Tag Archive: CUI

Explore the current drawing directory

Author: rkmcswain February 4, 2015

Here is a menu macro that will open Windows Explorer to the directory of the current drawing in AutoCAD. ^C^C(startapp “explorer” (strcat “/e, “(getvar “dwgprefix”))); Create a new command in the CUI, add this macro, give it a name and…
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CUI, Explorer, Macro, Menu Macro, QAT

Stop “Layout Tools” contextual tab from appearing.

Author: rkmcswain September 23, 2013

In Civil 3D 2014 (and probably other versions such as 2013 and 2015), when you switch to a layout you may notice that the “Layout Tools” contextual tab appears. If you want to stop this behavior, follow these steps. Run…
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Contextual Tab, CUI, Layout