Autocad Tool Palette Locked <FREE · 2026>

If you are reading this, you have likely just clicked on your favorite block library or hatch pattern, only to find that nothing happened. Or perhaps you tried to drag a new tool into the palette, and the cursor returned a .

You have a . Here is the systematic fix. autocad tool palette locked

The most common reason for a Tool Palette to be truly "locked" is that the source files governing the palette are set to . This often happens if you have copied a palette from a colleague, a network drive, or if your IT department has set strict permissions on your user profile. If you are reading this, you have likely

Right-click the AcTpCatalog.atc file or the entire folder and select . Uncheck the Read-only box and click Apply. Here is the systematic fix

Navigate to your tool palette folder, typically found under your AppData path (e.g., %AppData%\Autodesk\AutoCAD 20xx\...\Support\ToolPalette ).