External User Tools

Follow this procedure to add an external user tools menu to Twin Builder:

1. Select Tools > External Tools. The Customize User Tools Menu dialog box appears.
   Note:

   • If you defined User Tools menu items, those items appear in the Menu Contents area.
   • Click Move Up, Move Down, Remove, and Add to navigate menu items.
2. Click Add to enable these fields:
   • Menu Text – Enter the name of the tool you want to appear in the Tools menu.
   • Command – This field displays the external executable. Click to navigate to the location of the executable file you want to run when the command is selected.
   • Arguments – This field accepts command arguments from the > menu selections for File Path, File Directory, File Name, File Extension, Project Directory, or Temp Directory.
   • Initial Directory – This field specifies the initial directory for the command to operate. Click to navigate folders on your system, or across the network.
3. Click OK to add the newly defined user tools to the Tools menu, or Cancel to close the dialog box without changes.
   Note:

   Tools created with the Customize User Tools Menu dialog box appear at the bottom of the Tools menu.