To create a custom shortcut menu

The following example describes how to build a custom menu that includes line, hatch, dtext, circle, and erase commands.

  1. Open any ASCII text editor.
  2. Type the following characters exactly as shown here:

    3. ***MENUGROUP=example
    ***POP0
         **IntelliCAD
         [IntelliCAD]
         ID_Line [Line]^C^C_line
         ID_Hatch [Hatch]^C^C_hatch
         ID_Dtext [Dtext]^C^C_dtext
         ID_0 [Circle Rad]^C^C_circle
         ID_Erase [erase]^C^C_erase

    ***HELPSTRINGS
    ID_LINE [Draws a line]
         ID_HATCH [Fills an enclosed area with a nonassociative hatch pattern]
         ID_DTEXT [Displays text on screen as it is entered]
         ID_CIRCLE [Creates a circle]
         ID_ERASE [Removes objects from a drawing]

  3. Save the file as example.mnu to the IntelliCAD 5 folder.

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