RibbonButton)
                    doc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & "RibbonButton Executed: " + button.Text & vbLf)
                End If
            End Sub

            Public Function CanExecute1(ByVal parameter As Object) As Boolean Implements System.Windows.Input.ICommand.CanExecute

            End Function

            Public Event CanExecuteChanged1(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Implements System.Windows.Input.ICommand.CanExecuteChanged

            Public Sub Execute1(ByVal parameter As Object) Implements System.Windows.Input.ICommand.Execute

            End Sub
        End Class

        Public Class Images
            Public Shared Function getBitmap(ByVal image As Bitmap) As BitmapImage
                Dim stream As New MemoryStream()
                image.Save(stream, ImageFormat.Png)
                Dim bmp As New BitmapImage()
                bmp.BeginInit()
                bmp.StreamSource = stream
                bmp.EndInit()

                Return bmp
            End Function
        End Class
    End Class
End Namespace

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:42:58 GMT

AddHandler pan3ribcombo.CurrentChanged , AddressOf pan3ribcombo_CurrentChanged

acApp = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:44:32 GMT

Hi Jeffrey!

Ok i have another question, after build the code, netloaded the code, the ribbon shows up, but all the buttons in the ribbon are disabled, how do i enable them??

Thanks a lot for you help.

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:26:19 GMT

Anyone can help me with my las question??

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:40:03 GMT

Irvin,

Being a total newbie to this all I was trying your code to test it out, but I ran into 2 issues.

1) I get an error at line 306 Column 39

Description: The event 'RibbonSample.Ribbon.RibbonCommandHandler.CanExecuteChange' is never used

2) I can't get it to load into autocad no matter what I try, not sure if that error is holding me back or not.

The only 2 things I added to the project was the Reference Paths, both in my case

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\ACADM 2010
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared

As well changed the acad exe and working directory to run from C:\Program Files\Autodesk\ACADM 2010

Not sure what im doing wrong but here is a snip it of the output code I get from running it.

Edit: Sorry would put the output window in but its long and garbled. Instead I attached it as a text file.

Any help is apperciated with this one.

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:34:21 GMT

Hi there,

Are you using c# or VB.NET???

If you are using vb.net replace the RibbonCommandhandler class with this code:

I looked a the converted VB.net code in this thread but there are some strange things in it.

Public Class RibbonCommandHandler
	Implements System.Windows.Input.ICommand
	Public Function CanExecute(parameter As Object) As Boolean
		Return True
	End Function

	Public Event CanExecuteChanged As EventHandler

	Public Sub Execute(parameter As Object)
		Dim doc As Document = acadApp.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument

		If TypeOf parameter Is RibbonButton Then
			Dim button As RibbonButton = TryCast(parameter, RibbonButton)
			doc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & "RibbonButton Executed: " + button.Text + vbLf)
		End If
	End Sub
End Class

It's correct you get a warning an CanExecuteChanged. It's nessecery when you use
System.Windows.Input.ICommand but should compile.

Kind regards,

Irvin

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:54:59 GMT

Hi there,

Sorry forgot to say I was using your script as is, just changed the references to pull up the proper DLL's. So its C#.

Though I can't get anything to load into Autocad so figuring that error, or warning I should say I was getting was because of that.

Thanks,

Dman

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:25:54 GMT

Hi Irvin,

i'm trying actually to create a custom ribbon for autocad mechanical 2010. I saw you exemple and I run it in visual studio 2010 with a debug configuration, as a result, there is no error and it seems everything is ok.. but after that autocad's opened I can not see the ribbon ! did i miss something ? btw i tryed a .net version and it also returns the same result !

Tamer,

Regards

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:49:52 GMT


        Public Class RibbonCommandHandler
            Implements System.Windows.Input.ICommand


            Public Function CanExecute(ByVal parameter As Object) As Boolean Implements System.Windows.Input.ICommand.CanExecute
                Return True
            End Function

            Public Event CanExecuteChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Implements System.Windows.Input.ICommand.CanExecuteChanged


            Public Sub Execute(ByVal parameter As Object) Implements System.Windows.Input.ICommand.Execute
                Dim doc As Document = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument

                If TypeOf parameter Is RibbonButton Then
                    Dim button As RibbonButton = TryCast(parameter, RibbonButton)
                    doc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & "RibbonButton Executed: " + button.Text & vbLf)
                End If
            End Sub


        End Class

my RibbonCommandHandler. Don't know why I need to write like this: Public Function CanExecute(ByVal parameter As Object) As Boolean Implements System.Windows.Input.ICommand.CanExecute
but it seems work.

I am using vb.next express 2008.

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:15:07 GMT

I want to add ribbon using C++.... Tried a lot , but failed.

Please help with code.

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Ed__Jobe — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:17:33 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I want to add ribbon using C++.... Tried a lot , but failed.

Please help with code.

This is the .NET forum. You might want to try the ObjectArx (C++) forum.

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:10:04 GMT

Hi,

I tried to modify the code, so I added a few strings to one of the combo-boxes instead of RibbonButtons, with a code like this:

String str1 = "String1";

String str2 = "String2";

pan3ribcombo.Items.Add(str1);

pan3ribcombo.Items.Add(str2);

in the EventHandler, I changed the code to:

string but = pan3ribcombo.Current as string;

acadApp.ShowAlertDialog(but);

But the texts are not shown in the Combo-box and they are blank. When I change the current item, ShowAlertDialog shows the right text.

How I can change it to have a Combo-box of texts?

Thanks

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:19:56 GMT

Hy all,

Can anyone to post a short example with a custom riboon tab created with Visual Studio for AutoCAD Map 3D 2013.

The current exeple is good but when i tried to compile it for AutoCAD Map 3D i don't know what are the namespaces to validate the code.

It will be helpfully if someone can specifie what are the namespaces for creating a riboon tab for AutoCAD Map 3D 2013.

Thanks,

Alexandru

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:16:31 GMT

I too would like an example of adding items to the RibbonCombo, as I would like them to behave like Window Forms comboboxes, if that is possible?

Re: Create custom ribbon tab and buttons for Autocad mechanical 2011?

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 06:47:26 GMT

Hello guys,

how to assign a button color, instead of image.