New Symbol Options

If the Create Symbol option was selected, the following file dialog is then displayed:

• If a new symbol definition is to be created and added to the project, select the New option. Enter the name of the new symbol in the Symbol Name field. Select a P&ID type and enter a description in the P&ID Type and Symbol Description fields. Browse for the location for the new symbol file via the button adjacent to the File/Directory Path field.

  Note: In the case of offsheet connectors (pipe flags), the symbol name must end with either -IN or -OUT depending on whether the symbol is intended to represent a connector into drawings or out of drawings.

• If an existing symbol definition is to be added to the project, one that has already been drawn, perhaps in another project, press Existing. Then browse for the appropriate symbol drawing file using the button adjacent to the File/Directory Path field. Select a P&ID type and enter a description in the P&ID Type and Symbol Description fields.

• If a symbol is being created from entities on the drawing, select the From Drawing option.

  Note: If the dialog was accessed from the drawing page menu option, only this option is available.

  Enter the name of the new symbol in the Symbol Name field. Select a P&ID type and enter a description in the P&ID Type and Symbol Description fields. Browse for the location for the new symbol file via the button adjacent to the File/Directory Path field.

  • If the dialog was opened from the Symbol Explorer, or was accessed from drawing page shortcut menu with nothing selecting on the drawing, the entities on the drawing that are to form the basis of the new symbol must be selected on the drawing.

  • If the dialog was opened from drawing page shortcut menu with an entity selected, this is not required. The selected entity or entities will form the basis of the new symbol.

    Note: When a symbol is created by selecting entities from a drawing, make sure that AutoCAD limits are checked, to make sure that the graphical components of the symbol are within the drawing limits before the base point is set.

    The command to check and change drawing limits is "Limits".

• Specify further details of the symbol in the Additional Properties section as required.

• When all details of the symbol have been entered, press OK.

• If there is already a symbol in the project with the name entered in the Symbol Name field, the following message will be displayed:

  

  Change the entry in the Symbol Name field and select OK again.

• The dialog will be closed and the Symbol Editor will open. New symbols can now be drawn using the Symbol Editor, and Existing symbols or drawing entities edited to create the new symbol.