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Add your own symbols, circuits, and commands
to the icon menu
AutoCAD Electrical supplies two default icon menus: one for schematic symbols
and the other for panel symbols. Each menu is driven by a text file. AutoCAD
Electrical defaults to icon menu ACE_<standard>_MENU.DAT (where
<standard> = JIC, IEC, GB, HYD, JIS, PID, or PNEU) for schematic symbols
and ACE_PANEL_MENU.DAT for panel symbols. These menu files are located
in
■ Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application
Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical {version}\{release}\{country
code}\Support\
■ Windows Vista, Windows 7:
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical
{version}\{release}\{country code}\Support\
You modify or expand the icon menus by editing the underlying icon menu
text file. You can use a generic text editor and edit it manually or you can use
the AutoCAD Electrical Icon Menu Wizard.
Use the Icon Menu Wizard dialog box to select the function to be performed
when the icon is selected from the icon menu.
■ Add component: Inserts a symbol
■ Add circuit: Inserts a prebuilt circuit. This causes AutoCAD Electrical to
insert and explode the .dwg name supplied.
■ Add new submenu: Starts a new submenu.
■ Add command: Performs a command. Use Command for inserting
three-phase schematic symbols and panel footprints.
Add components to the icon menu
The Icon Menu Wizard can be used to add or modify icons for both the
schematic and panel symbol libraries.
1 Create an AutoCAD Electrical compatible library symbol. For schematic
symbols, follow the guidelines regarding the symbol ".dwg" file
naming
convention
on page 282 and required attributes on page 306.
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