Blocks for the tool palette in AutoCAD. Tool palettes. Copy a tool palette from one group to another

Many users, starting to work in AutoCAD, eventually realize that to work faster with drawings and projects, the standard functionality of the program is not enough. Sometimes you want to modify existing commands to suit your needs, create your own buttons, functions, etc.

This topic is intended to help those who want to speed up their work, but do not know where to start or in which direction to move.

According to many advanced users, it helps to save time and nerves by creating your own tool palette, which will contain the most frequently used AutoCAD commands, modified commands, lisp functions, blocks, tables.

How to do it?

Creating a palette.

There is no direct way to create a palette as such, at least I haven’t found one. Such that, for example, I pressed a button, everything was created and saved where needed. Therefore, we will use a workaround.

If your AutoCAD is pristine, i.e. You did not play with the settings, did not change the standard paths to downloaded files, did not delete these files, then to create your own tool palette you will need to go to the following path C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD [version number]\ R19.1\rus\Support\RegisteredTools, this is if regular AutoCAD is installed. Or specify the name of the RegisteredTools folder in the search on the disk where the program is installed. It contains a clean palette ready to create your own.

We find the AcTpTools.atc file and copy it to ourselves. You can go to another disk, basically, wherever your heart desires. (If for some reason you still haven’t found the file you are looking for, I am attaching it here). We remember where we saved it and enter this path in the AutoCAD settings (Right-click on the command line, call “Options”). If you want AutoCAD to have only one palette - yours, then delete all paths except the path to your own palette, otherwise add your own to the existing paths.

Click OK. And voila, a new empty palette appeared in the program. (Enable tool palette in AutoCAD, Ctrl+3).

If the palette still does not appear, feel free to right-click on the title of the tool palette and select “Adapt palettes.”

A window will open with all currently connected palettes. It’s easy to find yours here; most likely it will be called “new palette”. We find it and with the usual movement of the hand, drag it to the right window with the left mouse button. A group of palettes is created, which will include our only tab. Rename it, for example “My Palette”.

Here it’s easy to create a bunch more of your own tabs by clicking on the left side of the window and clicking “create palette”, and then dragging them to the right in the same way.

Close the palette adaptation window. Our task is to include our own group of palettes, which we called “My Palette”. This can be done simply by clicking on the title of the tool palette and selecting “My Palette”.

You can do anything with this palette (create tabs, add blocks, standard AutoCAD commands, custom commands, lisp and much more).

And having set up this palette, you can later store it on a disk drive, carry it to work or school, quickly adapting it to your workplace.

We'll do the setup in the next lesson.

Tool palettes are presented as separate tabs in the Tool Palettes - All Palettes window. They are an effective means of organizing, distributing and placing blocks, hatches and other tools. Palettes may contain tools provided by third parties.

Creating tools from objects and working with them

A tool can be created by simply dragging objects from a drawing onto an area of ​​the tool palette. Using such a tool, you can subsequently quickly build objects with the same properties as the original object.

Tool palettes are presented in separate tabs in a special window. Each tool palette contains one or more tools. Tools can be created by dragging the following types of objects (one object per drag):

■ segments, circles, polylines and other geometric objects

■ dimensions

■ blocks

■ shading

■ solid fills

■ gradient fills

■ raster images

■ Tables

NOTE When you drag an item onto the toolbar, you can switch to another tab by holding the mouse cursor on the desired tab for a few seconds.

Using such a tool, you can subsequently quickly build objects with the same properties as the original object. An example of a tool created by dragging an object would be a red circle with a line weight of 0.05 mm. You can also create tools from existing blocks and external links.

When you drag a geometric object or dimension onto the palette, a new tool is automatically created with a corresponding submenu. For example, dimension-based tools have submenus that let you apply different types of dimensions. Submenus are opened by clicking on the arrow symbol to the right of the tool icon in the palette. When you use a tool from the pop-up menu, the drawing object has the same properties as the original tool on the tool palette.

