User Guide

Chapter 6 Creating and Editing Symbols
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Importing a symbol definition
Import enables you to import a symbol that has been
previously exported (see Exporting a symbol
on page 6-174)
and incorporate it into a symbol library file.
Importing a symbol
1 From the Part menu, select Import to display the
Import dialog box.
2 In the File Name text box, type the name of the file to
be imported, or select the file name from the file
selection list.
3 In the Part Name text box, type the name to be given
to the imported symbol.
4 Click OK.
Exporting a symbol
Export allows you to write a symbol definition from the
open symbol library to a text file, enabling you to transfer
symbols from one library to another, or from one platform
to another, without having to transfer the entire symbol
library.
1 From the Part menu, select Export to display the
Export Parts dialog box.
Part Menu