To Use a Tool in the AutoCAD Architecture Workspace

Use this procedure to use a tool from a tool catalog in the AutoCAD Architecture workspace. You can also copy tools stored in a tool package to a tool palette in the tool palette set.

1. Click Home tabBuild panelTools drop-downContent Browser.
2. Open the tool catalog containing the tool you want to use. If the tool is located in a specific category of the catalog, open that category.
3. Move the pointer over the i-drop® icon next to the tool, so that the pointer image changes to an eyedropper ().

   To select multiple tools to copy, press and hold Ctrl while clicking each tool; then position the eyedropper over any of the selected tools. You can also select all the tools in the current category by right-clicking and clicking Select All.

4. Drag the eyedropper according to the desired action:

   If you want to…	Then…
   use the tool immediately	click the eyedropper and drag it into the drawing area.
   store a linked copy of the tool on a tool palette in the tool palette set	click the eyedropper and drag it to a tool palette in the tool palette set. Note: A linked copy will only be created when the tool catalog has been set to linked. If the catalog has been set to non-linked, any tool from that catalog will be inserted as non-linked tool onto the AutoCAD Architecture tool palettes set.
   create an unlinked copy of the tool on a tool palette in the tool palette set	press and hold Alt. Then click the eyedropper, and drag it to a tool palette in the tool palette set. Note: If the tool catalog containing the tool has been set to unlinked, you do not need to hold down Alt while dragging the tool. It will be inserted as unlinked in any case.

   Note: If a tool palette does not accept a tool, it might be because the palette is set to allow updates only from a linked tool palette in a tool catalog. To check this, right-click on the palette, click Properties, and look at the Refresh from setting. If Refresh from is selected, the palette is linked to a palette in a tool catalog. To break the link, clear Refresh from.