Symbol Keys

Each type of component has a symbol which is used to represent it on the isometric drawings. A set of default symbols for a wide range of components is supplied with Isodraft. The symbols supplied in the standard library are shown in the Symbol Keys chapter of the Isodraft Reference Manual. You can query the SKEYs in the symbol library index, but you cannot query symbol attributes and shape definitions

The symbols are linked to the components they represent in the Catalogue database via the SKEY. The symbols are linked to the components they represent in the Catalogue database via the SKEY (symbol key) attribute of a DTEXT element.

You can create new symbols in Draft or other 2D drawing packages. For the forms and menus used to create the symbols in Draft, see the Draft Administrator Application User Guide. The commands to create symbols are described in the Marine Drafting User Guide.