When you use specific hardware components or hole configurations
frequently, you can store their settings as favorites in your
Mechanical
Toolbox profile and access them from the Toolbox
- Hardware or Toolbox - Holes dialog
boxes.
You define a favorite by specifying the properties, creation method, and settings for a hardware component or hole configuration and then adding the component or configuration to a Favorites list.
You must specify a unique name for each favorite.
Mechanical
Toolbox retains the values you specified even when you work with other
components or leave and return to the Toolbox -
Hardware or Toolbox - Holes dialog
boxes. To use the component again, you select it from the Favorites list, which repopulates the fields of the dialog box with the
saved values.
Three buttons on the right edge of the Toolbox - Hardware and Toolbox - Holes dialog boxes let you create, access, and manage your favorites:
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Favorites Manager |
Opens the Toolbox - Hardware
Favorites or Toolbox - Hole
Favorites dialog box, where you can view, rename, or
delete your saved favorites. By default,
Mechanical
Toolbox lists your favorites for all
categories.
You can view just the favorites
that are based on the current standard you are using, or expand the
list to see favorites for all standards.
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Add to Favorites |
Opens the Toolbox - Add to Favorites dialog box, where you can save the current component settings as a favorite. |
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Show/Hide Favorites |
Expands or closes the Favorites pane on the right side of the dialog box. Favorites you have defined are listed.
You can view just the favorites that are based on the current category you are using, or expand the list to see favorites for all categories.
Mouse over a favorite to see its details.
Click a favorite to populate the dialog box with the saved details.
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To edit a favorite, you open it from the Favorites pane, change its properties, and click Add to Favorites. By using the same name, you overwrite the original favorite.
Toolbox stores separate sets of favorites for hardware components and for hole configurations.