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CAD tip CAD tip # 3926:

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Tool Palettes offer an easy and convenient way of inserting standard content to your drawings. But you can also add your own tools to the Tool Palettes in a similar simple way - just by dragging from a drawing.

Click on any drawing object, let's say green circle in the TREES layer. Grips are shown. Now click again on this entity and keeping your mouse button pressed, drag this object to a intended place in an opened (Ctrl+3) tool palette. A new tool reflecting the properties of the dragged object (color, layer, linetype, etc.) is now inserted in your palette, including a tool preview (icon). You can use this process for blocks, texts, dimensions, hatches, etc.

In a similar way you can also drag functions from existing toolbars to your tool palettes.

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this tip shared by ARKANCE experts applies to: AutoCAD 2008 · AutoCAD 2006 · AutoCAD 2004 · AutoCAD Architecture · AutoCAD LT · AutoCAD Map 3D ·

See also:
Tip 14913:Quick toolpath measurement in Autodesk Fusion.
Tip 14869:How to generate a Regression curve through a set of points in AutoCAD or other CAD?
Tip 14804:Why do I see a lock icon on some tool palettes?
Tip 14754:View11 - view your Fusion design in true scale, 1:1.
Tip 14634:Physical units conversion tool in an Inventor palette.


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