Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8, User Manual

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Placing a Symbol
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A symbol library is a file that contains symbol definitions. Symbol libraries
provide an external copy of your symbols in case they are deleted from a
drawing and they allow you to use your symbols in multiple drawings.
Another way to choose symbols, change libraries, and perform other symbol-
related tasks is to use the Content Explorer.
Tools for placing symbols and selecting symbol libraries can be accessed from
the Draw menu or the Symbol toolset on the All-In-One toolbar. You can also
activate the Symbol toolbar (which contains many of the same commands,
plus some related commands like Inquire Symbol Count) by right-clicking a
bar, then clicking Toolbars on the pop-up menu that appears. Simply check
the Symbol check box in the Toolbars dialog box, then click OK to make the
Symbol toolbar visible onscreen.
To place a symbol by entering a single point
1 Click the Symbol page tab on the Content Librarian.
2 Click and drag the symbol into the drawing.
3 (optional) Rotate the symbol by pressing plus (+) or minus (-) on the
numeric keypad, or F5 or SHIFT+F5.
4 Click the basepoint of the symbol.
NOTE Symbols with “Draw with Insert” turned on, such as doors and
windows, are automatically in Insert Symbol mode. For more information on
inserting symbols see, “Inserting Symbols in Lines, Polylines, and Polygons”
on page 170.
To place a symbol by aligning it with two points
1 Click the Symbol page tab on the Content Librarian.
2 Click and drag the symbol into the drawing.
3 Press CTRL and click a point in the drawing for the symbol basepoint.
4 Click a second point.