The workspace contains various palettes for creating and editing objects. Basic and Tool Sets are tool palettes, which have special functionality, as described in Tool Palette Features.
Screen tips display when the cursor hovers over tools, modes, and certain other palette features. Screen tips identify the item, the keyboard shortcut if there is one, and may contain additional information. On Windows, some screen tips can be expanded by clicking the disclosure arrow.
Depending on the initial settings, some palettes may be hidden when the program is launched.
Palette / Tool Set |
Purpose |
Snapping |
Contains SmartCursor snapping controls that can be toggled on or off; see Setting Snapping Parameters |
Attributes |
Contains a selection of colors, fills, pens, and other object attributes; see The Attributes Palette |
Object Info |
Lists context-sensitive object information for viewing and editing; see The Object Info Palette |
Working Planes |
Contains controls for adding and modifying working planes; see The Working Planes Palette |
Resource Manager |
Accesses and manages the resources available for use in drawings, such as hatches, record formats, worksheets, scripts, symbols, textures, and more. See Resource Manager. |
Navigation (Design Series required) |
Provides access to classes, design layers, sheet layers, viewports, and saved views, while the drawing area remains accessible; see The Navigation Palette |
Visualization |
Accesses all lights and cameras in the file; see Managing Lights and Cameras with the Visualization Palette |
Contains a single set of basic object creation and editing tools; the palette can be customized through the Workspace Editor |
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Depending on the workspace, the palette includes the following tool sets, whose tools are grouped by similar functionality; the palette and its tool sets can be customized through the Workspace Editor. Each tool set may contain different tools in different workspaces. |
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Site Planning (Architect or Landmark required) |
Contains tools for site planning and landscape architecture |
Space Planning (Architect required) |
Contains tools for space planning and programming buildings |
Irrigation (Landmark required) |
Contains tools for irrigation system design |
Spotlight (Spotlight required) |
Contains tools for lighting and entertainment facility design |
Building Shell (Design Series required) |
Contains tools for creating building shell elements |
3D Modeling |
Contains tools for creating and editing 3D objects, including solids and NURBS |
Visualization |
Contains tools for changing the drawing view in different ways, including the Walkthrough and Light tools |
Furn/Fixtures (Design Series required) |
Contains tools for creating common furniture and fixtures |
Dims / Notes |
Contains tools for adding dimension and label objects |
Walls (Fundamentals workspace only) |
Contains basic wall creation tools |
Detailing (Design Series required) |
Contains tools for adding architectural detail objects, such as tubing |
MEP (Architect required) |
Contains tools for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design |
Fasteners (Design Series required) |
Contains tools for inserting a variety of fasteners such as nuts, bolts, pins, and screws |
Machine Components (Design Series required) |
Contains tools for inserting machine components such as gears, bearings, and springs |
Script Palettes |
Contains palettes with script resources |
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