To Create a Zone Tool

Use this procedure to create a zone tool and add it to a tool palette. You may want to create your own zone tools if you are placing multiple zones with specific properties that you want to be the same for each instance.

For example, if you are creating an office floor plan with different calculation types for zones, you can create a zone tool for each calculation type.

1. Open the tool palette where you want to create a tool.
2. Create the tool:

   If you want to…	Then…
   create a tool from a zone in the drawing	select the zone, and drag it to the tool palette.
   create a tool from an zone style in the Style Manager	click Manage tabStyle & Display panelStyle Manager. Locate the style you want to copy, and drag it to the tool palette. Click OK to close the Style Manager.
   copy a tool in the current tool palette	right-click the tool, and click Copy. Right-click, and click Paste.
   copy a tool from another tool palette	open the other tool palette, right-click the tool, and click Copy. Reopen the palette where you want to add the tool, right-click, and click Paste.
   copy a tool from a tool catalog	click Home tabBuild panelTools drop-downContent Browser , and locate the tool you want to copy. Position the cursor over the i-drop handle, and drag the tool to the tool palette.

3. Right-click the new zone tool, 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. Click Basic General.
7. Click the setting for Description, enter a description of the zone created from this tool, and click OK.
8. Specify a layer key and any layer key overrides if you do not want to use the layer assignments specified in the layer key style used in the drawing.
9. Select a zone style.
10. Select the drawing file containing the style used for this zone tool.
11. Select a tag for the zone.
12. Select the drawing file containing the tag used for this zone tool.
13. Expand Dimensions and enter the distance you want the zone boundary to be offset from attached spaces.
14. Expand Calculation and specify which values will be calculated for zones created from this tool:

    If you want to …	Then…
    calculate the area of attached spaces	select Yes for Calculate Area.
    calculate the perimeter of attached spaces	select Yes for Calculate Perimeter.

15. Expand Content and define the allowed content in the zone tool:

    If you want to …	Then…
    allow spaces to be attached to zones created from this tool	select Yes for Can contain spaces.
    allow zones to be attached to zones created from this tool	select Yes for Can contain zones.

16. Click OK.