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Add existing circuits to the icon menu
Use the Save Circuit to Icon Menu tool to add existing circuits to the icon
menu. You can then select the circuit from the Insert Component dialog box
for insertion into a drawing.
1 Click the arrow on the Insert Circuit tool to access the Save
Circuit to Icon Menu tool.
2 Click the Save Circuit to Icon Menu tool.
3 On the Save Circuit to Icon Menu dialog box, right-click in
the Symbol Preview window and select Add icon
➤
Add cir-
cuit.
NOTE You can also click the arrow on the Add tab and select Add
circuit.
4 On the Add Existing Circuit dialog box, specify:
Name of the icon.
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Image file to use. Make sure to select Create PNG from current screen
image.
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Existing circuit name.
5 Click OK.
The existing circuit is added to the bottom of the symbol pre-
view window.
Insert circuits
You can insert circuits you saved using the Save Circuit to Icon Menu tool or
circuits that you saved using AutoCAD's WBLOCK command. After you specify
an insertion point, the circuit inserts and the component tags update. You
can then edit the component tags, run the wire numbering tool, or add or
delete components and wiring. This circuit behaves as if you had drawn it by
hand, one component and one wire at a time.
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