Inserting blocks and links

You can choose to be prompted to enter a rotation angle (starting at 0) when you click to place a block or xref. This mode ignores the angle specified in the Rotation field in the Tool Properties dialog box. The rotation angle prompt does not appear if you drag a block or xref, or if you enter rotation at the command line when inserting an origin point.

Blocks that the user drags from the palette into the drawing area can be scaled and rotated after they become drawing objects. You can use object snaps when dragging blocks from the tool palette; step binding is suppressed. When using the block tool or hatch tool, you can set an auxiliary scale to override the normal scale setting. (In an auxiliary scale, the value of the current scale setting is multiplied by the drawing or dimension scale.)

Blocks added from the tool palette are automatically scaled according to the ratio of the units of measurement in the block and the current drawing.

For example, if the current drawing uses meters as its units and a block uses centimeters, the unit ratio is 1 m/100 cm. When you drag a block into the drawing, it is inserted at a scale of 1/100.

NOTE In the Options dialog box, on the Custom tab, there are drop-down lists for Source Drawing Units and Destination Drawing Units. The units selected in them are used when insertion units are not specified in the source block or target drawing.

Updating block definitions in dashboards

When a block is modified in the source drawing, the block definition in the current drawing is not automatically updated. To update the block definition in the current drawing, right-click the block tool on the tool palette and choose Override from the shortcut menu.

If the Override command is not available, the source of the block definition is the drawing file, not the block inserted in the drawing file. To update a block definition created by inserting a drawing file, you must use the Control Center. For more information, see Add content using Control Center.

NOTE If you move the source drawing file for a block tool to a different folder, you must change the tool that references it by right-clicking the tool and specifying the new source file folder in the Tool Properties dialog box.

To open a block in the block editor tool palette

1 If the Tool Palettes window is not already displayed, click View tab ➤ Palettes panel ➤ Tool Palettes.

2 In the context menu of the block icon, select "Block Editor".

NOTE In the tool palette, a block can be located in another drawing. The drawing containing the block definition opens in the Block Editor.

Adding or removing submenus

1

the object tool or dimension tool to which you want to add (or remove) a submenu. Select Properties.

2 In the Tool Properties dialog box, in the Commands section, click in the Use Submenus box.

3 From the drop-down list, select "Yes" if you want to add a submenu and "No" if you want to remove it.

4 Click OK.

NOTE If you remove a tool's flyout menu and then add it again, the icon image, name, and description (tooltip) for that tool may change from their original settings. In this case, you should restore the default values ​​of the parameters: icon, name and description of the tool. The edges of edges located at a large angle are not smoothed. See To change the image, name, and description of a flyout tool to the default settings.

Adaptation of the tool submenu

1 On the tool palette, right-click

the object tool or dimension tool whose submenu you want to configure. Select Properties.

2 In the Tool Properties dialog box, under Commands, click in the Options box. Click the button.

3 In the Options dialog box, select which tools you want to hide or show in a pop-up menu. Click OK. (You must select at least one tool.)

4 In the Tool Properties dialog box, click OK.

Prompt for rotation angle when inserting a block or xref from a tool palette

1 Right-click on a tool created from a block or external reference. Select Properties.

2 In the Insert group of the Tool Properties dialog box, click in the Rotation Angle Query line.

3 Select "Yes" from the drop-down list.

4 Click OK.

NOTE This option ignores the angle specified in the Rotation box in the Tool Properties dialog box. The rotation angle prompt does not appear if you drag a block or xref, or if you enter turn on the command line when inserting a starting point.

Creating and using command tools

Palettes can be used to create tools that execute a single command or a sequence of commands.

Frequently used commands can be placed on the tool palette. When the Customize dialog box is open, you can drag tools from the toolbar or using the Customize User Interface (CUI) editor into the tool palette.

NOTE You cannot drag commands from the Quick Access Toolbar to the Tool Palette.

Once a command is placed on the palette as a tool, it can be called by clicking the mouse button on the tool. For example, you can place a command to save a drawing on the palette. Then this command, when called from the palette, will be executed in the same way as if it were called using a button on the Quick Access toolbar.

