General approach for defining smart symbols
Follow the steps below to define a smart symbol:
- Draw all the elements that are to make up the smart symbol. If the smart symbol is to consist of several congruent foils for different reference scales and/or views, place the elements that belong together beside or below each other in the workspace; this will facilitate the process of selecting foils and setting reference points.
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- Click
Smart Symbol (Create - Bonus Tools - Smart Symbols) or open the Smart symbols library. - Navigate to the folder where you want to save the new smart symbol and click
New smart symbol. - Specify the smart symbol name.
- Define the general smart symbol properties in the Attributes area.
- Click Define new foil and select the elements to be placed on the first smart symbol foil. Specify the reference point and define the parameters of the first foil.
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(A) Foil 1
- Define the other foils.
Every area that is subject to a separate resizing definition gets its own foil.![](30626.png)
(B) Foil 2
(C) Foil 3
- Define the attributes (MinMax box) in the Smart Symbol Definition area.
- Click OK to confirm and save the smart symbol.
You can use the
Smart Symbol tool (Create - Bonus Tools - Smart Symbols) or the Smart symbols library to select smart symbols and place them in the workspace.