Edit Palette ( Drawing Editor , ' Classic ')

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    The Edit Palette :

Entries to the Edit Palette apply immediately, without your having to press " OK ." This lets you, for example, quickly change line thicknesses and dash patterns when adding lines.

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   Tools that the Edit Palette affects :

  Drawing Tool What the Edit Palette Does
Add Arc   The last-added or last-edited arc sets the default pen number for subsequently added arcs unless you change the Edit Palette in the meantime.
toolls related to Add Circle Radius Works the same as for Add Arc .
Cloud Add Works the same as for Add Arc . The pen number for auto-detailed clouds is set in Drawing Presentation .
Add Dimension The Edit Palette sets the default character size of user-added " Primary dimension " and " Secondary dimension " labels.
Line Add The Edit Palette works the same as for Add Arc . Selections made during an Line Add affect the next to-be-added line segment.
  Pointer Add   Same as for Add Arc , except that pointers can only be drawn with solid lines. The pen number for auto-detailed pointers is set in Drawing Presentation .

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   Tools the Edit Palette does not set defaults for :

  • The Edit Palette cannot be used to define the line type or color of to-be-added bevel symbols or weld symbols . The colors of these objects can be changed on their edit windows as they are added. Also, you can set the defaults colors for these objects under the " Pens " tab in Drawing Presentation .
  • The Edit Palette cannot be used to define the color of to-be-added bolts , which are always drawn with line type 1 (a non-dashed line) and pen 1 (white). Similarly, holes are always filled using pen 0 (yellow).
  • The Edit Palette cannot be used to set the size of characters added using Weld Add .

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   Step-by-step instructions :

1 . Invoke Edit Palette using one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Choose Edit > Edit Palette in the Drawing Editor .

Method 2 : On your toolbar, click the icon pictured above. If the icon is not currently on your toolbar, you can add it using Toolbar Configuration .

Method 3 : Use a keyboard shortcut .

2 . The Edit Palette opens. On it are options for defining the color and dash pattern and character sizes of to-be-added objects. The button that is pressed corresponds to the currently selected default line type (dash pattern).

2a (optional) : If you want a different default line type for Add Arc , tools related to Add Circle Radius , Cloud Add or Line Add , simply press a different button. The choice you make here will remain applicable so long as you remain in the Drawing Editor ; if you exit the Drawing Editor then restart, the default will be line type# 1 (a continuous, non-dashed line).

2b (optional) : The button that is pressed corresponds to the currently selected default pen number (color).

If you want a different color for Add Arc , Add Circle , or Add Line , press a different button (for Cloud Add or Pointer Add , you can only change colors after the tool is activated). The choice you make here will remain applicable so long as you remain in the Drawing Editor ; if you exit the Drawing Editor then restart, the default will be printer pen number 1 (white).

2c ( optional ): The primary and secondary default character " Height " and " Width " are the same as the equivalent Primary Dimension and Secondary Dimension settings in Drawing Presentation (unless you have changed them here). They set the defaults for dimension labels to be added using Add Dimension or Dimension Add Arc .


2d : Changes made to the Edit Palette take effect immediately. When you are done making changes, you can keep the Edit Palette on screen. You do not have to press " OK " to apply the options you selected (or entered). Changes made to the Edit Palette remain applicable as long as you remain in the Drawing Editor .

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