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CUSTOMIZING TOOLS PALETTES
Tool palettes can be customized, but the process in BricsCAD is different than in AutoCAD. Here is
the difference between the two CAD systems in how items are added to palettes:
BricsCAD — you drag commands from the Customize dialog box to the Tools palette, as described below
AutoCAD — you drag entities from the drawing into the Tools palette
Left: Palette from BricsCAD; right: customizing the actions of an icon
When it comes to palette groups, both CAD programs use a separate dialog box to create and change
them, as well as to export and import palette definition files. Despite the presence of the dialog
box, BricsCAD cannot, however, create groups, nor does it export palettes. To access the palette
group dialog box:
BricsCAD — right-click the Tools palette, and then choose Customize Palettes
AutoCAD — enter the Customize command, which is unrelated to CUI
(new to V17) Customizing groups of palettes
(Notice that BricsCAD has two dialog boxes named “Customize,” one for customizing the UI and
the other for palette groups!) Both programs store Tools palette definitions in external files in XML
format:
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AutoCAD stores palette definitions in ATP files, short for “AutoCAD tool palettes”
BricsCAD stores them in BTP files, short for “BricsCAD tool palettes.” Both are XML-format files.
TIP Both CAD systems import palette definitions using XTP files, short for “Xml Tool Palette,” which allows
BricsCAD to read palettes from AutoCAD
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