You can place a tool on the palette that executes a chain of commands or a script.

NOTE Although the tools in the palettes can be activated while the Customize User Interface (CUI) editor is open, the end results may not be predictable. It is recommended that you avoid using palette tools while the Customize User Interface (CUI) editor is displayed.

Creating a command tool based on a toolbar button.

NOTE You cannot drag commands from the Quick Access toolbar.

1 Make sure that the toolbar containing the command you want to add to the palette is displayed.

If the toolbar you want is not visible, on the ribbon, select View tab ➤ Windows panel ➤ Toolbars ➤ and select the loaded customization group and toolbar to display on the screen. You can also click Tools ➤ Toolbars on the menu bar, and then select a toolbar from the list.

2

NOTE Even though you do not need to make any changes to the Customize dialog during this procedure, it should be displayed when you add command tools to the tool palette.

3 In the program, drag a command (button), without releasing the pointing device button, from the toolbar to the tool palette; Place the cursor in the place on the palette where you want to place the tool.

4

5 In the Customize dialog box, click Close.

Creating a command tool from the Customization User Interface (CUI) editor window

1 Click Manage tab ➤ Customize panel ➤ User Interface.

If the CUI Editor window overlaps the Tool Palettes window,

Drag the API Editor window to the side.

2 From the Command List area, drag a command onto the tool palette and, without releasing the pointing device button, move the cursor to the location on the palette where you want to place the tool.

A horizontal line will appear indicating the location of the tool.

3 Release the button on the pointing device.

4 In the API editor window, click "Close".

Create a command tool that executes a custom command sequence (optional)

1 Click Manage tab ➤ Customize panel ➤ Tool Palettes.

2 In the program, drag a command, without releasing the pointing device button, from the toolbar to the tool palette; Place the cursor in the place on the palette where you want to place the tool.

3 Release the button on the pointing device.

4 On the Tool Palette, right-click a tool. Select Properties.

5 In the Tool Properties dialog box, change the name and description to appropriate strings for your macro or script.

6 In the Commands section, in the Command Line field, enter a sequence of commands or a script.

7 Click OK.

Using a command tool

1 From the Tools palette, select the Command tool and drag the tool into the drawing you want to use.

2 Follow any prompts displayed on the command line.

Changing Tool Palettes Settings

Tool palette options and settings can be changed using context menus. It should be noted that the appearance of the context menus depends on which area of ​​the tool palette you click on.

You can dock the tool palettes window to the right or left edge of the application window. To avoid docking a window, you must hold down the CTRL key while moving it.

The Tool Palettes window's context menu contains

■ Allow pinning. Enable/disable the ability to dock or snap a palette window. When this mode is selected, the palette window is docked when it is dragged to the docking area on one side of the application window. Fixed window interlocks with the side of the window

application and causes the drawing area to resize. When you select this mode, the “Anchor to the right” and “Anchor to the left” options become available.

■ Anchor left or Anchor to the right. Attaches the palette window to a tab with an anchor on the left or right side of the application window. The palette window collapses and expands when the cursor crosses it. When a linked palette window is open, its contents overlap the drawing area. There is no setting to keep a docked palette window open.

■ Auto-hide. Controls the display of the floating palette window. When this option is selected, only the title bar of the palette window is displayed when the cursor moves outside of it. If this mode is disabled, fully open palette windows are always displayed. The title bar of a palette window can appear as icons or text in the title bar shortcut menu.

■ Transparency. Sets the transparency of the palette window so that it does not hide the objects underneath it.

■ Kinds. Change the display style and size of tool palette icons.

See also:

■ Defining the behavior of docked windows on page 177

Changing the Minimize/Maximize Mode of the Tool Palettes Window

■ At the top of the title bar of the Tool Palettes window, click the Automatically Hide From Screen button.

NOTE The expand/collapse mode is only available when the tool palettes window is not docked.

Change the transparency of the tool palettes window

1 At the top of the title bar of the Tool Palettes window, click the Properties button. Select "Transparency" from the context menu.

