To Change the Tool Properties

Use this procedure to change the properties of a tool on a tool palette.

You can set these general properties for an object tool:

• Tool name
• Tool description (also used as the tooltip and as the tool description when the copied to a tool catalog in the Content Browser)
• Description of objects inserted with this tool
• Layer key of objects inserted with this tool
• Layer overrides of objects inserted with this tool
• Object style (if the tool is style-based)
• Location of object style (if the tool is style-based)

In addition, you can define object-specific properties that apply to this object type. For example, if you create a wall tool, you can set the wall cleanup, width, height, baseline settings, and the roof/floor lines for all walls inserted with this tool.

1. Click Home tab Build panel Tools drop-down Design Tools .
2. Click a tool palette.
3. Select the tool, right-click, and click Properties.
4. Enter a name for the tool.
5. Click the setting for Description, enter a description of the tool, and click OK.
6. Expand Basic, and expand General.
7. Enter a description of the objects that you can create using this tool.
8. Specify a layer key and any layer key overrides; otherwise, the layer assignments specified in the layer key style in the drawing are used.
9. Click Browse for Style location, if the location is other than the current drawing to select an object style.
10. Add object-specific properties.
    Note: When you click a property to enter a value, the value underneath the current property is hidden and the property field is highlighted. Enter a value for the current property in the appropriate location.
11. Click OK.