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Specifying the Results of a Tool

When you make a tool, any selected objects that depend on the givens become results of the tool, and will be shown when you use the tool. Any unselected objects that depend on the givens will not be shown when you use it.

For example, if you make a tool that constructs the perpendicular bisector of a segment, the segment is the given object and the perpendicular bisector is a result. If you select the midpoint of the segment when you make the tool, the midpoint is also a result, and is shown when you use the tool. If you don’t select the midpoint, it’s an intermediate object and is hidden when you use the tool.

See also
Custom Tools Menu
Givens and Results of a Tool
Given Objects
Automatically Matching a Given Object
Script View
Advanced Tool Topics