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4 On the Create New Circuit dialog box, specify:
Name of the icon.
Image file to use. Make sure to select Create PNG from current screen
image.
Circuit drawing file name.
NOTE If you did not zoom in on the circuit in the previous step 1, you
can click Zoom on the Create New Circuit dialog box to zoom around
the circuit to save.
5 Click OK.
6 Select the insertion base point of the circuit.
7 Window around the circuit (from left to right), capturing all the
appropriate components and wiring and press Enter.
AutoCAD Electrical processes the circuit and saves it to your AutoCAD
Electrical user subdirectory.
NOTE You can overwrite the user subdirectory using the wd_usercktdir setting
in the environment (.env) file. For example, if wd_usercktdir is enabled and
set to N:\Electrical\Circuits, the new circuit and image file are saved to
N:\Electrical\Circuits.
AutoCAD Electrical creates and adds a new circuit icon (.png) of your
circuit to the bottom of the symbol preview window.
Add existing circuits to the icon menu
Use the Save Circuit to Icon Menu tool to add existing circuits to the icon
menu. You can then select the circuit from the Insert Component dialog box
for insertion into a drawing.
1 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Circuit
drop-down Save Circuit To Icon Menu.
2 On the Save Circuit to Icon Menu dialog box, right-click in the Symbol
Preview window and select Add icon Add circuit.
NOTE You can also click the arrow on the Add tab and select Add circuit.
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