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Block Editor environment, this option converts existing text entities to
AutoCAD Electrical attributes in the same location as the original text.
1
Select the Convert Text to Attribute tool from the Symbol
Builder toolbar to launch the dialog box.
2 Select a text entry in the list and click the arrow pointing at the
attribute name.
3 Repeat for all text entities.
4 Click Done. The text entity is converted to the attribute. The text
value becomes the default value for the attribute.
■ 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.
2
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.
Adding attributes using templates
An alternative to using the Symbol Builder to add attributes to the panel
footprint, is to use an attribute template to add attributes automatically. You
can have certain attributes added to any footprint automatically at footprint
insertion time. The templates are located
■ Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Documents\Autodesk\Acade {version}\Libs\panel\
■ Windows Vista, Windows 7: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Acade
{version}\Libs\panel\
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