Topic: Make Ribbon Tab Current

[trogg]

Does anyone know of a way to make a tab of the ribbon current via a lisp or script?
I was hoping for a system variable but couldn't find one.

I am aware of using the Alt button to display the letters and being able to hit "H" for example and making the Home tab current but it would be nice to include something like this in some routines.


thanks
~Greg

[BlackBox]

Give RibbonNinja a try.

[huiz]

You can access the Ribbon Tabs by typing +RIBBON on the commandline.

I assume you can do that too in Lisp.

Code: [Select]

Command: +ribbon
Enter <menugroup name>.<element id> of the tab to make active (e.g. ACAD.ID_TabHome):


[BlackBox]

At the link posted above, the source code is shared, so you could easily rename the LispFunction Method to suite... +Ribbon, etc.. This make me want to code a new 'CTabR' , or 'RibbonTab' sysvar. *geek*

[trogg]

Awesome guys!!
thanks. The +RIBBON command works great

We have users who freak out if they open up AutoCAD and it isn't on the home tab.... This can easily be added so that they "feel right at home..."

Thanks
~Greg

[alanjt]

You can access the Ribbon Tabs by typing +RIBBON on the commandline.

I assume you can do that too in Lisp.

Code: [Select]

Command: +ribbon
Enter <menugroup name>.<element id> of the tab to make active (e.g. ACAD.ID_TabHome):


:kewl:

[andrew_nao]

old topic, but was or has anyone been able to get this to work via lisp?

[huiz]

Yup.

(command "+RIBBON" "ACAD.ID_TabAnnotate")

The names of the tabs you can get from CUI.

[andrew_nao]

that line (with my tabs), mixed in other lines of code for me refuse to work.

i thought maybe someone found an alternate way to do this

[huiz]

You need to refer to the CUI (or groupname) which contains the tabs as well. Maybe you have Map3D loaded? Or Civil3D?

The tab ID_TabAnnotate can be found in the group ACAD, so you call ACAD.ID_TabAnnotate to activate it. But if your groupname is different, you need to use that.

[2cook2]

Just to clarify.

+RIBBON Enter <menugroup name>.<element id>

<menugroup name> = The name of the cui the tab is found in
<element id>            = Found in the cui of that tab

See attached image.

Also, these are case sensitive!!

[Andrea]

Hi all,..

I just read this topic,..
but,..anyone test this +ribbon with CAD 2018 / 2019 ?

it seem not working other then ACAD menu..


Thank you.

[huiz]

No problem in Civil 3D 2019:


(command "+RIBBON" "CIVIL.ID_Civil3DHome")

[ronjonp]

Works here too in vanilla 2018.

[MSTG007]

That is slick... Works in Civil3D 2018.