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3 Click Insert to insert the new attribute or click OK to add it to the list.
Symbol Builder Attribute Editor
Use the Symbol Builder Attribute Editor to add, modify, and remove attributes
on the symbol. Menu sections which differ depending on the symbol type.
Ribbon: Schematic tab Other Tools panel Symbol Builder
drop-down Symbol Builder.
Toolbar: Miscellaneous
Menu: Components Symbol Library Symbol Builder
Command entry: AESYMBUILDER
1 Select options on the
Select Symbol / Objects on page 342 dialog box.
2 Click OK to enter the block editor environment.
Common Tools
The Symbol Builder Attribute Editor provides a few tools that are common to
any symbol type.
Opens the
Symbol Configuration on page 344 dialog box with options to change the at-
tribute template.
Opens the Convert Text to Attribute on page 355 dialog box to map text objects to attrib-
utes.
Opens the Symbol Audit on page 359 dialog box to find any potential issues with the
symbol.
NOTE A right-click menu is available containing functions appropriate for the
selected attributes.
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