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You can share symbols between drawings. Copying symbols to the Clipboard leaves the originals in the library. You can also copy and paste
instances of a symbol to and from the Clipboard. Pasting a symbol instance places the symbol in the library and also places an instance of
the symbol in the drawing. Subsequent pasting will place another instance of the symbol in the drawing without adding it to the library.
If a modified symbol instance is pasted into a drawing, the new instance maintains the properties of the original instance, and the new
symbol definition in the library maintains the properties of the original symbol. Symbol instances are copied and pasted in the same way
other objects are. For more information, see “Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects” on page 206.
You can also export symbols to an external library that can be shared between drawings. For more information, see “Managing collections
and libraries” on page 269.
You can also delete a symbol instance.
To insert a symbol instance
1
Open the Symbol manager docker by clicking Object Symbol Symbol manager.
If you want the symbol scaled automatically to match the current drawing scale, ensure that the Scale to world units button is
enabled.
2 Choose a symbol from the list.
3
Click the Insert symbol button .
For information about working with special characters in text, see “Embedding graphics” on page 404.
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.
2 Make any changes.
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 270. To modify other properties, you can revert the symbol instance to an object, or modify the symbol itself.
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.
When a symbol instance is selected, you can modify many object properties on the property bar.
To convert a symbol instance to an object or objects
1 Select a symbol instance.
2
Click Object Symbol Revert to objects.
The symbol remains in the Symbol manager docker.