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Add or modify commands

Add or modify commands - AutoCAD Tutorial

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Add or modify commands

- [Instructor] So to add or modify a command we go to our command list within our customized user interface dialog. There's so many commands that are listed it may be easier to search. So if we search for the fill it command we find it right here. Better yet what if we create a new command? We'll name this new command FR5. And we'll find the fill it icon in the list here and apply it to our new command and we'll name this fill it radius five. The key to understanding how to modify or create a new command really falls within the macro line here in our properties. We have to understand some of the symbology going on here. So the bracket symbol with the C represents escape. So what we have drawn in or written right now is two presses of the escape key. That makes sure we have no command active. And then we're going to begin the fill it command and the underscore really just defines that it will cross all languages and if I press the semi colon key, it represents a return. So it's as if…

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