Custom Drop Down Menu
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Category: EN
Forum Name: Inventor
Forum Description: Discussion about Autodesk Inventor
URL: https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=1958
Printed Date: 10.May.2026 at 01:19
Topic: Custom Drop Down Menu
Posted By: caddadd
Subject: Custom Drop Down Menu
Date Posted: 29.Apr.2009 at 17:37
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Does anyone know if it is possible to add your own custom drop down menus to Inventor 2008 with my own commands? I want to be able to insert notes and symbols from a menu click. Similar to a blocks menu in AutoCad. If so, how do you do it or where can I find info to tell me how?
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Posted By: Therev
Date Posted: 30.Apr.2009 at 09:18
Im not sure this is what you were looking for, but i find a great way to have an easily available link to parts, blocks and symbols is to create a shortcut tool on your windows toolbar that reference to a library folder.
This is how you do it:
First create a library folder somewhere on your disk where you create and organize all kinds of subfolders.
For instance; Gears, bolts, hubs, etc...
Put all your parts, blocks and symbols in these subfolders.
Now right click your windows toolbar and go to "toolbars"
(im not sure thats the right name as mine is in another language. But its the first one from the top of the list)
- then click "new toolbar" - Browse to the library folder you just created - and click ok.
Now that a shortcut to your library folder (containing parts, block, and symbols) should be available at all times in the lower right corner of your windows toolbar.
Whenever you need a block you can click this shortcut that will expand the whole list of library folders and parts.You can now just "drag" the block you want into your drawing from this exopanded menu.
I would show you an image of how its done but i cant figure out how to post images in this reply.
Please let me know if this answer was helpful.
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Ronny Oekland
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Posted By: caddadd
Date Posted: 30.Apr.2009 at 14:39
That's good info. I didn't know that could be done. However, drag n drop only seems to work using Autocad. Not Inventor. That's a great tool for Acad though. I will start inserting blocks this way.
Thanks
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