The icon options to define are different depending on which type of icon you are editing. Click Pick to select a block from the active drawing (the block name then appears in the Image File edit box), or click Active to select the active drawing to use as the icon image file. To select the image file of the icon, enter text, and then click Browse to select an existing image file. On the Properties - Component (Command, Circuit or Submenu) dialog box, edit the required information (such as symbol file name, image file, and block name) for the icon menu button.On the Icon Menu Wizard dialog box, right-click the icon to edit and select Properties.On the Select Menu File dialog box, select the menu file to modify and click OK.On the Insert Component dialog box, select the new icon.Įdit the properties of an existing icon in the menu Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Components drop-down Icon Menu.On the Icon Menu Wizard dialog box, click OK.The new icon displays at the bottom of the Symbol Preview window. The icon options to define are different depending on which type of icon you are adding to the menu file (.dat). Or, click Active to select the active drawing to use as the icon image file name. Click Pick to select a block from the active drawing (the block name then appears in the Image File edit box). On the Add Icon - Component dialog box, define the required information (such as symbol file name, image file, and block name) for the icon menu button.You can then select an icon from the submenu to insert the specified component into the drawing or run an AutoCAD Electrical toolset command. New Submenu: Adds an icon that opens a submenu page when selected.Add Circuit: Adds an icon (created from an existing circuit) that inserts the circuit into the drawing.New Circuit: Creates a circuit and adds the icon (that is created from a new circuit) that inserts the circuit into the drawing.

Command: Adds an icon that runs an AutoCAD Electrical toolset command when selected.Component: Adds an icon that inserts a component into the drawing.

You can alternately select Command, New Circuit, Add Circuit or New Submenu depending on which type of icon you want to add. On the Icon Menu Wizard dialog box, select Add Component to add a new icon to the menu.

On the Select Menu File dialog box, select the menu file (.dat) to modify and click OK.

Click Schematic tab Other Tools panel Icon Menu Wizard.

For schematic symbols, follow the guidelines regarding the symbol '.dwg' file naming convention and required attributes.

Create an AutoCAD Electrical toolset compatible library symbol.

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