Control Tool Properties

Control Tool Properties

To change the property of a tool on a tool palette

1. On a tool palette, right-click a tool. Click Properties.
2. In the Tool Properties dialog box, click any property in the list of properties and specify the new value or setting.
   • Properties listed under the Insert or Pattern category control object-specific properties such as scale, rotation, and angle.
   • Properties listed under the General category override the current drawing property settings such as layer, color, and linetype.
   • Auxiliary scale for a block or a hatch tool overrides the regular scale setting when the tool is used. (An auxiliary scale multiplies your current scale setting by the plot scale or the dimension scale.)
   You can resize the Tool Properties dialog box by dragging an edge, or you can expand and collapse the property categories by clicking the arrow buttons.
   
3. Click OK.
   NoteIf you specify an image, name, or description for a tool that has a flyout, that image, name, and description are displayed on the tool palette for each tool on the flyout. To return the flyout tool's image, name, and description to their default settings, leave the corresponding boxes blank in the Tool Properties dialog box.