2 In the Transparency dialog box, under General, set the level of transparency for the tool palettes window when it is not selected.

3 In the Rollover group, set the degree of transparency for the tool palettes window, if it is selected.

4 Click OK.

NOTE The transparency option is available when the tool palettes window is undocked or snapped.

Change the display style of icons in the tool palettes window

1 Right-click in an empty part of the Tool Palettes window. Select Display Options.

2 In the Display Options dialog box, select the element display option that you want to set. You can also change the size of the icons.

3 In the Apply to list box, select the current palette or all palettes.

4 Click OK.

You can change the properties of any of the tools in the palette.

After you create a tool in the palette, you can change its properties. Such properties, for example, include the scale of the block when inserted into the drawing and the angle of rotation of the hatch pattern.

To change the properties of a tool, right-click it and select Properties. The Tool Properties dialog box appears. This dialog box contains the following categories of properties:

■ Team. Controls the display of tool submenus and command line.

■ Table. Controls the table style, number of rows and columns, and flow direction.

■ Paste properties, accession or sample. Properties related to object manipulation, such as scale, rotation, and angle.

■ General properties. Overrides current settings related to drawing properties, such as layer, color, and linetype.

You can collapse and expand property categories by clicking the arrow buttons.

Set a different icon for a tool

You can replace the tool icon with a user-specified image. This is useful when the automatically generated icon is too complex to be easily recognized.

To replace an image, right-click a tool in the toolbar and select Pick Image.

To restore the tool's default image, right-click the tool and select Delete Specified Image.

Updating tool icons

Palette tool icons created from blocks, xrefs, or bitmaps do not update automatically when their descriptions change. When you change the definition of a block, xref, or bitmap, you can update the icon by right-clicking the tool in the palette and clicking Update Tool Image. Before updating the tool image, the drawing must be saved.

Another option is to remove the tool and then replace it using the DesignCenter™ module.

Tool Property Overrides

In some cases, it may be necessary to assign specific property overrides to a tool. For example, you might want to automatically place a hatch on a specific layer, regardless of which layer is the current one. This feature helps save time and reduce errors.

You can override any property using the Tool Properties dialog box.

Overriding layer properties can affect color, linetype, lineweight, plot style, and transparency. Overriding layer properties occurs as follows:

■ If the layer is not in the drawing, it is automatically created.

■ If a layer is disabled or frozen, it is temporarily enabled or thawed.

Changing a tool's properties in the palette

1 On the tool palette, right-click on the tool. Select Properties.

2 In the Tool Properties dialog box, select a property from the list and set a new value.

■ Properties listed in the Insert, Attach, or Pattern category specify object-specific properties such as scale, rotation, and angle.

■ Properties listed in the General category override the settings of current drawing properties, such as layer, color, and linetype.

■ When using a tool, the secondary scale for a block or hatch tool overrides the normal scale value. (In an auxiliary scale, the value of the current scale setting is multiplied by the drawing scale or dimension scale.)

You can resize the dialog box with your mouse, or collapse and expand property categories by clicking on the double arrows next to their names.

3 Click OK.

NOTE For a tool that has a submenu, if you set an icon image, title, and description, they are displayed for each of the submenu tools. To restore standard icon images, title and description, you should leave the corresponding ones blank.text fields in the Tool Properties dialog box.

Update the image of a block tool in the tool palette

1 On the tool palette, right-click the tool.

2 Select Update Tool Image.

NOTE The drawing must be saved before updating the tool image.

Changing a tool's image in the palette

1 On the tool palette, right-click the tool. Select "Insert Image".

2 In the Select Image File dialog box, select the image file you want to use.

3 To assign a new image, click the "Open" button.

NOTE If you set an icon image for a tool that has a submenu, it is displayed for each tool in the submenu.

Revert to the default image, title, and description for a submenu tool

1 On the tool palette, right-click the tool. Select Properties.

2 In the Tool Properties dialog box, right-click in the image area. Select "Delete the specified image."

3 Place the cursor in the Title field and delete the text.

4 Place the cursor in the Description field and delete the text.

5 Click OK.

NOTE Setting the Icon, Title, and Description fields to blank values ​​in the Tool Properties dialog box reverts the icon, title, and description to the default values.

