Hello,
It will be nice to learn more about custom commands / combination of Autocad and Advance Steel commands improving productivity.
To colleagues willing to share-Thank you.
Here is a tiny example:
"Hide parts with identical numbers"-used when parts are detailed using drawings styles.
^C^C_AstM5equalpartsMarkSame \;AstM4CommSelectMarkedObjects ;_AstM4SwitchReprMode off
And another one:
"Hide Similar Advance Steel Objects":
^C^C_SelectSimilar \;_AstM4SwitchReprMode off
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Ilko Dimitrov
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Hi Dave,
The Autodesk help file isn't very clear at all. @Sebastian_Eiche produced a very good screen cast on custom commands. Like with everything in AS, once you have created a couple its relatively straight forward.
Hi Dave,
Type CUI
On the upper left corner-click on SHORTCUT MENUS
DEFAULT menu is your right click when no command is active (devs and more experienced users, please excuse my vocabulary if it is incorrect)
Now we have to create the custom command and drag it to this menu.
On the left side down-right click over commands, NEW COMMAND
Add new command
Type the name, and the menu on the right-macro- copy and paste: ^C^C_qsave;close
Name and description-per your preferences, may be Save and Close
Choose a toolbar-EDIT
IMPORT- from C:\Users\ PC NAME \AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Advance Steel 2019\R23.0\enu\Support\Icons
I did create there my BMP files (copied by Autodesk and modified)
When the command is created, it is dragged to the default menu (or edit menu for other commands), and save the CUI file.
Advance steel cui file is located here in case you need to back it up:
C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Advance Steel 2019\USA\Steel\Support\Toolbars
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Ilko Dimitrov
ACBS
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ACBS Structural Steel Detailing
If it is made of steel, I can model it and detail it.
Also-You can drag the new commands to Autocad tool palette.
I find this very useful, I have created all my blocks in one dwg that is always located on the desktop, and uploaded them to the tool palette by right click + drag. This works for dynamic blocks too.
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Hi Chris
.........thanks for that...........much appreciated
I'll put it to good use
cheers
Dave
Hi Ilko
..............that is absolutely what I wanted..........and easy to follow
thank you for posting that........really much appreciated
cheers
Dave
When searching for lost in the universe welds and bolts:
Select plate or beam, command selects connection object, searches and points them with the red arrows:
“Mark connection objects and show marking”
^C^C_AstM4CommMarkConnMeans \;_AstM4CommShowMarkings
This is my toolbar for it, it has to be concerted to .bmp if used:
Cheers
Ilko Dimitrov
ACBS
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ACBS Structural Steel Detailing
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A tiny one helping extending two lines to their intersection point:
Fillet with radius 0
^C^C _fillet ;r ;0
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ACBS Structural Steel Detailing
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@acbsdesign wrote:
A tiny one helping extending two lines to their intersection point:
Fillet with radius 0
^C^C _fillet ;r ;0
That seems fantastic, huge time and click saver!
One quick question, I decided to go the whole hog with this one and add it to my ribbon and right-click edit menu using the cui editor. Even made an icon. But the command doesn't work. I think it's because of the ;r ;0 modifier at the end. How can these be included in the macro in the cui editor? Or can they not?
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@acbsdesign wrote:
A tiny one helping extending two lines to their intersection point:
Fillet with radius 0
^C^C _fillet ;r ;0
That seems fantastic, huge time and click saver!
One quick question, I decided to go the whole hog with this one and add it to my ribbon and right-click edit menu using the cui editor. Even made an icon. But the command doesn't work. I think it's because of the ;r ;0 modifier at the end. How can these be included in the macro in the cui editor? Or can they not?
False alarm, sorted it.
You just don't use the spaces between the semi-colons (^C^C _fillet;r;0).
Works like a charm!
Thanks
Aleck Giles, Structures Consultant, Graitec
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Ah, that explains it.
Good tip. I always use spaces but, like you say, they are invisible. I'll switch to ;
Thanks Aleck
I do not have the spaces in my command line, strange spaces were copied, but anyway, Thank you, @AleckGiles for the info.
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Ilko Dimitrov, IDC-1, M. Eng.
Tekla and Advance Steel Detailer
ACBS Structural Steel Detailing
If it is made of steel, I can model it and detail it.
Can you write a macro for command "Hide detailed parts"-Any SP or MP that is placed on a drawing to be hidden?
SP or MP to be dependent on the current MP, SP, Preliminary Number selection.
Or "Hide detailed SP" as a separate command, and another one "Hide detailed MP"
Please send me a quote if you would like to do it.
Thank you.
Ilko Dimitrov
ACBS
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ACBS Structural Steel Detailing
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Small update to the Fillet0 command, this is the command string you should use to add it to the CUI
^C^C_fillet;r;0;;
Icon also attached, I added it to the fillet/chamfer/blended curves drop-down menu
@Anonymous
I will use the bmp file.
Thank you.
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ACBS Structural Steel Detailing
If it is made of steel, I can model it and detail it.
Rotate and Align with a base point, a huge time saver for repetitive bridge work.
^C^C_rotate \r;\\\;;
Link for an example of put to good use.
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Ilko Dimitrov, IDC-1, M. Eng.
Tekla and Advance Steel Detailer
ACBS Structural Steel Detailing
If it is made of steel, I can model it and detail it.
@acbsdesign wrote:
Rotate and Align with a base point, a huge time saver for repetitive bridge work.
^C^C_rotate \r;\\\;;
Link for an example of put to good use.
Another cracker! I like it.
Keep them coming
^C^C_ASTM4COMMROTATEUCS;X;
rotate UCS around X axis, accordingly change X to Y or Z for simillar outcome 😉 usefull when detailing etc.
you mean like this commands
Sebastian Eiche
Application Engineer @Mensch und Maschine acadGraph
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