Problem to merge menu tabs

[EKey]

Hello,

I have a problem. I have two partial CUIX menu files (see attachment) and I want their Ribbon tabs to merge. I assigned same names "CEL TOOLS" and IDs, but is doesn't work. Could you please suggest a solution?

Thank you.

[pendean]

There is no merge-menu-files option in AutoCAD. You will need to create a new TAB in your current CUI, move all the shared content from all the CUIx files to there, then export or SAVEAS the resulting creation back out as a unique CUIx file.

[EKey]

Hi pendean. Thank  you for the reply. I think it is quite different from my question.

Here is a quote from the AutoCAD help:

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Note: You can merge any number of ribbon tabs together as long as the aliases are the same.

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My ribbon tabs are in different CUIX files, but they have the same parameters as shown:

I load both CUIX files and expect to see a single "CEL TOOLS" tab with merged panels, as it is described in the AutoCAD help. But I get two ribbon tabs with the same name "CEL TOOLS". What can I do to get the merged tabs?

Thank you.

[pendean]

I've been customizing with CUI for a very long time, and while I'm very open to learning something new, what you describe (making two CUIx files into one CUIx file by simply loading them) is something I've never been able to achieve.

Two CUIx menus loaded at the same time presents two sets of everything here too, just like your experience so far

[EKey]

You mean the AutoCAD help describes the functionality which never works?

[pendean]

Wouldn't be the first time sadly: I suspect you and I are missing 'something' yet to be defined if that ability truly exists.

[EKey]

I didn't do to AutoCAD customizing for years and I thought it was enough time to fix all issues and make old tools finaly work as expected.

Pendean, your fresh note tells that we still have the old stuff with the old problems. It is so sad...    

Thank you.

[EKey · Accepted solution]

The solution is found.

Tabs merge if a "template tab" with specified name and alias exists in the main customization file.

Every partial menu file should have the same alias as the template tab.

Hope it helps.

[Yonas89]

actually does not help to me