Symbol Insertion

¨Click on Insert / Symbol or the button

¨If it is not already displayed, the Pallet explorer appears :

¨Click on the "Change Palette" button to change the symbol category. (IEEE, IEC, Building…)

¨Select the pallet you want to use

¨Double-click on the symbol library you wish to select

¨Double-click on a family you wish to use.

¨Double-click on the symbol you want to insert

¨Click on the sheet where you want to insert the symbol.

¨The following window is displayed :

¨Enter a Tag (component identifier, Example : MTR1, MTR2, etc…)

¨Enter additional information as required (Voltage,Speed, Power…)
(Example : 0.8HP).

¨You get :

¨Insert a contactor (C1) and and circuit breaker (CB1) and a motor(MTR1) on an horizontal 3 phases.

¨You get :

¨Click on

¨Draw a box (Click and drag) around the motor starter

¨Right click with the mouse on the selected area.

¨Select Copy

¨Right click again anywhere on the graphic area .

¨Select Paste

¨You get :

¨Click and drag the new motor starter to place in its new position.

¨You get :

¨Double click on symbols from the new motor starter to modify the value of there Tag and Information attribute ( CB2, C2, MTR2).

In the Symbol Pallet window, it is possible to create your own families, called User Families. This allows you to classify existing symbols from different families into a single one. Therefore, you can group together symbols you are using more often then others, saving you from constantly browsing from one family to the other.

For more information, see the help files:
Menu <?> / Help – Main Window – Symbol Pallet – User Pallet.

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