AutoCAD: Tool Palettes

Put the AutoCAD features you need right at your fingertips. Learn how to create, import, and export custom AutoCAD tool palettes for enhanced productivity and sharing.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Introduction to Tool Palettes

• The AutoCAD tool palettes explained
• Using a tool palette
• Using AutoCAD DesignCenter

2. AutoCAD DesignCenter

• Using DesignCenter
• Finding blocks with DesignCenter
• Insertion scale
• Inserting blocks
• Creating tool palettes from DesignCenter

3. Setting Up Tool Palettes

• Options
• Putting blocks on a palette
• Putting styles on a palette
• Putting hatches on a palette
• Putting DWGs on a palette

4. Adding Blocks and Groups

• Creating a new block palette
• Setting properties and scaling
• Setting palette properties
• Creating a new palette group

5. Importing and Exporting Tool Palettes

• Exporting a tool palette
• Importing a tool palette
• Exporting a palette group

6. Tool Palette Management

• Palettes and paths
• Sharing palettes
• Flyout tools
• Modifying command tools
• Locking tool palette content

7. Developing Your Tool Palette, Part 1

• Creating a basic dynamic block
• Finding the block in DesignCenter
• Creating a new tool palette
• Setting palette properties

8. Developing Your Tool Palette, Part 2

• Changing the look of your tool palette
• Checking scaling of the block
• Checking description on the tool palette
• Inserting the block from the tool palette

9. Developing Your Tool Palette, Part 3

• Creating a palette group for the block
• Exporting the tool palette
• Importing the tool palette

Conclusion

• Next steps