How to Create Menus in BricsCAD

Quick answer: Main menus sit in the menu bar at the top of the BricsCAD window, and submenus display as a flyout from a main menu. MENUBAR controls whether menus display at all.

Creating a Main Menu

1. In the Customize dialog, click the Menus tab.
2. Either click the Main Menus subgroup of a menu group, right-click, and choose Append main menu (adds it below the last existing menu), or select an existing menu, right-click, and choose Insert main menu (adds it above the selected one). The Add Main Menu dialog opens.
3. Type a name in Title.
4. Click OK; the main menu is created.
5. Add items to it.

Worth knowing: a new main menu doesn’t actually appear in the menu bar until you’ve added at least one item to it.

Adding a Submenu to a Main Menu

1. In the Customize dialog, click the Menus tab, expanding the menu group and its Main Menus subgroup if needed.
2. Either select a main menu, right-click, and choose Append submenu (adds it below the last existing submenu), or select an existing submenu, right-click, and choose Insert submenu (adds it above the selected one). The Add submenu dialog opens.
3. Type a name in the Title field.
4. Click OK; the submenu is created.
5. Add items to it.

Adding a Submenu to a Submenu

Submenus can be nested within other submenus.

1. In the Customize dialog, click the Menus tab.
2. Expand the submenu.
3. Select an item within it, right-click, and choose Insert submenu. The Add submenu dialog opens.
4. Type a name in the Title field.
5. Click OK; the submenu is created.
6. Add items to it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why doesn’t my new main menu show up in the menu bar? It won’t appear until you’ve added at least one item to it.

Can I nest a submenu inside another submenu? Yes, expand the existing submenu, select an item within it, and choose Insert submenu from the context menu.

What controls whether the menu bar displays at all? MENUBAR.

What’s the difference between Append and Insert when adding a menu or submenu? Append adds the new one below the last existing item at that level; Insert adds it directly above whichever item you’ve selected.