What has happened to MENUBAR <1> in ACAD2019
In 2018 switching on <1> MENUBAR brought up an array of drop-down menus:
File Edit View Insert Format Tools Draw Dimension Modify Parametric Express Window Help
In 2019 switching on MENUBAR brings up only a repeat of:
Express Tools Vehicle Tracking
What's that all about!?
I know the MENUBAR is an old relic, but I have worked with it for 30 years....it is a way faster command access than any ribbons, which take an age to open.
Without it I have now idea how to access things like Format/Point Style at the click of a button.
@RvW000wrote:I know the MENUBAR is an old relic, but I have worked with it for 30 years....it is a way faster command access than any ribbons, which take an age to open.
Without it I have now idea how to access things like Format/Point Style at the click of a button.
Maybe it's time to start exploring the multiple other ways to access commands so that you are ready for when the menubar is no longer an option.
MENUBAR to 1 works at my end as expected. I would agree with @imadHabash and try the reset to defaults. I've heard of this issue occuring in some verticals (AutoCAD Architecture is one that I know does it)
Christopher T. Cowgill, P.E.
AutoCAD Certified Professional
Civil 3D Certified Professional
Civil 3D 2022 on Windows 10
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Thanks for the advice.
Unfortunately I have reset back to default.
Rerun MENUBAR <1> command and MENUBAR appears with Vehicle Tracking add-on replicated (it is also a ribbon below)
see attached screengrab
You are running AutoCAD Architecture which is not the same as AutoCAD, there is no menubar unless you manually create one. ACADA, which is one of the specific examples I provided that does not have a menubar has not had a menubar since 2010. If you had one in AutoCAD Architecture 2018, it was because someone manually created it, or possibly migrated it from an ancient release.
Christopher T. Cowgill, P.E.
AutoCAD Certified Professional
Civil 3D Certified Professional
Civil 3D 2022 on Windows 10
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If by chance you want to run your setup as vanilla AutoCAD and not have all the Architecture add-ons open, then make a shortcut on your desktop and edit the properties for that at the target line.
Mine looks like this
"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2018\acad.exe" /product ACAD /language "en-US"
Adjust for your situation.
GrantsPirate
Piping and Mech. Designer
Always save a copy of the drawing before trying anything suggested here.
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