Create Schematic Blocks in Catalog Manager - Intergraph Smart Electrical - Help - Hexagon

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  1. Open Catalog Manager.

  2. Select the symbol folder in which you want to store the new symbol.

  3. Create a new symbol in the Catalog.

  4. Open the symbol drawing and set the Default layer to active.

  5. Select a suitable sheet size for your drawing.

    • Use the Grid Display and Grid Snap commands to place the origin properly.

    • Edit the origin properties and set the origin layer as hidden objects.

  6. Draw your block. Make sure that you make the Default layer as the active layer.

  7. Add the SmartText.

    • If the SmartText requires repositioning, change the active layer to Label.

    • Do not forget to change the layer back to Default when you return to the drawing.

  8. Add the macro text to retrieve the attributes that are not available for SmartText. For more information about macro text, see Macro Definition Guidelines.

  9. Save the graphic as a symbol (.sym) file.

  10. If the new symbol file is a complete typical schematic drawing, use it to create individual schematic blocks. For more information, see Use a Complete Symbol File to Create Schematic Blocks in Catalog Manager.

Now you can do one of the following: