Configure utilities window

The Utility Manager window allows you to customize the Utilities drop-down menu on the main toolbar. You can drag or hide standard utilities if you do not use them (<Addin manager>, <Create script operation>, <Create interpreter>, <Calculator>, <Postprocessors generator>, etc.) and add external utilities that you prefer.

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You can add the following as utilities:

Any external executable file (*.exe, *.bat)
ENCY PL file (*.spr, *.s)
Windows .dll file that implements a simple plug-in for the CAM system interface, as described below. The GUID of the plug-in must be specified in the Parameters of exe-file edit box.

IST_CAMPluginsEnumerator = interface(IUnknown)

['{719AC6C2-F83C-4C93-9E50-6AAFADBD8873}']

function MoveNext: WordBool; safecall;

function GetCurrent: TGUID; safecall;

end;

IST_CAMPlugin = interface(IUnknown)

['{80BBC39B-1E2B-4D46-B87E-3A3658A77063}']

function Get_PluginID: TGUID; safecall;

function Get_PluginCaption: WideString; safecall;

function Get_PluginDescription: WideString; safecall;

property PluginID: TGUID read Get_PluginID;

property PluginCaption: WideString read Get_PluginCaption;

property PluginDescription: WideString read Get_PluginDescription;

end;

IST_UtilitiesButtonCAMPlugin = interface(IST_CAMPlugin)

['{4B74BB21-9F48-4D62-9870-0A831C8AD2DA}']

procedure OnButtonClick(const SenderApplication: IUnknown); safecall;

end;

The plug-in .dll should export two main functions:

function GetPluginsEnumeratorOfType(PluginInterfaceID: TGUID): IST_CAMPluginsEnumerator; safecall;

function CreateInstanceOfPlugin(PluginID: TGUID): IST_CAMPlugin; safecall;