Again about toolpalettes: how to make nice Images of my blocks?

Here I am again,

I need to make images of my blocks so I can use them in the Toolpalettes. (I do not drag blocks in the toolpalette! I need to specify a specific image for shure.)

How do you guys do that? How to make nice images of my blocks? Now I use bmpout and pngout but the blocks' lines are so thin that they are allmost invisible.

Before bmpout / pngout I set the screencolor to 240,240,240 because that is the color of the toolpalette. I thought that would heve a cool look...

I would like to hear from others how they do these things.

Hopefully I am not going too far...

Not entirely sure I've understood. When you create a block you get the option to create an icon from the block geometry, which will show on your toolpalette. Is this not what you need?

When you create a block you get the option to create an icon from the block geometry, which will show on your toolpalette.

Is that when you drag a block on the palette?

No. When you first create your block, you get the icon option in the dialogue box.

Ok, I just created a block without the icon option and, when I put it on a tool palette, I still get a lovely little picture. I've tried dragging onto an existing palette and created a new one via DC, same result.

What's wrong with the image ToolPalettes automatically generates?

Marco, if you really want to spend alot of time on them you could take a screenshot of your blocks and cut/edit/save them with an image editor (gimp or similar).

Then when you right click your block in the toolpalette you can change the icon in the properties.

First of all: everyone thanks for reply.

Marco, if you really want to spend alot of time on them you could take a screenshot of your blocks and cut/edit/save them with an image editor (gimp or similar).

Then when you right click your block in the toolpalette you can change the icon in the properties.

Yes I know. I tried but thats a lot of work. Thats the reason for me to ask how others do it.

What's wrong with the image ToolPalettes automatically generates?

Alan, in case of a block it can be done but then I have to use the block as it is, I mean as dragged on the palette.

My way of doing things is "wblock" a block, or dynamic block, and then call it from a macro. THis macro calls lisps etc.. A block on a toolpalette cannot be attached to a macro.

Hard to explain but try this: draw a line and drag it to the toolpalette. Then the properties say "use fly out". If no, then you can enter a macro. In case of a block this option is not there.

So I either insert my blocks "as they are, vanilla" or "from a directory called with lisp but with a specified image".

Sorry for my bad explaination.

No. When you first create your block, you get the icon option in the dialogue box.

 

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Ehm... no this is not here in my version of AutoCAD. I had a look in 2008 and 2010 but no... You have got LT am I right? Maybe a small difference?

Ok, I just created a block without the icon option and, when I put it on a tool palette, I still get a lovely little picture. I've tried dragging onto an existing palette and created a new one via DC, same result.

If you read above you can see I need the macro's as well...

Anyway... I'll figure it out one day

Thanks all for the replies.