To Customize the Marking Menu

Customize the AutoCAD Electrical toolset marking menus using the Customize User Interface (CUI) editor.

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Click Manage tab Customization panel User Interface. Find
    • Enter CUI.
  2. Expand the Shortcuts Menu in the upper left section of the Customize User Interface dialog box.
  3. Scroll through until you find the shortcut menu that corresponds to the marking menu you want to change.

    Look for shortcut menus labeled Hot Wire menu only.

  4. Do one of the following:
    • Add command. Locate the command you want to add in the Command List section of the dialog box. Drag it to the location in the marking menu.
    • Move command. Drag the command to a new location in the marking menu.
    • Delete command. Right-click on command and select Remove.

The entries from the shortcut menu are placed in the marking menu in the following order:

Shortcut menu place Marking menu position
1 North
2 South
3 West
4 East
5 Northeast
6 Southwest
7 Northwest
8 Southeast
9+ Linear overflow menu
Note: Shortcut menu entries that have subentries are placed on the linear overflow menu.