In the Service - Toolbox panel, press the New button.

From the modeless New Tool dialog tools can be created from the available selection of tools or from user-defined template or templates classes. More on templates.

A tool is defined by the following properties:

• Name - user defined unique name
• Variant - a tool can be connected to variant defined in a tool of ExternalDictionary type
• Image - image index
  • ... browser can connect the image to a tool result
• Color - defined the color plane to work in - applicable when working with color images
• Reference - defines the tool reference system
• Guard - normally a logic variable defining a conditional execution of the tool
• Tool type - defined by a tool id or a tool template

More information about tool properties and tool type.

Note: When creating a tool Scorpion will use the ROI defined by the clipboard.
        

Tool Template Creation

Select the Templates tab to select a defined tool template.

• Create multiple using clipboard points as center - create multiple tool instances using the image clipboard as a center list

• Angle - the angle of each template

• Attach Template - check to attach tool to a tool template

Right-Click template list will activate the following menu:

• Copy - make a copy in the Local or Shared folder

• Move - move the template to the local or Shared folder

• Rename - renames the template

• Delete - delete a folder

• Shared folder - set the shared folder directory

Editing a tool after creation

After creating a tool the tool shows in the toolbox. Select and Double click the tool or select it and press Edit, and you can configure the new tool. A window like the one below appears, and you can do the setup.