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

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Use this tool to modify the existing symbol icon properties such as changing
the icon name, image or block name. Your changes overwrite the information
in the .dat file.
Access:
Click the arrow on the Miscellaneous tool to access the Icon Menu Wizard tool.
Select the menu file to modify and click OK. In the Icon Menu Wizard dialog
box right-click on the circuit icon to modify and select Properties.
From the Components menu, select Symbol Library
➤
Icon Menu Wizard.
Select the menu file to modify and click OK. In the Icon Menu Wizard dialog
box right-click on the circuit icon to modify and select Properties.
TIP To determine which *.dat file is active, in the Project Properties dialog box,
Project Settings tab, Library and Icon Menu Paths section, expand the Schematic
Icon Menu File option. This is the schematic icon menu file listed in the *.wdp file.
Icon Details
Defines the icon name and image.
Displays an image preview of the specified image file. Preview
Specifies the name to appear in the icon, the description
text and the tool tip for the icon. Name
Specifies the image file to use for the new icon. You can
enter the image file name (or complete path) or select it
using one of the following methods: Image file
■
Browse: Finds an existing image to use for the icon.
You can browse for .sld or .png images.
■
Pick: Selects an existing block name on the current
drawing to use as the image file name. For example,
if you select block HPB11, the image file name edit box
displays “HPB11.”
■
Active: (This is unavailable if the drawing is a new
drawing and has not been saved) Selects the active
drawing name to use as the Image file. For example,
if the active drawing name is “demo005,” then the
image file edit box has “demo005” listed as the file
name.
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