To Use User-Defined Command Tools

AutoCAD Architecture 2021 toolset has 2 blank command tools that can be customized for user-defined commands.

• Command Tool: A simple blank command tool that lets you execute a number of command sequences. Allowed commands include AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture 2021 toolset commands, VBA macros and applications, AutoLISP routines, and scripts.
• Command Tool with Properties: Use this tool for commands that generate AutoCAD objects like lines, AutoCAD dimensions, or solids. The property settings for color, layer, linetype, and lineweight that you can set in the tool will only be used when creating AutoCAD objects. If you were to create an AEC object with this tool, the layer, color, and linetype settings specified in the display system for this object would take precedence. If you want to create AEC objects with a command tool, the simple Command Tool is recommended.

Command tools are created by copying the blank command tool from Content Browser to a tool palette, and editing the command properties.

1. Click Home tabBuild panelTools drop-downContent Browser.
2. Navigate to Stock Tool Catalog Helper Tools.
3. Move the cursor over the i-drop icon next to the regular command tool and drag the tool to a tool palette.
4. On the tool palette, select the command tool, right-click, and click Properties.
   

   Command tool properties

5. Change the following tool properties as necessary:

   Property	Description
   Name	Lets you replace the generic command tool name with a name that describes the function of the tool.
   Description	Lets you add a more detailed description to the command tool.
   Layer key	Specifies the layer key to define the layer on which objects created with this command will be inserted.
   Layer overrides	Defines overrides for the selected layer key.
   Command	Specifies the command to be executed by the tool. The following command types are valid within the Command Tool: AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture 2021 toolset commands AutoLISP routines VBA macros and applications Scripts
   Image	By default, the command tool has no associated image. To add an image that illustrates the function of the tool, right-click in the empty image area, and select an image.

6. Click OK.