Operation Manual

Working with symbols | 241
To locate a symbol
1
Click Object Symbol Symbol manager.
2 Click the active document at the top of the tree view to see symbols in the current document.
Click a folder to choose a collection, and click a symbol library to see symbols in a file.
To insert a symbol instance
1
Click Object Symbol Symbol manager.
2
Choose a symbollibrary in the tree view.
3 Choose a symbol from the Symbols list.
If you want the symbol scaled automatically to match the current drawing scale, ensure that the Scale to world units button is
enabled.
4
Click the Insert symbol button .
You can also insert a symbol instance by dragging a symbol from the Symbol manager docker to the drawing window.
To modify a symbol instance
1 Select a symbol instance in the drawing window.
2 Make any changes.
If a symbol contains multiple objects, all objects in the symbol instance are treated as if they were a group. You cannot modify
individual objects in a symbol instance.
Not all properties of a symbol instance can be modified. For a list of properties that can be modified, see “Modifying symbol
instances” on page 246.
To update a link
1 Select a symbol in the active document.
2
Click Object Symbol Update from link.
You can also click Window Link and bookmarks and use the Links and bookmarks docker to update links to symbols. An
exclamation mark appears next to objects that need to be updated.
To revert a symbol instance to an object or objects
1 Select a symbol instance.
2
Click Object Symbol Revert to objects.