Overview of Ribbon Panels

Overview of Ribbon Panels


Ribbon panels are organized by rows, sub-panels, and slideout elements. Rows and sub-panels are used to organize how commands and controls are displayed on the ribbon panel. A slideout is automatically added to each ribbon panel and controls which rows are shown by default. Rows located below a slideout are displayed only when a ribbon panel is expanded.
The following table describes the properties of the Home 2D - Draw ribbon panel as they appear in the Properties pane.

Create a Ribbon Panel

Ribbon panels can be created from scratch or from an existing toolbar or dashboard panel. Create ribbon panels from scratch under the Ribbon Panels node on the Customizations In <file name> pane of the Customize tab. This gives you control over which commands are displayed on the ribbon panel.
If you have an existing toolbar or dashboard panel from a previous release, you can create a new ribbon panel from them. Copy toolbars to a ribbon panel from the Toolbars node under the Customizations In <file name> pane on the Customize or Transfer tabs. Dashboard panels can only be copied to ribbon panels from the Dashboard Panels node on the Transfer tab.

Show Me: Transfer Dashboard Panels to Ribbon Panels

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Display Ribbon Panels on the Ribbon

The display of ribbon panels is controlled with ribbon tabs. Once a ribbon tab is defined, the ribbon tab can be added to a workspace, which controls which ribbon tabs are displayed and the order in which they are displayed on the ribbon. For more information about ribbon tabs, see Ribbon Tabs under Customize User Interface Elements.

Associating Tool Palette Group with a Ribbon Panel

You can associate a tool palette group with a ribbon panel. By associating a tool palette group to a ribbon panel you can quickly access additional tools that are related to a ribbon panel and are defined on a tool palette. The association of a tool palette group to a ribbon panel is done from the ribbon. For more information about tool palettes and tool palette groups, see Customize Tool Palettes and Organize Tool Palettes in the User’s Guide.

Show Me: Create a Ribbon Panel

The following animation shows how to create a ribbon panel, add a row, and add commands to rows.
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