Adding block to Tool Palette

[BCrouse]

I am able to drag blocks to the Tool Palette, but nothing stays. How would you create an image for the block. What would cause the block not to stay in the Palette?

Thank you,

Brad

[tatriest]

Is the entire palette disappearing, or just the tool?

If you create a palette while a project is active, then put a tool in that palette, the palette may not be visible when you change projects.

Have you been able to create tools before?

An image should be created on the fly. But, you can right-click on the tool and choose another object to create an image from. I have done this if I was not satisfied with the on-the-fly image.

Terry

[BCrouse]

Is the entire palette disappearing, or just the tool?
Terry

When I drag and drop the block to the Palette, the tool disappears.

If you create a palette while a project is active, then put a tool in that palette, the palette may not be visible when you change projects.
Terry

I did not create a project to do this. I am starting fresh with a blank dwg file.

Have you been able to create tools before?Terry

If I drag and drop a tool from the content browser or Tool Palette to a new Tool Palette. The Tool stays.

An image should be created on the fly. But, you can right-click on the tool and choose another object to create an image from. I have done this if I was not satisfied with the on-the-fly image.
Terry

Cannot remember how to create an image!

Thank you for your help,

Brad

[tatriest]

Try this:

Click and release the mouse to select the block,
Click and hold on the block, wait for the box to appear,
While holding the button, drag it onto the OPEN pallette,
Wait for the box to appear again, Release the button.

Does that work?

[BCrouse]

Try this:

Click and release the mouse to select the block,
Click and hold on the block, wait for the box to appear,
While holding the button, drag it onto the OPEN pallette,
Wait for the box to appear again, Release the button.

Does that work?

No! That did not work!

Thank you,

Brad

[david_peterson]

Brad,
I'm not sure what problem you are experiencing, but if I take a block, insert it into a drawing, save the drawing, then drag the block on to the clean, new pallet, it creates the image for me. What type of blocks are you creating?

[BCrouse]

Brad,
I'm not sure what problem you are experiencing, but if I take a block, insert it into a drawing, save the drawing, then drag the block on to the clean, new pallet, it creates the image for me. What type of blocks are you creating?

Right now i am up in arms with this issue. I am still trying to try things to try to get it to work. thank you for taking time in giving you help!

Thank you,

Brad

[david_peterson]

So that method is still not working, or were you able to get something to show up there. I know with style based objects, you won't get as nice of a result for the icon. For example, if you created a Mass Element for a footing step, (like I did) when you place it on the tool pallet, All you get is a something that looks like a box.

[BCrouse]

So that method is still not working, or were you able to get something to show up there. I know with style based objects, you won't get as nice of a result for the icon. For example, if you created a Mass Element for a footing step, (like I did) when you place it on the tool pallet, All you get is a something that looks like a box.

Nothing is working yet! Still trying to find out what will work.

Brad

[tatriest]

Try this:

Draw a line segment, end command,
Left click and release to select the line,
l\Left click on the selected line and hold button,
Wait for box to appear,
Drag it onto an open palette,
Wait for the box to appear,
Release the mouse button.

Well, how did it go???