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This sample project is to demostrate how multiple User Defined Button (Udb) definition files can be chained together to create a workflow that is a company standard or project specific.

The ability to chain related User Defined Button definition files together is done utilizing the Assigned Tack function User Buttons. This task associates a fully qualified file name (containing the drive, directory path and name of the file) to a UDB formatted file that contains various required button definitions. The UDB file is created by customizing the buttons and then exporting the definitions to an external file.

The project depends on the the directory structure as provide in the zip file.

1. Extract the contents of the zip file.
2. The extracted directories and files should on the C: drive
3. Open Windows Explore to verify that C:\Sample_Udb_Project has been created.

To use the project follow the steps listed below.

1. Files must be in the directory C:\Sample_Udb_Project
2. Launch LaserDWG.
3. Import the file Draw_Udb_File.udb
   1. Select File->Export/Import Buttons
   2. Dialog box will appear for selecting Export or Import function.
   3. Click the button labeled Import
   4. The Open File Dialog will be displayed.
   5. Navigate to C:\Sample_Udb_Project\Udb
   6. Select the file Draw_Udb_File.udb
   7. Click Ok button in the dialog box.
   8. The maindialog should now be updated
   9. The bottom row of buttons should read DRAW, INSERT and EDIT
4. By click one of these three (3) buttons to load a different UDB file.

The following are some highlights and notes on this project.

• The three Udb definition files in this project can be modified to advance between files in a circular fashion. That is to chain from one to the other and then back to the first file. This would release two more buttons per file to be assigned to a drawing task.
• The User Defined Buttons (Udb) can be reset to their default definitions by importing the Udb file InitialUserDefinableButtons.udb. The file is located usually in C:\Program Files\LaserDWG v1.1\Support.

To directory structure for the project is listed below.

• Drive C:
• Main Folder: \Sample_Udb_Project
• Subdirectories for project
  • Doors - contains standard blocks for doors. This directory is used by a button labeled Doors loaded by Insert_Udb_Files.udb.
  • Openings - contains standard blocks for openings. This directory is used by a button labeled Openings loaded by Insert_Udb_Files.udb.
  • Windows - contains standard blocks for windows. This directory is used by a button labeled Windows loaded by Insert_Udb_Files.udb.
  • Udb - contains the User Defined Button definitions. The UDB files are referenced by the buttons DRAW, INSERT and EDIT buttons.

The following table describes the release history of User Defined Button Sample Project.

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