To Use Predefined Command Tools

Use this procedure to use a pre-configured command tool.

AutoCAD Architecture 2022 toolset provides the following predefined command tools for commonly used tasks in a default US install:

Tool Palette Group/Palette Description
Horizontal Section Design/Design Generates a horizontal section.
Vertical Section Design/Design Generates a vertical section.
Renumber Data Document/Tag Lets you renumber objects that are included in a schedule or linked to schedule tags.
Edit Property Set Data Document/Scheduling Lets you edit the property set data attached to selected objects and their styles.
Browse Property Set Data Document/Scheduling Lets you access and view the data for all property sets in a drawing.
Space Evaluation Document/Scheduling Starts the space evaluation.
AEC Entity Reference Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Helper Tools Lets you create a reference copy from one object to another in AutoCAD Architecture 2022 toolset
Quick Slice Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Helper Tools Lets you define a cross section through one or more three-dimensional (3D) objects in a drawing (including mass groups, AutoCAD blocks, and external references) and extract a polyline outline that can be used to produce a profile shape.
Hidden Line Projection Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Helper Tools Lets you create flat 2D projections with hidden background lines from a 3D view of objects in your drawing.
Napkin Sketch Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Helper Tools Lets you create freehand sketch geometry from objects in a drawing.
Chamfer Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Drafting Tools Lets you chamfer two walls in a drawing.
Hatch and Gradient Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Drafting Tools Lets you define the boundaries, pattern type, pattern properties, and other parameters for hatch and gradient fill objects.
Shrink Wrap Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Drafting Tools Lets you create a profile or shrinkwrap outline around any collection of contiguous linework entities, including architectural objects.
Welding Symbols Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Drafting Tools Lets you create and edit welding symbols.
Area Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Measurement Tools Lets you measure the area of an object or a user-defined space.
Attribute Extraction Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Measurement Tools Lets you extract object data from drawings and export it to a table or external file.
Distance Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Measurement Tools Lets you measure the distance between 2 user-selected points.
Point ID Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Measurement Tools Lets you display the coordinates of a user-selected location.
Region/3D Solid Mass Properties Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Measurement Tools Lets you calculate the mass properties of regions or 3D solids
Cell Anchor Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Parametric Layout & Anchoring Tools Lets you attach objects to cell positions on layout grids and volume grids.
Curve Anchor Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Parametric Layout & Anchoring Tools Lets you attach AEC objects to the base curve of other AEC objects or linework, such as lines, arcs, circles, mass elements, polylines, roofs, or walls.
Leader Anchor Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Parametric Layout & Anchoring Tools Lets you anchor objects to nodes on layout curves or grids with leaders.
Node Anchor Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Parametric Layout & Anchoring Tools Lets you attach objects to nodes on layout curves or grids.
Object Anchor Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Parametric Layout & Anchoring Tools Lets you attach an AEC object to the base curve of another AEC object.