topic Re: Is there any way to make Ribbon Tab visible from Partial CUIX? in ObjectARX Forum

Is there any way to make Ribbon Tab visible from Partial CUIX?

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 14:07:05 GMT

Hello All,

Unable to find existing post for my problem. So posting here.

I am working on customer requirement, where I have to introduce new Ribbon tab in partial CUIX file.

I have created a CUIX with Ribbon tab. When I shared that with customer, he is unable to see that automatically.

What do I need to do to make my Ribbon visible on CUIX load?

Thanks,

Sachin

Re: Is there any way to make Ribbon Tab visible from Partial CUIX?

moogalm — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 06:11:27 GMT

CUIX is just a archive of XML files, and AcCUI is .NET module that provides an API to manage CUIX.

I recommend creating a Lisp wrapper around C# functions and call them from command line or through ARX code what ever may seem fit for you.

I have written a library that shows a way to general scenarios, this library is not an exhaustive list, I recommend you expand as per you need.

Anyway, coming back to question all you need is invoke this in AutoCAD , for example (CUIHIDERIBBONTAB "ID_TabHome")

CUIHIDERIBBONTAB followed by tab id.

        /// <summary>
        /// A Lisp wrapped to >NET function
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="ribbonElementId"> input ribbonElementId for.ex .\"ID_TabHome3D\" </param>
        public void CuiHideRibbonTab(string ribbonTabId)
        {
            var menuName = Application.GetSystemVariable("MENUNAME") as string;
            var curWorkspace = Application.GetSystemVariable("WSCURRENT") as string;
            var cs = new Autodesk.AutoCAD.Customization.CustomizationSection(menuName + ".cuix");
            var workSpace = cs.getWorkspace(curWorkspace) as Workspace;
            
            foreach(WSRibbonTabSourceReference wsrTabSrcRef in workSpace.WorkspaceRibbonRoot.WorkspaceTabs)
            {
                if(wsrTabSrcRef.TabId == ribbonTabId)
                {
                    wsrTabSrcRef.Show = false;
                }
            }
            
            if (cs.IsModified)
            {
                cs.Save();
 
                // Reload to see the changes
                Application.ReloadAllMenus();
            }
 
        }
        [CommandMethod("CUIHIDERIBBONTAB")]
        public void CmdCuiHideRibbonTab()
        {
            var ed = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor;
            var promptStringResult = ed.GetString("Enter Ribbon Element Id for.ex .\"ID_TabHome3D\"\n");
            if (promptStringResult.Status != PromptStatus.OK) return;
            var ribbonTabId = promptStringResult.StringResult;
            CuiHideRibbonTab(ribbonTabId);
        }
        [LispFunction("CUIHIDERIBBONTAB")]
        public void LspCuiHideRibbonTab(ResultBuffer args)
        {
            if(args != null)
            {
                foreach(TypedValue tv in args)
                {
                    if(tv.TypeCode == (int)LispDataType.Text)
                    {
                        CuiHideRibbonTab(tv.Value.ToString());
                    }
                }
            }
        }

Find CuiHelperlibrary.zip

Re: Is there any way to make Ribbon Tab visible from Partial CUIX?

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:03:56 GMT

Hi Madhukar,

Thanks for your reply.

I am new to CUIX. I thought only CUIX load will add new Ribbon Tab to existing Workspaces.

Does it mean that Ribbon added in CUIX will need some type of coding to load new ribbon tab automatically?

Thanks,

Sachin

Re: Is there any way to make Ribbon Tab visible from Partial CUIX?

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 06:14:52 GMT

Hi Madhukar,

I got the may to make it visible on load. I missed the "Add new Tab" setting of CUIX file for Ribbon Tab.

Now it is working as expected.

Thanks,

Sachin