Creating Tool Palettes in 08

[Rosa]

I need to create Tool Palettes in Autodesk 2008, so that we can drag in our symbols, and they will come in at the proper scale, and on the correct layer. I have searched the internet, yet cannot find a solution to this problem.

 

Could someone explain how this is done?

 

Thank you.

[dbroada]

What is your actual problem?

 

I have a single drawing containing the symbols I want on my palette. Once this drawing is saved the blocks can be draged onto the palette (this takes practice but works OK). Once on the palette right click the symbol and set your layer and scale.

[Rosa]

Thanks.

 

What I am trying to do is make a standard set of symbols for my department to use.

[lpseifert]

I have a dwg that contains all the blocks I want on the toolpalette; drag and drop (using rt mouse button) the block onto the toolpalette. Rt-clk on the toolpalette icon for the block, select Properties, you can designate scale, auxillary scale, layer. (see attached).

Another way to make palettes is to use design center. Rt-clk on a folder containg your blocks, select Make toolpalette.... you'll still need to setup the properties though.

 

[Rosa]

Thanks - is there a way to get the same palette on everyone's computer?

[lpseifert]

Rt-clk on Toolpalette's title bar > Customize Palettes > Rt-clk on a palette > Export/Import

Be sure the source of the blocks are available to everyone.

 

or Options > Files > Tool Palettes File Locations... set the same directory on everyone's computer.

[alanjt]

if you find the drawing that includes the blocks with design center, you can right click on the drawing and it gives you an option to create a tool palette of all blocks existing in the drawing (just a quick way to create tool palettes).

 

i suggest (if you are on a network), that you set the tool palette path in options to a location on the network, for everyone's computer. that way, if any changes are made, everyone automatically sees them (less copies of things makes life much less confusing). if you do go this route, make sure you have IT restrict write access to the tool palette folder to only the person that will be editing it. you don't want everyone being able to edit it, plus, it works with the "last one out" principal, meaning that if Bill and Tom have write access and are both in autocad, Tom edits a tool palette and closes autocad, since Bill has write access, if he closes out last, his settings will take, negating all the work Tom performed.

 

btw, you can use the setvar *toolpalettepath to set it.

[Rosa]

Okay thanks. I have imported some blocks from the design center to the tool palette, but how do I assign icons for the different blocks?

[Rosa]

By the way the original blocks are in ACAD 2006, and I am trying to put them into 2008 if that matters.