Creating and modifying custom toolbars

You can create new toolbars, change the contents of existing custom toolbars, rename custom toolbars, or delete custom toolbars. Select ToolsCustomize to edit custom toolbars in Abaqus/CAE.

This task shows you how to:

Related Topics
Components of the toolbars
Custom toolbars
Using the Customize toolset

Create or modify a custom toolbar

  1. From the main menu bar in any module, select ToolsCustomize.

    The Customize dialog box appears.

  2. To create a new custom toolbar:

    1. On the Toolbars tabbed page, click Create.
    2. In the dialog box that appears, enter a Name for the new toolbar, and click OK.

      Abaqus/CAE creates an empty floating toolbar in the main window.

  3. Display the Functions tabbed page.

  4. From the Module/Toolset list, select the Abaqus/CAE module or toolset to which your desired function belongs.

    In a custom toolbar, you should use the render style Functions available when Visualization Display Options is selected in the Module/Toolset list instead of those available for View Manipulation.

    Abaqus/CAE populates the Functions list with the available functions in the selected module or toolset.

  5. In the Functions list, locate the function that you want to add to the toolbar. Click and drag the function over a custom toolbar; the cursor changes to a plus symbol . Release the mouse button to add the function to the toolbar.

    You can drag functions onto new or existing custom toolbars.

  6. If desired, add or modify the icon assignment for the selected function. See Changing icon assignments, for details.

  7. To remove a function from a custom toolbar, click the icon on the toolbar and drag it off the toolbar; the cursor changes to a minus symbol . Release the mouse button to delete the icon from the toolbar.

    Note:

    You can remove icons from a custom toolbar at any time using this procedure. The Customize dialog box does not need to be open.

  8. Repeat Steps 4 to 7 until the toolbar contains all of the desired functions.

  9. Click Dismiss to close the Customize dialog box.

Rename a custom toolbar

  1. From the main menu bar in any module, select ToolsCustomize.

    The Customize dialog box appears.

  2. Display the Toolbars tabbed page.

  3. Select the toolbar whose name you want to change, and click Rename.

  4. In the dialog box that appears, enter a new name for the toolbar and click OK.

  5. Click Dismiss to close the Customize dialog box.

Delete a custom toolbar

  1. From the main menu bar in any module, select ToolsCustomize.

    The Customize dialog box appears.

  2. Display the Toolbars tabbed page.

  3. Select the name of the toolbar that you want to delete, and click Delete.

  4. Click Dismiss to close the Customize dialog box.