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3 Press ESC .
Modifying the Properties of a Schematic Symbol
You modify the properties of schematic symbols using the Properties palette. For general information, see
Modifying Object Properties Using the Properties Palette on page 91.
RELATED See also Moving Schematic Symbols on page 540 and Rotating Schematic Symbols on page 542.
To modify the properties of schematic symbols
1 Select the schematic symbols.
2 If you want to change the style of the symbol, on the Properties palette, select a symbol style
by doing one of the following:
then… If you want to select a style…
expand Basic
➤
General. For Style, select the style.
in the current drawing
under General, click . In the left pane of the Select Schematic
Symbol worksheet, navigate to the drawing that contains the style,
in a drawing in the directory specified
as the
default content location for
schematic symbols
and select the drawing. In the right pane, select the style, and click
OK.
3 Modify additional properties as needed:
then… If you want to modify…
for Description, click to revise the description, and click OK.
the description
for Layer, select a layer. You can select from the layers in the current
drawing. the layer on which the schematic
symbols are placed
expand System, and for System, select a new system. You can select
from the
schematic system definitions in the current drawing.
the system
expand Drawing Mode, and for Orientation, select Ortho or Isometric. the orientation
expand Drawing Mode, and for Isoplane, select an isoplane (isometric
plane): Left, Top, or Right.
NOTE You can also use grips to rotate the symbol around the
3 isoplanes; for more information, see Rotating Isometric
Symbols on page 542.
the isoplane (for isometric symbols
only)
expand Location, and for Rotation, enter the number of degrees.
NOTE For information on rotating symbols, including in-line
symbols, in other ways, see Rotating Schematic Symbols on
page 542.
the rotation (for orthographic, end-
of-line symbols only)
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