Creating menus

Main menus sit in the menu bar at the top of the BricsCAD application window. Submenus show as a flyout of a main menu.

The MENUBAR system variable controls the display of menus.

Creating a main menu

  1. In the Customize dialog, click the Menus tab.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Click the Main Menus subgroup of a menu group, then right-click and choose Append main menu in the context menu.

      The new menu will be added below the last existing menu.

    • Select an existing menu in the Main Menus subgroup, then right-click and choose Insert main menu in the context menu.

      The new menu will be added above the selected menu.

    The Add Main Menu dialog box appears.

  3. Type a name in the Title.
  4. Click the OK button.

    The main menu is created.

  5. Add items to the menu.
Note: The new main menu is not visible in the menu bar until at least one menu item is added to it.

Adding a submenu to a main menu

  1. In the Customize dialog, click the Menus tab.

    If collapsed, expand the menu group.

    If collapsed, expand the Main menus group of the menu group.

  2. Do one of the following:
    • Select a main menu, then right-click and choose Append submenu in the context menu.

      The new submenu will be added below the last existing submenu.

    • Select an existing submenu, then right-click and choose Insert submenu in the context menu.

      The new submenu will be added above the selected submenu.

    The Add submenu dialog box appears.

  3. Type a name in the Title field.
  4. Click the OK button.

    The submenu is created.

  5. Add items to the submenu.

Adding a submenu to a submenu

  1. In the Customize dialog, click the Menus tab.
  2. Expand the submenu.
  3. Select an item in the submenu, then right-click and choose Insert submenu in the context menu.

    The Add submenu dialog box appears.

  4. Type a name in the Title field.
  5. Click the OK button.

    The submenu is created.

  6. Add items to the submenu.