Adapting Tool Palettes

There are several ways to add tools to the palette.

New tool palettes are created using the Properties button in the title bar of the tool palettes window. To add tools to a tool palette, use the following methods.

■ Drag any of the following drawing elements onto the palette: geometric objects (lines, circles, and polylines), dimensions, hatches, gradient fills, blocks, xrefs, bitmaps, tables.

■ Drag and drop drawings, blocks, and hatches from the Control Center. If you have added an entire drawing to the palette, when you drag it from the palette into the graphics area, it is inserted as a block.

■ Use the Customize dialog box to drag toolbar buttons to the Tool Palette.

■ Use the Customize User Interface editor to drag commands from the Command List area onto the tool palette.

■ Copying and moving tools from other palettes. To do this, use the context menu items "Cut", "Copy" and "Paste".

■ Manage tool palettes by creating new palettes from scratch, renaming, deleting or moving palettes using the context menu.

■ To create a palette filled with the provided tools, right-click a folder, drawing file, or block in the Control Center outline area, then select New Tool Palette from the shortcut menu.

■ Each panel on the ribbon can have a custom tool palette group associated with it. Right-clicking a ribbon panel displays a list of available tool palette groups.

NOTE If the original drawing file from which a block, xref, or bitmap tool was created is moved to a different folder, you must change the settings of the tool that references it. To do this, right-click on the tool and set a new path to the source file folder in the Tool Properties window.

Rearrange tools and tool palettes

Once tools are placed on the tool palette, they can be rearranged. To do this, drag them to the desired positions or sort them. You can also add text and separator lines to tool palettes.

Any tool palette can be moved up or down in the tab sequence using the context menu or the Customize dialog box. Tool palettes that are no longer needed can be deleted. Deleted tool palettes can be easily restored if they were exported to a file before being deleted. The search path for tool palettes is set on the Files tab of the Options dialog box. This path can also lead to a network source.

Read-only tool palettes

When a tool palette file is set to read-only, a lock icon appears in the bottom corner of the tool palette. This means that only changes are allowed that are limited to setting display options and rearranging tool icons.

To make a tool palette read-only, right-click the tool palette (ATC) file located in one of the following folders.

■ Windows XP: <диск>:\Documents and Settings\<имя пользователя>\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD LT 2012\<версия>\<язык>

■ Windows Vista or Windows 7: <диск>:\Users\<имя пользователя>\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD LT 2012\<версия>\<язык>\Support\ToolPalette\Palettes

From the context menu, select Properties. On the General tab, select Read Only and click OK.

Creating a Tool Palette

1

2 At the top of the title bar of the Tool Palettes window, click the Properties button. Select New Palette.

3 In the text field provided, enter a name for the new palette.

Link a tool palette group to a ribbon panel

1 Click the following: View tab ➤ Palettes panel ➤ Tool Palettes.

2 Right-click a tab on the ribbon and select Tool Palette Group from the context menu.

3 Select a tool palette group from the list.

4 Click Tools menu ➤ Workspaces ➤ Save Current As.

Display a tool palette group associated with a ribbon panel

■ Right-click a ribbon panel and select Show Associated Tool Palette Group from the shortcut menu.

Adding text to a tool palette

1 Right-click in an empty part of the Tool Palettes window. Select "Add Text".

2 In the text field, paste the text that you want to display in the window.

3 If necessary, drag the text to the appropriate position in the window.

Adding a dividing line to a tool palette

1 Right-click in an empty part of the Tool Palettes window. Select Add Separator.

2 If necessary, drag the separator to the appropriate position in the window.

Organizing Tool Palettes

Organize tool palettes into groups and control how groups are displayed.

For example, if you have multiple tool palettes with hatch patterns, use ADAPT to create a new Hatch Patterns group. Then add all the hatch pattern tool palettes to the Hatch Pattern group.

