Mechanical Interface and Ribbon Tab Manipulation

UserInterface provides some control of the Mechanical user interface. This API is available using the following entry point:

ExtAPI.UserInterface

It allows you to control the ACT development, Button Editor, and ACT extension-defined ribbon tabs. It cannot be used to control other toolbars or to create new buttons, ribbon tabs, or toolbars.

ExtAPI.UserInterface.Toolbars is a collection of toolbar objects.

  • Each object has fields such as Name, Caption, Visibility, and child to access entries.

  • Each child has the following properties: Caption, Enabled, Entries, EntryType, Name, and Visible.

The Boolean fields Visible and Enabled can be set to show or hide so that you can control the availability of the buttons depending on the current context.