Autodesk 22505-051400-9000 - AutoCAD Electrical 2008, User Manual

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Save and insert
Save and Insert: When you finish, click Block to insert your new component
into your circuit or Wblock to first save a copy of your new symbol (the default
save location is your user subdirectory).
Caution: AutoCAD Electrical provides a default name for your new symbol. If
you are creating a schematic parent or child contact symbol, avoid changing
the first 4 letters of the generated symbol file name and limit the total length
to 32 characters. AutoCAD Electrical uses the first 4 characters for parent/child
tagging operations.
Component type: panel footprint, terminal, or
nameplate
Access:
Click the arrow on the Miscellaneous tool to access the Symbol Builder tool.
Click Footprint, Terminal, or Nameplate, then click Standard.
From the Components menu, select Symbol Library
➤
Symbol Builder. Click
Footprint, Terminal, or Nameplate, then click Standard.
Lists attributes that you can insert for the symbol. Missing attributes
Specifies the attribute height. Height
Specifies the attribute justification. Justification
Changes the visibility of the attribute. Visible
Converts existing text to the target AutoCAD Electrical at-
tribute. Pick Text
Adds the correct attributes to make your new symbol
AutoCAD Electrical compatible. Different attributes display
depending on the selected symbol category. Insert Attribute
Changes the visibility, size, justification, rotation, and posi-
tion for the ATTDEF. Change
Panel symbol builder
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