Modifying Tools Properties

You can change the properties of existing tools on a palette. For example, you can specify the color of a line or change the scale of a Block.

To modify the tool properties:

1. On the Tool Palettes, right-click on a tool and select Properties from the context menu.
2. In the Tool Properties dialog box, specify the properties associated with the tool.

   The set of properties vary according to the specified tool.

   • Tool properties
   • Entity-specific properties
   • General properties
   • Custom properties, for Custom Blocks only
3. Click OK.

To modify the tool icon:

1. On the Tool Palettes palette, right-click on a tool and select Properties from the context menu.
2. In the Light UI (or Dark UI) area, click .
3. In the dialog box, select the image file to use and click Open.

   The preview displays the specified image.

   To restore the original image, click Reset Icon .

4. Click OK.

Tool Properties Dialog box

The Tool Properties dialog box lets you modify the properties associated with the specified tool. The list of properties varies according to the type of the specified tool.

From this dialog box, you can:

• Change the displayed name of the specified tool
• Specify a different icon for a tool
• Specify the tool options to display in the flyout
• Command string
• Specify general properties

Name

Displays the name of the specified tool.

Description

Displays the description of the specified tool, which is used as tooltip.

Light UI, Dark UI

Displays the icon of the specified tool for the Light UI, respectively for the Dark UI.

Change Icon

Reset Icon

Commands

These options are available only when the specified tool has a flyout.

Show tools list

Enables or disables the display of flyout.

Tools list options

Clicking on displays the Tool Options dialog box, which contains the list of tools from the flyout.

Command string

Lets you specify a command, a command sequence, or command option. Start the expression with ^C^C to ensure a running command is cancelled when invoking the command or command sequence.

General properties

List of properties of the entity that the tool creates. Override the current drawing property settings such as layer, color, and linetype.