Tool Palettes

Tool Palettes

Tool palettes are tabbed areas within the Tool Palettes window that provide an efficient method for organizing, sharing, and placing blocks, hatches, and other tools. Tool palettes can also contain custom tools provided by third-party developers.

Topics in this section

• Create and Use Tools from Objects and Images
  You can create a tool by dragging objects from your drawing onto a tool palette. You can then use the new tool to create objects with the same properties as the object you dragged onto the tool palette.
  
  
• Create and Use Command Tools
  You can create a tool on a tool palette that executes a single command or a string of commands.
  
  
• Change Tool Palette Settings
  The options and settings for tool palettes are accessible from shortcut menus that are displayed when you right-click in different areas of the Tool Palettes window.
  
  
• Control Tool Properties
  You can change the properties of any tool on a tool palette.
  
  
• Customize Tool Palettes
  You can add tools to a tool palette with several methods.
  
  
• Organize Tool Palettes
  You can organize tool palettes into groups and specify which group of tool palettes is displayed.
  
  
• Save and Share Tool Palettes
  You can save and share a tool palette or tool palette group by exporting it or importing it as a file.