Smart symbol properties

• You can save a smart symbol as a smart symbol file (extension .nmk) to a folder in the library or to any folder.
• Smart symbols take up less space. Once you have placed a smart symbol, all the other instances of the smart symbol simply reference the first instance. This means that, regardless of how many times you actually place a smart symbol, only the hard-drive space for a single instance is required (as opposed to symbols or SmartParts).
• If you use Modify Smart Symbol to modify an instance of a smart symbol, Allplan will automatically modify all the instances of the smart symbol in the same document.
• After you have placed a smart symbol, it no longer references the smart symbol stored in the library. This means that overwriting a smart symbol in the library with another smart symbol will not affect the instances of the original that have already been placed. You can use Update Smart Symbols Placed from Library to update placed instances of the smart symbol.
• With smart symbols, you can display design alternatives quickly and easily, as you can replace all instances or selected instances of a smart symbol in a single step.
• In conjunction with the tools in the Attributes area (Actionbar), smart symbols can be assigned attributes (for example, item number, price) for subsequent analyses in reports.