Use this procedure to create a door/window assembly tool and add it to a tool palette. You may want to create your own door/window assembly tools if you are placing multiple door/window assemblies of specific styles that have the same properties.
- Open the tool palette on which you want to add a tool.
- Create the tool:
If you want to… Then… create a tool from a door/window assembly in the drawing select the door/window assembly, and drag it to the tool palette. create a tool from a door/window assembly style in the Style Manager click 
and 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 the Content Browser click click
and locate the tool you want to copy. Position the cursor over the i-drop handle, and drag the tool to the tool palette. - Right-click the new tool, and click Properties.
- Enter a name for the tool.
- Click the setting for Description, enter a description of the tool, and click OK.
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.
- Expand Basic General.
- Click
next to Description, enter a description of the door/window assembly created from this tool, and click OK. - Click next to Layer key to specify a layer key.
- Click next to Layer overrides to specify any layer key overrides if you do not want to use the layer assignments specified in the layer key style used in the drawing.
- Select a style.
- Select the drawing file containing the style used for this door/window assembly for Style location.
- Under Bound Spaces, define if this door and window assembly tool can be used as a bounding object for associative spaces.
You can select three options here:
- Yes: this door and window assembly tool can be used as bounding object for associative spaces.
- No: this door and window assembly tool cannot be used as bounding object for associative spaces.
- By style: this door and window assembly tool will use the bounding settings from the door and window assembly style.
- Expand Dimensions and modify the dimensions of the door/window assembly.
If you want to specify… Then… the length of the door/window assembly enter a value for Length. the height of the door/window assembly enter a value for Height. the rise of the door/window assembly enter a value for Rise. start and end miters enter miter values for Start miter angle and End miter angle. - Expand Location and modify the location properties of the door/window assembly.
If you want to… Then… specify the position of the door/window assembly select Unconstrained or Offset/Center for Position along the wall. Note: If you selected Offset/Center, enter a value for the Automatic offset.specify the head height of the door/window assembly enter a value for Head height. specify the sill height of the door/window assembly enter a value for Sill height. - Click OK.