Tool Palettes

Command: TOOLPALETTES

On a tool palette you can add blocks, hatches and commands in a tabbed window.

Drag a tool from the palette to the graphic screen to launch the related tool.

Tool Palettes (Internet connection needed)

To open the Tool Palettes Bar

Do one of the following:

• Hover over a toolbar (Windows) or an empty toolbar area (Windows and Linux), then right click and choose Tool Palettes Bar in the context menu.

• Type toolpalettes in the command bar, then press Enter.

To set the view options

1. Click the tool palette tab.

2. Right click and choose View Options... in the context menu.
   The View Options dialog displays.
   
   

3. Select either Icon with text or Icon only.

4. Choose either Current Palette or All Palettes from the Apply to list button.

5. Click the OK button to confirm.

To add a new tool palette

1. Move the cursor to the icon area of the Tool Palettes Bar, then right click.
   A context menu displays:

2. Choose New Palette in the context menu.
   A new tab is added.

3. Type a name for the new palette in the Name field.

To import a tool palette

1. Move the cursor to the icon area of the Tool Palettes Bar, then right click.
   A context menu displays:

2. Choose Import Palette in the context menu.

3. On the Import Palette dialog select a palette file (*.btc) in the Palettes subfolder.

4. Click the Open button or double click to import the palette.
   The palette is added in a new tab.

To rename a tool palette

1. Click the tool palette tab.

2. Right click and choose Rename Palette in the context menu.

3. Type a new name for the palette in the Name field.

4. Press Enter to confirm.

To delete a tool palette

1. Click the tool palette tab.

2. Right click and choose Delete Palette in the context menu.

3. Click the OK button on the Confirm Palette Deletion box.

Adding a hatch pattern

1. Select the palette you want to add a hatch pattern to.

2. Open the Hatch and Gradient dialog box.

3. Select either Predefined or Custom from the Type list button.

4. Double click the Swatch field on the Hatch and Gradient dialog box.
   The Hatch Pattern Palette displays.

5. Select the hatch pattern you want to add, then right click.

6. Choose Add to Current Tool Palette.
   The hatch pattern is added on the current tool palette.

7. (option) Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add more hatch patterns.

Adding a block

Blocks can be added from the current drawing or from any drawing.

To add a block from the current drawing:

1. Choose Drawing Explorer - Blocks in the Tools menu.

2. On the Drawing Explorer - Blocks dialog box select the block or blocks you want to add.

3. Right click and choose Export to Tool Palettes in the context menu.

To add a block from any drawing:

1. If not already available, add the containing folder to the Folders list on the Drawing Explorer - Drawings dialog box.

2. Select the drawing in the containing folder on the  Drawing Explorer - Drawings dialog box.

3. Click the Expand icon (+) of the containing drawing.
   The Blocks icon of the drawing displays.

4. Click the Blocks icon of the containing drawing.
   The blocks in the drawing display in the Details pane.

5. Select the block or blocks you want to add.

6. Right click and choose  Add to Current Tool Palette in the context menu.

To add a drawing as a block:

1. If not already available, add the containing folder to the Folders list on the Drawing Explorer - Drawings dialog box.

2. Select the drawing in the containing folder on the  Drawing Explorer - Drawings dialog box.

3. Right click and choose Add to Current Toolpalette as block in the context menu.

Adding a command

1. Choose Customize in the Tools menu.

2. Under Available Tools on the Customize dialog, expand the containing toolbox, then select the command in the commands list.

3. Right click and choose  Add to Current Tool Palette in the context menu.

Editing a tool

General procedure to edit a tool on a tool palette:

1. Right click the tool, then choose Properties in the context menu.
   The Tool Properties dialog box displays.
   
   

2. Edit the tool properties.

3. Click the OK button to confirm.

To move a tool

To move a too from one palette to another, do the following:

1. Select the tool on the source palette, then right click and choose Cut in the context menu.

2. Select the target palette.

3. Right click and choose Paste in the context menu.
   The tool is added at the bottom of the palette.

To delete a tool

1. Select the tool, then right click and choose Delete in the context menu.

2. Click the OK button on the Confirm Tool Deletion box.