Customize Tool Palettes

The Commands preferences opens Command Editor. Command Editor allows editing tool palettes and keyboard shortcuts. You can also open Command Editor from the Rhinoceros menu, select Commands > Customize.

The default tool palette set is read-only. To customize the palettes, you will have to make an editable copy of the default tool palette set.

Tool Palettes

The Tool Palettes dialog box is divided into five sections.

1. Palette List

   The palettes stored in the current tool palette set.

   

   Add/Remove a palette

   • Click to add a new palette.

   • Click to delete the selected palette.

   Type in the Search box to find palettes.

2. Palette Contents

   The command buttons in the selected palette.

   

   Add/Remove a button

   • Click to add a new button.

   • Click to delete the selected button.

   Add an existing button to a palette

   • Drag an icon from Macro Library to here.

3. Left/Right Command

   The command run by clicking a button with the mouse left or right button.

   

   Add a command

   • Double-click the empty left or right panel to add a new command.

   • Drag an icon from Macro Library to the left or right panel.

   Delete a command

   1. Right-click in the right panel.

   2. Select Remove option macro.

   The command in the left panel cannot be deleted.

   Edit a command

   1. Select the left or right panel.

   2. Edit settings in Command Properties.

   Link a button to a palette

   1. Select a button in Palette Contents.

   2. Select a palette from the Menu drop-down list.

      Select -- No menu -- to remove the linked palette.

4. Macro Library

   All macro buttons stored in the current tool palette set.

   

   Add/Delete a macro button

   • Click to add a new macro button.

     Edit the macro button in Command Properties.

   • Click to delete the selected button.

   Type in the Search box to find macro buttons.

   Add a command button to a palette

   1. Select a palette in Palette list.

   2. Drag an icon from here to Palette Contents

   Add a command to a button

   1. Select a button in Palette Contents.

   2. Drag an icon from here to Left/Right Command.

5. Command Properties

   Displays all the settings for the selected button in Macro Library, the Left command or Right command.

   

   Text

   The description of the button in the Command Button browser.

   Menu Text

   The text that appears when the button is in a drop-down menu from a linked button.

   Tooltip

   The tooltip text that appears when the mouse cursor hovers over the button.

   Keyboard shortcut

   The keyboard shortcut assigned to the selected macro button.

   Script

   The command macro for the left and right mouse buttons.

   Add a custom icon image

   • Drag and drop an image from Finder into the icon area.

     

     For best results, images should be 64 x 64 pixels.

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