Modifying smart symbols created with smart symbol designer

You can use the Modify Smart Symbol (How) tool to modify an existing smart symbol by adding, modifying or removing elements. All the actions you carry out are interpreted as a modification of the smart symbol. The modification applies to all the instances of the smart symbol in the current drawing file (unlike the Attach Geometric Elements to Instance of Smart Symbol tool, which modifies an individual instance of a smart symbol only).

Activate Modify Display Parameters in one of the following ways

• Menu bar: Modify Bonus Tools Smart Symbols

• Palette: Tools Modify area in the following module(s):

Smart Symbols

Note: Using Update Smart Symbols Placed from Library, you can also modify smart symbols in other drawing files.

Note: This way, you can also modify the format properties of smart symbols defined using Smart Symbol.

To modify geometric elements in a smart symbol

1. Click Modify Smart Symbol (How).
2. Click an instance of the smart symbol whose geometric elements you want to change.

   The Modify Smart Symbol dialog box appears.

3. In the area at the top left, right-click the smart symbol foil you want to modify and select Modify geometric elements in foil x on the shortcut menu.

   The Modify Smart Symbol dialog box closes and the selected foil is displayed in the workspace.

4. Modify the smart symbol foil. You can use any tool or module you consider to be suited to this task.
5. Press ESC to finish modifying the foil.

   The Modify Smart Symbol dialog box is displayed again.

6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 to modify the geometric elements of more foils.
7. When you have made all the necessary changes, click OK to confirm.
8. The program will then ask whether you want to save the modified smart symbol to the library.
   • When you click No, the changes only apply to all the instances of the smart symbol in the active drawing file.
   • When you click Yes, the smart symbol is saved to the library.
     Click the reference point of the smart symbol, enter a new name or confirm the name if you want to overwrite the existing smart symbol.
     Note: The smart symbol saved in the Smart symbols library replaces all the instances of the smart symbol in the current document.