How do I get Custom Multileader Icons to show on Tool Palettes?

[Anonymous]

I have created several Custom Multileaders on my company’s Custom Tool Palettes , however, there is only a “Generic” Multileader icon for each Multileader tool. My end users in the office need to see what style of Multileader they are picking at a glance.

I can see the Custom Multileader icon preview in ADcenter, but when I drag the custom Multileader on to the Palette from the source drawing, only the “Generic” Multileader icon appears?

I would like to know how to either create an Icon for each Custom Multileader or get the ADcenter preview icon to appear on each Custom Multileader tool.

My company is getting ready to launch the new Custom Tool Palettes.

Can anyone help?

Corey M. Barge

[pbejse]

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@Anonymous wrote:

.... I would like to know how to either create an Icon for each Custom Multileader or get the ADcenter preview icon to appear on each Custom Multileader tool.

My company is getting ready to launch the new Custom Tool Palettes.

Can anyone help?

Corey M. Barge

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Is that a Multileader Tool program? or just a Multileader style?

Anyway, Depending on the method you are going to use for the launch. You can specify an user image "icon" while your building your tool palette. When all is done. copy your custom .atc files and the images that comes with it from

• C:\Users\THISISYOU\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\YourAutocadVersion\enu\Support\ToolPalette\Palettes
• C:\Users\THISISYOU\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\YourAutocadVersion\enu\Support\ToolPalette\Palettes\Image

and include those on your installer package  bundle, . the files  should end up to at

• C:\Users\THISISYOU\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\YourBundleName.bundle\Contents\Windows

Your custom icons will appear on every cad station where your plugins are installed.

[Anonymous]

They are are Multileader Style, not a program.

[pbejse]

It should work the same regardless.

[Anonymous]

I want to know how to either create an Icon for each Custom Multileader or get the ADcenter preview icon to appear on each Custom Multileader tool.

I don't know how to create a custom images for the Multileaders.

All other tools on the Palettes show up. The Multileader style tools only have the AutoCAD "Generic" Multileader icon (See attached file).

I have attached a .dwg file containing all our company custom Multileader styles I need to create Palette Icons for.

I have already learned the best way to share Tool Palettes in an office environment through other posts.

All help/advice is appreciated!

[pbejse · Accepted solution]

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coreymbarge wrote:

 I have already learned the best way to share Tool Palettes in an office environment through other posts. 

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Curious , can you post a link.

 I created my icons using just paint. At design time, I select specify image on the item at the Tool Palette, the ATC and image file would be saved somewhere as what I specified on my previous post. The image name wont be the same image name as you specified then but a different one. you can easily recognized them by its thumbnail. These files should be located where Autocad can find them. 

If i can understand how you share your tool palettes perhaps i can be more helpful then.

[steve_carson]

If you right-click your icon, does it give you the option to specify the image? See attached screenshot.

Steve

[Anonymous]

Yes, it does. I started creating multileader icons with the Paint program. Very tedious, time consuming process! I was able to specify the image I created in the multileader tool properties. Not the best looking icons, but they came in.