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Palettes Reference

Palettes are areas that manage drawing entities, properties, and resources.

For information about working with palettes, see the Palettes topic.

The following palettes are provided with the application:

Properties Palette. Lets you view and change drawing entity properties.
Layers Manager Palette. Controls layers and layer properties and lets you apply layer group or property filters.
References Palette. Lists and manages drawings and images that are referenced in a drawing.
Design Resources Palette. Lets you access resources and contents from other drawings on your computer or network places.
Design Resources Palette. Lets you access resources and contents from other drawings on your computer or network places.
Drawing Recovery Manager Palette. Lets you recover drawings after unexpected system failures.
Drawing Compare Palette. Lets you visually compare two drawings and identify changes that occurred from one version of the drawing to another.
Version Manager Palette. Lets you compare the current drawing with previously saved versions maintained by a supported Cloud Storage.
Lighting Palette. Lists and controls the lights inserted into the drawing to create realistic renderings.
Tool Matrix Palette. Lets you collect and arrange toolbars on a panel.
Parameters Palette. Lets you view and modify Dimensional Constraints parameters.
Parameters Palette. Lets you view and modify Dimensional Constraints parameters. (Premium and Enterprise Plus versions.)
Plugins Palette. Lets you manage application plugins provided by third-party vendors.
Home Palette. Contains centralized links to online and web tutorials and webinars, community resources and support, and the latest CAD news.

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