Unlocking Tool Palettes?

[Anonymous]

I have a Tool Palette Development profile setup to create custom palettes for everyone to use. When I publish up to the server it locks the tool palettes in this profile. Is there any way to unlock these? I'd really not like to build these from scratch everytime I update a detail, schedule, ect....

Thanks,

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know how to unlock a tool palette????

[Anonymous]

If you are getting the small lock in the bottom right of the tool palette it means that you tool palettes are in a "read only" to "unlock" these tool palettes simply give yourself read/write access to the storage location or place them in a read/write location.

[Anonymous]

They are located on my hard drive, so I have permission to edit them. I have learned another way of publishing standard palettes up to the server for everyone to use that worked for other palettes. They did not turn read only, so I am going to rebuild these and upload the new way.

[ccalkins]

What is your new way of publishing the tool palettes? I am trying to build the catalog, but running into the same problem. Locked... However when we upgrade to the new acad version, it seems we can not keep the tool palettes in the groups! So frustrating. Is this just a importing function or do we need to start from scratch, building into the catalog on a local hard drive, then publish to the server?

Thanks for your help.

[mviscetto]

In case somebody can use this information, here it is.

I found a post on AUGI that suggested the following:

"if you have multiple tool palette paths in your options > Files tab > Tool Palettes, then you can only edit the tool palettes in the folder on the top of the list".

I looked at mine and I moved up the file location I was trying to work in. IT WORKED!

Learned something new today. Just think what I will know tomorrow!

Michael

[jwharshaw]

Thanks @mviscetto.  This solution worked like a charm on my locked palettes in AutoCAD 2019.

[mviscetto]

Happy to help.

Be well