topic Re: AC12 - Special Menu in Modeling

AC12 - Special Menu

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:50:23 GMT

Hi, All

How I can open and show special menu in my AC12?
I'm open and edit registry for Special Menu (0) to (1) in AC12 Registry
Why not show in menu AC12?
Please help me for any solution

Thanks

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Link — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:41:55 GMT

You still need to create a menu for it. Try a search.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:47:22 GMT

Thanks LINK

Open Special Menu AC12 (0) to (1) in Regedit Windows
Run AC12, Create Special Menu and Drag to new menu (Special Menu)
Special menu hide in all command by theme with status (0) in AC12

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Rod Jurich — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:52:13 GMT

EDDY wrote:
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Why not show in menu AC12?

Eddy, you need to open your WE and add Special to your menu structure.
Remember to redefine/create in order to save as your default.

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:56:30 GMT

Thanks Rod
I Succesly Special Menu AC12
Pict Attach

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Dennis Lee — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:18:51 GMT

What is this special menu good for? Is this recommended for all users?
I started in AC10, so don't really know what this is for.

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:34:07 GMT

Dennis wrote:
What is this special menu good for? Is this recommended for all users?
I started in AC10, so don't really know what this is for.

The special menu serves mainly as a parking space for developer functions and potential, partly implemented, features. It is not supported by GS and is not recommended for general use. It usually has some tools that are handy for managers, library part developers and some advanced users.

The only time I recall setting it up for standard use was when I was working with James Murray way back when it was the only way to get the 3D hatch in elevations. For people making GDL libraries it has the handy function of placing all the parts of currently loaded libraries (and there are some quirks and tricks to this).

The bottom line is if you don't know why you need it you probably don't.

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Dennis Lee — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:14:34 GMT

Thanks Matthew!

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:54:45 GMT

Maybe it's no longer in the US 12??

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:55:20 GMT

Bier wrote:
Maybe it's no longer in the US 12??

Did you enable the Special menu in the Registry Editor, just as it is mentioned at the front end of the thread?

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:37:33 GMT

Hi Bier,
My Pict Attach

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:13:30 GMT

Thanks Eddy.
I was just curious earlier and took a quick look at what Rod had written and thought that's what created the ability to see "special-menu".
Finally read the whole thread and your reply.
More than I want to get into now, maybe next year....next year...next year??
Back to writing these little AC songs.
Take care
Beir

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:12:06 GMT

Bier wrote:
Maybe it's no longer in the US 12??

I've activated mine in the plist file and I cannot see the special menu in my WE either.

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Karl Ottenstein — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:51:53 GMT

Millard wrote:
I've activated mine in the plist file and I cannot see the special menu in my WE either.

It is there. Eddy's excellent graphic steps apply to Mac as well - other than the first steps with the registry.

Karl

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Anonymous — Fri, 14 May 2010 08:55:30 GMT

Yep. Great visual by Eddie. helped me invoke the special menu in V13.

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Anonymous — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:16:23 GMT

Are the features in the special menu explained somewhere?

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Anonymous — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:14:09 GMT

Anne wrote:
Are the features in the special menu explained somewhere?

It is explained in the GDL Technical Standards, chapter 7.1

http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/techsupport/documentation/developer_docs/BasicLibraryDoc/14/LibDevGuide/TechnicalStandards.html#title71

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Link — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:07:55 GMT

Laszlo wrote a 35 page document explaining the Special menu. I think its quite old now, but probably still relevant. I have a copy, but it's probably better coming from him - since it's his!

Cheers,
Link.

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Barry Kelly — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:42:43 GMT

Link wrote:
Laszlo wrote a 35 page document explaining the Special menu. I think its quite old now, but probably still relevant. I have a copy, but it's probably better coming from him - since it's his!

Cheers,
Link.

Yes please Laszlo if you don't mind sharing it with all of us.
Barry.

Re: AC12 - Special Menu

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:18:27 GMT

Yes, please Laszlo, could I have it?
In the manual referred to earlier, there was not much depth information.