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■ Convert text: If you selected existing text entities from the Select
Symbol/Objects dialog box, or added text while in the Block Editor
environment, this option converts a single text entity to an AutoCAD
Electrical attribute in the same location as the original text.
1 Select an attribute on the Symbol Builder Attribute Editor.
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Select the Convert Text tool.
3 Select the text entity. The text entity is converted to the attribute.
The text value becomes the default value for the attribute.
■ Audit Symbol: At any time you can audit on page 359 the symbol to find
any potential issues with your symbol and symbol name.
Create a schematic terminal symbol
In this exercise, you create a schematic terminal using the Symbol Builder
tool.
NOTE If you exit out of the Symbol Builder, restart it, and on the Select
Symbol/Objects dialog box, click Select objects and select any graphics and
attributes you added so far. You can then resume from where you left off.
1 In an AutoCAD drawing, draw a rectangle on the drawing.
NOTE You can also create and modify the graphics for the symbol in the
Block Editor environment.
2 Click Schematic tab ➤ Other Tools panel ➤ Symbol Builder drop-down
➤ Symbol Builder.
3 In the Select Symbol/Objects dialog box, Attribute template section,
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