how do you create a tool that does the job of a menu item

[beanus]

how do you create a tool that does the job of a menu item for example the make guide menu item or clip or add surface?

[jan15]

A tool determines what happens as you move the cursor and click. A menu command is an action taken on pre-selected objects. If you could make a tool do what a command does, it wouldn't be a tool.

If you want a tool that does something similar to what a certain command does, you may be able to create it using VectorScript.

[beanus]

OK what about a button that does the job of a menu item?

[Guest]

What is the need for this?

If it's for easy access, simply add the menu to the right-click functions of the mouse using the Workspace Editor.

[Pat Stanford]

While VW doesn't really support the concept of "buttons", you could create a (or many) script palette that would fire the menu commands with a double click.

The script would be similar to the following:

DoMenuTextByName('Guides',1);

The details of the names and numbers needed for the command are found in the VectorWorks appendix of the help files.

Pat

[Petri]

A keyboard shortcut? I've eg. had "Command +" and "Command -" for adding & clipping surfaces for years.

Workspace Editor again!