Symbol Editor

The Symbol Editor allows you to create symbol templates in AutoCAD and transfer the template graphics into an Draft Symbol Library (SYLB element). The symbol templates must be constructed from a subset of AutoCAD entities and attributes which can be reproduced in Draft. You can create those entities using any AutoCAD geometry definition facilities, including hatching, spline curve fitting and offsetting.

The Symbol Editor reads AutoCAD drawing entities and creates an Draft command macro that reproduces AutoCAD block inserts as Symbol Templates (SYTM elements) in Draft, each owning 2D primitives.

If any of the SYTMs thus defined already exist in the current Draft Symbol Library then the old 2D primitives are deleted and replaced by the new definition.

Refer to Symbol Editor - Getting Started, Symbol Editor - Creating Symbol Templates and Symbol Editor - Deriving Draft Command Files for further information of how to use the Symbol Editor.