topic Re: Tool Palettes in AutoCAD Forum

Tool Palettes

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:02:20 GMT

Can someone help, I create a tool palette, and group of tool palettes but when I close AUtoCAD 2017, and reopen my tool palettes are gone?

NEED some advice, ideas or things to try?

Regards,

Lee

Re: Tool Palettes

pendean — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:14:56 GMT

Save your workspace after the TP creation perhaps?

Re: Tool Palettes

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:22:51 GMT

Tried this unfortunately still no joy.

Re: Tool Palettes

Alfred.NESWADBA — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:44:42 GMT

Hi,

may be a restriction of permissions. Does the same happen when you start AutoCAD as admin?

- alfred -

Re: Tool Palettes

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:04:09 GMT

Again still no joy

Re: Tool Palettes

Alfred.NESWADBA — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:12:03 GMT

Hi,

then try to create a new Windows user on your system, login with that account, turn off antivirus software and try the same again.

Also verify with your admin which folders he is protecting from being modified.

- alfred -

Re: Tool Palettes

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:14:10 GMT

dont think this is a rights issue as i am the admin on my machine.

Re: Tool Palettes

Alfred.NESWADBA — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:18:54 GMT

Hi,

>> dont think this is a rights issue as i am the admin on my machine

To be admin does not mean you start software with admin-permissions.

And to create a new user account makes sure that no user profile conflicts exists, that's why I was suggesting that way.

- alfred -

Re: Tool Palettes

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 20:11:04 GMT

I just replied to a very similar post to this, so let me ask, how are you creating your tool pallets?

If you make them by the "drag and drop" method (that is, taking a pre-made one from a windows explorer window, and dragging it into your drawing), that's the issue. When you "drag and drop" files, AutoCAD doesn't read them from the file you drug it from, instead, it creates a temp folder, stores the files to be transferred in that temp folder, then imports them into AutoCAD from there. The big issue with that is that temp folders get deleted every time the computer gets turned off, so AutoCAD no longer has a valid path.

If this is your issue, you have to create the pallet from opening content center, finding the files containing the information you want to import, then drag and drop from the content center.

Re: Tool Palettes

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 07:55:02 GMT

Hi there, no i have the issue if I

* Right Click the Tool Palette

* Customise Tool Palettes

* Add a new palette

* Then create my commands on the palette

AutoCAD doesnt seem to store the changes.

Regards

Lee

Re: Tool Palettes

john.vellek — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 21:55:57 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

I found this article that describes the same problem (I think). Give it a try and let me know if that helps. It does refer to a permissions problem so I am not 100% convinced it will do the trick but my fingers are crossed.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.