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Use this tool to build a smart schematic symbol by adding AutoCAD Electrical
attributes to the symbol's geometry and converting text entities to AutoCAD
Electrical attributes.
Access:
Click the arrow on the Miscellaneous tool to access the Symbol Builder tool.
Click Parent, Child, Terminal, or Terminal.
From the Components menu, select Symbol Library ➤ Symbol Builder. Click
Parent, Child, Terminal, or Terminal.
The following options are available when building schematic parent or
stand-alone symbols, schematic child symbols, and schematic terminal symbols
(with terminal and wire numbers).
Rectangle
Hides the dialog box so you can draw a selection rectangle on the drawing.
Browse
Opens a dialog box for selecting the exploded block or drawing to include
with the symbol.
Standard
Opens a dialog box for selecting the missing attributes for the symbol. When
you insert the TAG1 attribute for a parent schematic symbol, you are prompted
for a default value. This value is used as the default family code for an
automatically-generated schematic component tag upon insertion into a
drawing. This defaults to "DV" unless you override it with another value (such
as "PB" or "CR" or "MOT").
Choose the text size and justification for the attribute from the menus (if the
desired text size is not shown, go to the bottom of the list and click "-add-").
In the Component type: Schematic Terminal dialog box, click Insert Attribute
to speed up the process of adding the correct attributes to make your new
symbol AutoCAD Electrical-compatible. Different attributes display depending
on the selected symbol category.
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