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To convert an existing text object to an attribute, select the text and click the
arrow pointing at the attribute. The text string is used as the default value for
the attribute and the text object is deleted.
Saving the Symbol
Once you have added the attributes and completed the symbol graphics, you
are ready to save your library symbol. The following steps save your symbol
as a .dwg file for insertion on a drawing. They also create an icon image to
use when you add this symbol to an icon menu.
1 Click Symbol Builder tab ➤ Edit panel ➤ Done.
The Save Symbol dialog box is displayed.
2 Select WBlock in the Destination section.
3 Modify the block name as needed.
4 Modify the wblock File path as needed.
5 Specify the base point for symbol insertion.
6 Check Icon image to create a .png file. This image file can be used if you
add the symbol to the icon menu.
NOTE The symbol is not automatically added to the icon menu but can be
added using the
Icon Menu Wizard on page 1231.
7 Modify the image name as needed.
8 Modify the image File path as needed. The default path is the image folder
for the current icon menu.
9 Click Details to examine any errors found in the
symbol audit on page
359.
10 Click OK to save the symbol.
NOTE If you close the block editor without saving, the dialog box opens
automatically. Select the No button to close the block editor without saving the
symbol changes.
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