Export Symbols

This procedure is used to export the symbols on a drawing. It copies all the symbols on a drawing to the ExportSymbols folder of the project. From there they may be edited, or manually copied elsewhere, for example, to another project.

Procedure

1. Start the procedure by selecting the Export Symbols option in the Non-Intelligent Entities Upgrade group of the Utilities tab.

2. The Symbol List dialog is then displayed:

   

   The dialog lists all the symbols on the drawing.

   To select a symbol for export, check its Include checkbox. To check all Include checkboxes, select the Select All button. The Select All button then changes to the UnSelect All button, used to uncheck all Include checkboxes.

3. Once all required symbols have been selected for export, click Process. The selected symbols are then exported.

   They are processed one at a time. A dialog is opened which displays each symbol as it is processed:

   

4. Once the process is converted, a message displays the number of symbols successfully export.

   

   The selected symbols are copied to ExportSymbols folder of the project, as displayed in the message. They can be viewed by clicking on this folder in the Symbol Explorer.