To Create a Mass Group Tool

Use this procedure to create a mass group tool and add it to a tool palette. You may want to create your own mass group tools if you are placing multiple mass groups with the same mass group properties.

  1. Open the tool palette where you want to create a tool.
  2. Create the tool:
    If you want to… Then…
    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 right-click the tool, and click Copy. Open the other palette, 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 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. To add keywords to the tool, click More Info.
  7. Enter the keywords, and click OK twice.