When a hatch pattern group is set as the current hatch pattern group, the Tool Palettes window displays only the tool palettes that are part of that group.

Location of tool palettes and their groups

The default path to tool palette files is set by the Tool Palette File Folders item on the Files tab of the Options dialog box. Tool palettes can be stored in multiple locations, allowing you to use user-created, company-specific palettes.

Tool palette groups are saved in the application's user settings.

For information about sharing tool palettes and tool palette groups, see Saving and sharing tool palettes and tool palette groups.

Create a tool palette group

1 Click Manage tab ➤ Customize panel ➤ Tool Palettes.

2 In the Customize dialog box, under Palette Groups, right-click the bottom empty area. Select New Group.

NOTE If you don't already have any groups in the Palette Groups list, you can also create a group by dragging a tool palette from the Palettes area to the Palette Groups list.

3 Enter a group name.

4 Click the "Close" button.

Add a tool palette to a palette group

1 Click Manage tab ➤ Customize panel ➤ Tool Palettes.

2 In the Customize dialog box, drag a tool palette from the Palettes area to a group located in the Palette Groups area.

3 Click the "Close" button.

Copy a tool palette from one group to another

1 Click Manage tab ➤ Customize panel ➤ Tool Palettes.

2 In the Customize dialog box, in the Palette Groups area, select the tool palette you want to copy.

3 Press and hold the CTRL key and drag the selected palette to another group.

A copy of the tool palette appears in the new location.

4 Click the "Close" button.

Displaying a group of tool palettes on screen

1 Right-click the title bar of the Tool Palettes window.

2 Select the name of the tool palette group you want to display.

Displaying all tool palettes on screen

■ Right-click the title bar of the Tool Palettes window. Select All Palettes.

Deleting a tool palette group

1 Click Manage tab ➤ Customize panel ➤ Tool Palettes.

2 In the Customize dialog box, go to the Tool Palettes - All Palettes tab. In the Palette Groups list, right-click the name of the palette group. Click the "Delete" button.

3 Click the "Close" button.

Saving and sharing tool palettes and tool groups

Exporting and importing tool palette (.xtp) files and tool palette group (.xpg) files makes them available to other users.

NOTE Read-only tool palette files are marked with a lock icon located in the bottom corner of the tool palette. This means that only changes are allowed that are limited to setting display options and rearranging tool icons.

Exporting tool palettes and tool groups

In some cases, when you export a customized tool palette, a folder of images with the same name as the exported tool palette is automatically created in the same location as the XTP file. The images folder contains images of the icons used by the exported tool palette. This folder is created if you export a tool palette that contains any of the following items:

■ user-created content tools;

■ command tools containing custom tool palette icons (images).

WARNING Avoid copying tool palette (ATC) files between versions. This may lead to potential problems when ported to future versions of the product. For more information, see Transferring custom settings Onboarding Guides.

Importing tool palettes and tool groups

When importing tool palettes and tool palettes, you must import all tool palettes first. Once all tool palettes have been imported, you can import exported tool palette groups.

For an imported tool palette to have icons, when you import a customized tool palette, the images folder must be in the same location as the XTP file you are importing.

Tool palettes can only be used in the version of AutoCAD LT in which they were created. Specifically, AutoCAD 2005 cannot work with a tool palette created in AutoCAD LT 2012. You can migrate tool palettes from previous versions to the current version of the program using Migrate Custom Settings.

WARNING If tool palettes are shared with another user who does not have the same AutoCAD-based product or version in which they were created, the tools may not function properly or be unavailable.

Export a tool palette or tool palette group

1 Click Manage tab ➤ Customize panel ➤ Tool Palettes.

2

■ Exportinstrumentalpalette Under Palettes, right-click a tool palette. Click the "Export" button.

■ Export a group of tool palettes. In the Palette Groups area, right-click a tool palette group. Click the Export or Export All button to export all tool palette groups.

