Project: HiCAD Basics

Customizing the Transparent Toolbar

HiCAD offers the option to customize the transparent toolbar.

For this you use (like you would do for user-defined Ribbon tabs) the UserInterfaceEditor.exe tool. You can directly start the tool from HiCAD, either by clicking on the

symbol to the right of the QuickAccess toolbar and selecting Customize QuickAccess toolbar, or by

oder

selecting Settings > Customize UI.

Proceed as follows:

In the selection box on the right hand side, choose Transparent toolbar.

You will then see the current layout of the transparent toolbar on the right hand side of the dialogue window.

On the left hand side of the window beneath Select area you choose the Ribbon tab of which you wish to take any functions over into the transparent toolbar. If you have removed any functions from the default transparent toolbar predefined by the ISD, you can add them again by choosing Transparent toolbar beneath Select area.

Meaning of the symbols
	Expand all Expands the entire structure of the Ribbon tab/the toolbar.
	Expand 1 level Displays only the first structure level of the Ribbon tab/the toolbar.
	Collapse all Collapses the entire structure of the Ribbon tab/the toolbar.
	Create user-defined Ribbon tab Switches to the dialogue for the creation of a new, user-defined Ribbon tab.
	Add separator Adds a vertical separator, which is initially placed as a string at the end of the Ribbon tab. Use the button to move the separator.
	Reset Restores the ISD default configuration of the transparent toolbar.
	Export The transparent toolbar can be exported to a file which can then be imported to other computers and utilized by others (e.g. colleagues). Select the storage location and enter the name of the export file. The file name extension is .URB.
	Import Imports an URB file. In this way it can be achieved that the transparent toolbars are identical on all HiCAD workstations.
	Add >> Adds the marked entry selected on the left area of the window to the transparent toolbar. Please note the following: If the selected entry already exists in the transparent toolbar while the Allow duplicate entries/commands checkbox is deactivated, the Add >> function will be locked! Not all entries of a Ribbon tab can be transferred to the transparent toolbar. In such cases, the Add >> function is also locked! If you add a function that has a sub-menu with further functions, this sub-menu will also be taken over to the transparent toolbar. You can call this menu on the toolbar with a right-click on the function. Special cases are sub-menu entries which do not contain a function themselves (e.g. Drawing > Save/Print > Save as > DXF/DWG settings): Here, you can also display the context menu with a left-click.
	<< Remove Removes the marked entry from the transparent toolbar.
	Move down Moves the marked entry on the transparent toolbar to the right.
	Move up Moves the marked entry on the transparent toolbar to the left.

Please note:

The UserInterfaceEditor.exe tool can also be started externally. However, an external start requires a restart of HiCAD after changes to the QuickAccess toolbar, the Ribbon tabs or the transparent toolbar for the changes to take effect.

If you click the symbol or the Cancel button in the dialogue window, the following message appears:

Click Yes to save the changes, click No to discard them. Click Cancel to close the message window and leave the Customize UI dialogue window open.

If the transparent toolbar contains functions that would be greyed out in the Ribbons in a particular situation (e.g. due to a missing license or the activation of an unsuitable part type), these will be hidden in the transparent toolbar.

User Interface • Multifunctional Toolbar (Ribbon) • Customizing the Keyboard • The QuickAccess Toolbar

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