Symbol Palette
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Dockable panel: Symbols
Valid for symbol types: Schematic
and Line diagram |
Each drawing type, (schematic / wiring
diagram / mixed scheme), has its symbol
palette. It includes frequently used symbols as well as access to all
symbols available in the electrical project libraries.
The palettes are fully customizable: you can add or remove groups of
symbols and add or remove symbols.
You can configure the use of symbol palettes in the electrical project
configuration libraries and palettes
tab, and the palette configuration.
To insert a symbol:
1. Double-click
on this symbol or use a Drag and Drop.
2. Click a point
in the drawing to insert the symbol.
Group management
To optimize the search symbols, they are grouped by category. Palettes
have a contextual menu to manage these groups.
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Add symbols: Adds
symbols to the selected group. symbol
selector opens where the symbol to be added can be selected. |
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Edit this symbol:
Opens the symbol in the symbol editor to modify it. |
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Delete this symbol:
Removes the selected symbol from the Palette. |
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New group:
Allows a new group to be created. The group properties dialog
box opens where the name and thumbnails can be configured. |
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Group properties:
Allows the editing of the Group name and to set the size of the
thumbnails. |
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Delete Group: Allows
to delete the group. The symbols contained in the group are not
removed from the Palette. |
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Activate Group:
Opens a sub-menu listing all groups. Select the desired group. |
Searching for symbols
The palettes have an option to search for a specific symbol. This search
is not restricted to the symbols palette, but can search across the whole
symbol library.
In the box,
1. Enter the
desired text.
2. Click the
Find button.
All symbols containing the text entered in the description field will
appear in the search results.
Adding a symbol to the palette
Like the macros, you can add a symbol inserted in the graphical area
to the palette.
1. Open the
group of the palette to which you want to add the symbol.
2. Select the
symbol in the graphical area.
3. Drag and
drop it in the group of the palette.