Add User Tool
The 
Add
User Tool command allows you launch external programs from within
the Quick Access Toolbar
or the ribbon.
You can also do this by adding the required string in the Macro
dialog (see: Launching External Programs
from Macros). However, the Add User Tool
command simplifies this procedure by using a dialog. It also allows
you to subsequently access the saved User command in the User
Command Settings dialog. User commands that you create are listed
in the Add User Tool drop-down menu on
the Quick Access Toolbar.
Launch the Add
User Tool command from the Quick
Access Toolbar in eCADSTAR.
Alternatively, launch it from the Add split
button in the User Command Settings
dialog. You can also add the User Tool Menu
to the Quick Access Toolbar
using the drop down list on the right of this toolbar. This allows you
to select an existing User command or launch the Add
User Tool command.
- To delete a User command, select it in the User Command Settings dialog, and click Delete.
- You can add the new User command subsequently to the Quick Access Toolbar or the ribbon. You can also add it to a new tab on the ribbon using the Ribbon Setting dialog. This is displayed by right-clicking the ribbon or the status bar, and selecting Customize the Ribbon. Alternatively, select File > Configuration > Customize the Ribbon on the ribbon.
- User commands that you create are specific to the current workspace. See: Using Workspaces.
| Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool Name | Specify the name of the external application that is added to the Quick Access Toolbar. An alphanumeric value can be specified. By default, the value User Tool [n] is used. The "n" value is incremented each time you add a User tool. | |
| Executable | Shows the path to the external application that you select
by clicking the 
button. |
|
|
button |
Allows you to browse to an external application in the displayed Open dialog. The path to the selected file is shown in the Executable box. The default setting lists only .exe files. However, if you select All files by the File Name box, then you can select any executable file. | |
| Arguments | Allows you to optionally add a command-line switch for the
relevant external application. For example, if you specify Microsoft
Word in the Executable box, then you
could specify the following arguments.
|
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| Description | Allows you to optionally specify a description of the User tool. This is shown in the Description column of the Quick Access Toolbar Settings dialog, rather than the Command Name value. It is also shown in the Description column of the Ribbon Setting dialog, if you add the command to the ribbon. | |
| OK | Saves the specified settings, and closes the Add User Tool dialog. The new User tool is listed in the Add User Tool drop-down menu on the Quick Access Toolbar for the relevant eCADSTAR application. | |
| Cancel | Closes the Add User Tool dialog without saving your settings. |
