If you’re developing custom add-ins or commands for SOLIDWORKS PDM, you may want to improve the user experience by organizing your commands into submenus. This approach is central to creating submenus in SOLIDWORKS PDM, ensuring a more professional and structured interface. As you add more commands, a cluttered context menu can quickly become overwhelming, so grouping related commands under a parent label keeps the interface clean and intuitive.

How to Create a Submenu

To create a submenu, use the double backslash (\\ in C# if not escaped) separator in the menu name when registering your command with AddCmd.

Example

poCmdMgr.AddCmd(15065, "ParentMenu\\ChildMenu", 43, string.Empty, string.Empty, -1, 0);

This code registers a new command under: Right-click > ParentMenu > ChildMenu


Important Notes

1. Context Menu Only
   Submenus created this way will only appear in the right-click (context menu) in Windows File Explorer.
2. No Modification of Built-In Menus
   You cannot add your submenu to any of SOLIDWORKS PDM’s existing menus or built-in add-ins. This technique is reserved strictly for custom commands.
3. Use submenus to:

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