To Apply the Properties of a Tool to an Existing Object

Use this procedure to apply the properties of a tool to an existing object.

You can apply the properties of a tool to an existing object in two ways:

• Apply the properties of a tool to an object of the same type: For example, apply the properties of a wall tool to an existing wall. All object tools have this functionality.
• Apply the properties of a tool to a different object type: Using this method, you convert the object to an object of the same type as the tool. For example, when you apply the properties of a wall tool to a polyline, the polyline is converted to a wall with the settings defined in the wall tool. Depending on their type, various object tool types may have commands for converting other objects. For detailed information, see the chapters for the individual objects.

1. Open the tool palette that contains the tool with the properties you want to apply to a different object.
2. Select the tool, and right-click.
3. Define the object type to which to apply the tool properties:

   if you want to…	Then…
   apply the properties of the tool to an object of the same type	click Apply Tool Properties to <Object>. For example, to apply the tool properties of a door tool to an existing door, click Apply Tool Properties to Door.
   apply the properties of the tool to an object of a different type	click Apply Tool Properties to <Object>. For example, to apply the tool properties of a door tool to an opening, click Apply Tool Properties to Door/Window Assembly, Opening, Window.

4. Select the object to which to apply the tool properties, and press Enter.