A Tool object represents common user defined tool in Cimatron E application. It expose four interfaces, two of them, ITool and IToolEvents are tool's common interfaces, IPickToolEvents interface is specific for PickTool tool events and IFigureEvent interface traps events of interaction tool (ArrowFigure interaction object).
User tool creation
To create your own tool you must to implement in COM object the ITool interface and also you may implement event trapping interfaces for specific tools you are going to use.
To activate a user tool you have to create an instance of your COM object that implements the ITool interface and call IToolContaner::PushTool method. Deactivating of pushed tool may be done by pressing middle button in Cimatron E interaction or by calling IToolContainer::PopTool method.