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it. These can be on the same drawing or scattered across the project drawing
set.
1 Click the arrow on the Parent/Child Cross-Reference tool to
access the Insert Stand-Alone Cross-Reference tool.
2 Click the Insert Stand-Alone Cross-Reference tool.
3 On the Insert Component dialog box, select the cross-reference
symbol to insert from the Symbol Preview window.
You can also enter the symbol to insert in the Type it edit box
or click Browse to select a symbol to insert.
4 Specify the insertion point on the drawing.
5 On the Stand-alone Source Cross-Reference Symbol dialog box,
specify the unique name for the source/destination pair. You
can select the code:
■ From a list of recently used codes.
■ From a list of codes on the active drawing.
■ From a list of codes in the active project.
■ From a destination cross-reference symbol
.
6 Click OK.
Create stand-alone cross-reference symbols
1 Create a blank drawing file and save it following the library symbol
naming conventions.
2 Copy an existing symbol's .dwg file to the new file.
3 Edit and save the file.
4 Add the file to the icon menu.
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