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Select DESC1, Height = 0.125 and Justify = Center.11
12 Click Pick Text.
13 Select the text you want to change to the DESC1 attribute
("DESCRIPTION" in this example).
Finishing the parent symbol
1 Click Back to Main Menu.
The Symbol Builder - Schematic Parent or Stand-alone symbol
dialog box redisplays.
2 Click WBlock.
AutoCAD Electrical provides a default name for the new sym-
bol. Avoid changing the first 4 letters of the file name and
limit the total length to 32 characters.
3 Enter a file name or accept the default and click Save.
4 In the Block insertion base point dialog box, click OK.
5 Specify the insertion point. Pick the center of the symbol so
that it is easy to later place on a wire.
6 When asked to insert an instance of this block now, click OK.
7 Place the symbol on your drawing. If you place the symbol on
an existing rung, the wire breaks, the component tag inserts,
and the wires connect to the symbol.
New symbols you create can also be inserted with the AutoCAD
Electrical Insert Component or Insert Panel Component com-
mands. You can add your new symbol to the icon menu or
you can select it from the Type it or Browse dialog file selection
options in the icon menu.
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