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5 Checks in the selected library -- this is the library selected per the active
project.
6 Checks the directory containing AutoCAD Electrical support files.
7 Checks the current directory.
8 Checks the path given by the AutoCAD Electrical environment variable.
Set a symbol library as the default
1 Exit AutoCAD Electrical.
2 Make a back-up copy of your environment (.env) file. To find the full
name and path of your .env file, right-click inside the Project Manager,
and select Settings.
3 Open the .env file in a text editor such as Wordpad.
4 Look for a line in the environment file that begins with "WD_LIB."
5 Edit this line to reflect the path of your default library. For example if
the path to your new default library is now n:/elec/syms, change the line
to read:
WD_LIB,n:/elec/syms/,AutoCAD Electrical symbols
6 Save and close the file.
Another way to do this is to use an AutoCAD Electrical variable in the WD_LIB
line of the .env file. You could use %ACAD_SUP_LAST% or
%ACAD_SUP_FIRST% to point to the last (or first) path defined in your
AutoCAD Preferences ➤ Support file path.
WD_LIB,%ACAD_SUP_LAST%,AutoCAD Electrical symbols
WD_LIB,%ACAD_SUP_FIRST%,AutoCAD Electrical symbols
Overview of Hydraulic and P&ID symbols
The hydraulic symbol library consists of all the hydraulic symbols and is found
under C:\Program Files [(x86)]\Autodesk\Acade {version}\Libs\hyd_iso125.
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