button images

What file and where are the button images held. I am creating a custom menu
and would like to modify some of the pretty buttons.

Thanks in Advance
Mack

 

AutoCAD embeds them in menu dll files (same name as the menu that uses
them). If you want to actually edit the AutoCAD buttons, you will need to
hack the resource dll. There are other programs that can extract them out
and then you could use them for other toolbars. The www.afralisp.com site
has a tutorial on hacking the dll files.

JRWalker

 

If your creating a custom toolbar, and you want to alter standard AutoCAD
toolbar bitmaps to use in your new toolbar. you have to extract the bitmaps
from a resource DLL called "acadbtn.dll". Go to Tony Tanzillo's site, he has
a tool there called "Resource Hacker" that allows you to copy out bitmaps
resources from dll files. Once you have extracted and save the files you
want as bitmaps, you can alter them and use them directly in your menu code
(they don't have to be compiled into a new dll), just put the name of the
bitmap in quotes and include the ".bmp" extension. Make sure you store the
new bitmaps you are referencing in an AutoCAD support path. Optionally, you
CAN compile the bitmaps into a new resource dll for your partial menu. The
DLL must be the same name as the menu file and be stored in the same support
path as the menu file for it to work. For specifics on creating a menu DLL,
as JR pointed out, www.afralisp.com has a tutorial.

 

search the newsgroups for

BMPfromMNR
Extract icon .BMP files from menu .MNR file

use bmpfrommnr then you still have to search the results to find the image
you want and cut/paste/modify/save...

 

Hi the images you are asking for are already extracted and placed into a zip file. You can find them www.objectdcl.com. Go to the objectdcl software and go to the download section. You will find the zip files there to download for free.

Thanks Chad Wanless

 

This will give you some info on altering or creating your own icons for the
ACAD menus and toolbars

http://www.afralisp.com/vbaa/vbadll.htm

JRWalker

 

--" you have to extract the bitmaps from a resource DLL called "acadbtn.dll"

OK maybe it is just me but in 2005 I can not find this file. Or a file with
the same name as the acad menu. I will keep looking but if anyone know what
it is please let me know.

Thanks again
Mack

 

Hi the images you are asking for are already extracted and placed into a
zip file. You can find them www.objectdcl.com. Go to the objectdcl software
and go to the download section. You will find the zip files there to
download for free.

Hey this was great but I forgot to mention in the first post I am on 2005
and they have the much prettier buttons than 2002, not that big of a deal
but it would be nice if they looked similar. You wouldn't happen to know
where I can get these ones would you.

Thanks again
Mack

 

BMPfromMNR

does this work on 2005

I have searched for all bmp and did not find one after running this lisp.
Did not receive an error however when running so I assume it worked

 

My info on this is based on Acad 2004 so I cannot tell you for sure if 2005
has changed the way this works. If not, the file (acadbtn.dll) should be
located in the same location as the acad.exe file. Note: Is your Windows
Explorer set to hide hidden and system files? (In Windows Explorer, go to
Tools > Folder Options and select the "View" tab. The option to show hidden
files should be in the advanced settings list.)

 

My info on this is based on Acad 2004 so I cannot tell you for sure if
2005

Yes I can see all hidden files that is the first thing I checked (learned
from past experiences lol). Let me ask you do your buttons on 2004 look the
same as previous versions or are do they have that pretty feel to them (lack
of better description)?

 

Yoe can just pick a button from the customise window and edit it then do a saveas as your own name...

Spence

 

Yes - 2004 has the "Pretty" buttons, The higher resolution toolbar images
have been part of AutoCAD since Acad 2002.