It also allows a new insertion point to be selected but you will have that option later as well. This button opens a dialog that allows a new attribute template to be selected. From the start I felt this was about 1200 times better then the black box symbol builder dialog.īefore we get into the attributes, I want to point out this button. When this palette first came out it had a lot of people really upset. Using the Symbol Builder Attribute Editor Pretty much anything that can be created in AutoCAD can be created here in the Block Editor environment. If additional geometry, text, or attributes are needed, simply switch to the Home tab and add or modify as required. The (5) graphic area is the blocks model space. It can be toggled back on from the Block Editor tab. It is used in the creation of dynamic blocks and rarely used in AutoCAD Electrical. The same can be done for the (4) Dynamic Block Authoring Palette. It could be closed and reopened from the Project tab after the symbol creation. There is really no reason for the (3) Project Manager. We will discuss it in detail in the next section of this post. It allows easy insertion of required attributes based on the previously selected attribute template as well as wire connection locations. The (2) Symbol Builder Attribute Editor panel is the heart of this little environment. Use the Done button once the symbol is complete. (1) The biggest thing on the Symbol Builder tab is the option to toggle the visibility of the (2) Symbol Builder Attribute Editor panel.
Pressing OK opens the Block Editor The Block Editorįirst a quick overview of the Symbol Builders Block Editor environment. If a block was selected the attribute names will show instead of the actual values the attributes hold. The preview area (5) should show a little view of the geometry that was selected. A later post will discuss attribute template blocks in more detail. The other two menus narrow down which attribute template will be used. Just make sure the proper standard is selected. Next we choose the proper attribute template (4) The path points is to the default symbol library NOT where you wish to save this block. This can be changed later but it will make working in the Block Editor easier if this is specified now. Specify the insertion point using the (3) pick point button.
If wire connection spacing is not consistent between symbols extra clean up will be required when swapping blocks. Tip: Verify the symbols size will match up with the default wire connection spacing for the desired standard. Nothing is required here since the entire block can be created inside the Block Editor environment. The block can also be simply selected using the (2) select objects button.Īny existing geometry, text, and attributes, not in block form, can be selected using the (2) select objects button as well. If the block is external, it can be selected by pressing the Browse button. If the reference geometry is already in block form, it can be selected from the (1) embedded block list drop. Select Symbol Objects and Attribute Template There is no differences in how the command starts, or its options, between the two locations. The command is on both the Schematic and Panel tabs.
In this post we will look at the basic workflow and some general guidelines used when building symbols. Its very easy and quick to create your own “intelligent” symbols. The Symbol Builder guides you in the making of symbols.
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