Use this procedure to create a slab tool or a roof slab tool and add it to a tool palette. You may want to create your own tools if you are placing multiple slabs or roof slabs of specific styles that have the same properties.
For example, you are creating an office building that has a complex roof system. Although all sections of pitched roof use the same roof slab and edge style, each roof slab has a different slope. To work efficiently, you can create a roof slab tool for each slope, and select the appropriate tool to place the roof slabs with the correct slope for each section of the roof.
You can use any of the following methods to create a slab or roof slab tool:
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create a tool from a slab or roof slab in the drawing | select the slab or roof, and drag it to the tool palette. Tip: Drag the slab or roof slab by a point on its perimeter, not by one of its grips.
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create a tool from a slab or roof slab style in the Style Manager | Click , locate the style you want to copy, and drag it to the tool palette. Click OK to close the Style Manager. |
copy a tool on the current palette | right-click the tool, click Copy, and click Paste. |
copy a tool from another 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. |
This description is used as the tool’s tooltip on the tool palette, and to describe the tool if it is stored in a tool catalog.
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allow the slab or roof slab to be used as a bounding object for associative spaces | select Yes. |
prevent the slab or roof slab from being used as a bounding object for associative spaces | select No. |
use the bounding settings from the slab or roof slab style | select By Style. |
If you want to align the … | Then… |
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top of the slab or roof slab with the first specified point | select Top. |
center of the slab or roof slab with the first specified point | select Center. |
bottom of the slab or roof slab with the first specified point | select Bottom. |
slopeline of the slab or roof slab with the first specified point | select Slopeline. |
The slopeline is the position of the slab or roof slab baseline relative to its bottom face. The thickness offset in the style determines the distance between the baseline and the bottom face.