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2 In the Tool Properties dialog box, click any property in the list of
properties and specify the new value or setting.
■ Properties listed under the Insert, Attach, or Pattern category control
object-specific properties such as scale, rotation, and angle.
■ Properties listed under the General category override the current
drawing property settings such as layer, color, and linetype.
■ Auxiliary scale for a block or a hatch tool overrides the regular scale
setting when the tool is used. (An auxiliary scale multiplies your
current scale setting by the plot scale or the dimension scale.)
You can resize the Tool Properties dialog box by dragging an edge, or you
can expand and collapse the property categories by clicking the arrow
buttons.
3 Click OK.
NOTE If you specify an image, name, or description for a tool that has a
flyout, that image, name, and description are displayed on the tool palette
for each tool on the flyout. To return the flyout tool's image, name, and
description to their default settings, leave the corresponding boxes blank in
the Tool Properties dialog box.
To refresh the image of a block tool on a tool palette
1 On a tool palette, right-click a tool.
2 Click Update Tool Image.
NOTE You must save the drawing before you can update the tool image.
To change the image of a tool on a tool palette
1 On a tool palette, right-click a tool. Click Specify Image.
2 In the Select Image File dialog box, locate and select the image file you
want to use.
3 Click Open to assign the new image.
NOTE If you specify an image for a tool that has a flyout, that image is
displayed on the tool palette for each tool on the flyout.
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