Customizing Context Menus

If you do not need a function of a context menu, do not want the captions of the menu to be displayed, or want select a different icon size, you can use the icon at the bottom left corner to customise the context menu accordingly.

When you click the icon, the Configure context menus dialogue window will be displayed.

 

  • Minimum size 16 x 16 pixels.
  • Maximum size 32 x 32 pixels.
  • Particular buttons or further menus are assigned to items that begin with a . Clicking the expands the item and lists them.
  • Items without a are captions or menu items without any further buttons and menus.
  • Display separately
    Displays the sub-functions in a separate menu.
  • Display embedded
    Displays the sub-functions below the caption, with icon and function name.
  • Display small
    Displays only the icons.

 

When you exit the dialogue with OK, the current settings for the context menu will be applied.

Example:

Let us assume that you want to shorten the context menu for views by hiding the sections below Transform.

 

Now let us assume that you want to hide the Clip planesection in the Process > Others menu, and display the other functions of the menu as icons only:

Customising HiCAD  • Calling Functions