3 In the Export dialog box<element>" specify the file name and location. Click the "Save" button.

4 Click the "Close" button.

Importing a tool palette or tool palette group

1 Click Manage tab ➤ Customize panel ➤ Tool Palettes.

2 In the Customize dialog box, do one of the following:

■ Importinstrumentalpalette Under Palettes, right-click and select Import.

■ Import a group of tool palettes. In the Palette Groups area, right-click any tool palette group or empty area and click Import.

3 In the Import dialog box<element>" select the file you want to import. Click "Open".

4 Click the "Close" button.

As you know, AutoCAD by default has sets of blocks that the developers have inserted as an example. They are located on the tool palette, which is located on the “View” tab → “Palettes” panel ().

We also previously discussed with you what it is block library for AutoCAD and how to create your own collection of frequently used items.

In this article we will touch on a current topic regarding the export/import of tool palettes. Let me remind you that the AutoCAD tool palette has an undeniable advantage: objects added to it do not disappear after closing the drawing. Your own palettes will open even in new files. That is why adaptation of AutoCAD can significantly simplify and speed up the process of creating drawings.

AutoCAD palettes can be exported for use on another computer or as a backup copy. The result of export is an XML file that has the *xtp extension. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Let's go in order.

How to export a tool palette

To export a palette you need:

1. Open the tool palette itself (Ctrl+3).

2. Right-click on an empty space and select “Adapt Palettes...”. Open the Customize dialog box.

3. Select the desired palette that you want to export tools and click RMB --> Export.

4. Specify the location to save the file. AutoCAD will automatically create a folder with the same name to store the image files used in the palette.

How to import (paste) a tool palette

This process is similar. Except that in the Customize Dialog box, right-click on the left side and select Import, as shown in Fig.

You will be prompted to specify a file with the xtp extension. Select the desired file and your palettes are loaded into the AutoCAD Tool Palette.

Note. By default, AutoCAD tool palettes are located in the C: Documents and Settings%username%Application Data Autodesk AutoCAD 2007R17.0enu folder

1) Where to download?

Path: Products / Network cameras(or Analog cameras) / Network video camera VCI-113(or any other camera), tab Download, chapter Schemes and settings.

2) How to load into AutoCAD?

The first thing to do is download the zip archive Bolid-autocad-ver.002.zip, which contains a number of files and folders:
• Bolid cameras.dwg- file with dynamic blocks of "Bolid" cameras
• Bolid-autocad-ver.002.xtp- a tool palette file that references a dwg file with blocks
• folder Bolid-autocad-ver.002 with image files (preview images of blocks - in the form of photos of real cameras)
• ReadMe.txt- description of the palette version, installation method, supported camera models

Select the path to save the file:

If possible, save the archive to the root directory of drive C. Next, unpack the archive - for example, using the free 7-Zip program.

3) How to use?

The first thing we need to do is load the tool palette file into AutoCAD. Open the tool palettes window ( Ctrl+3):

Right-click (R.K.M.) to call up the context menu, call Adaptation of palettes:

Select the file Bolid-autocad-ver.002 from the unpacked folder Bolid-autocad-ver.002.xtp

Add a palette if necessary Cameras Bolide ver.002 to your palette group:

If the archive Bolid-autocad-ver.002.zip was not unpacked to the root of drive C, then you need to specify the path to the file with dynamic blocks of "Bolid" cameras Bolid cameras.dwg. To do this, on the tool palettes panel, click Ctrl+A(select all), P.K.M. on the camera in the drop-down context menu select Object properties...

In the block Insert line Original file select the rectangle on the right - a window will appear Selecting a Linked Drawing- indicate the path to Bolid cameras.dwg

This completes the setup.

Let's understand the functionality and limitations of the tool palette. The palette is a panel that includes icons depicting real photo cameras and the designation (name) of models. All models are divided into network and analog (multi-format), as well as by form factor:

We find the desired model in the tool palette and insert it into the model space.

After specifying the block insertion point in the window Editing attributes we can change a number of values:
• Camera name
• Model name
• Focal length
• Permission

As a rule, it makes sense to change only the name of the camera. The remaining parameters have already been set and correspond to the passport of the real model: