SymbolReference
Introduction
This block is used to show the symbol on shop drawings.
How the block works
The symbol is added to the shop drawing and the label is shown. The next thing is to add view 10 (Symbol view) to see the symbol in the shop drawing.
View 10 can look like this:
The block itself looks like this.
The "Element type" is taken from Standard Admin. The "Element type" can be changed to whatever text is needed.
Attributes
The attributes that can be used with this block will be presented below.
Attributes have to be created similar to the picture below.
When editing an attribute, "Tag" is the attribute name from the tables below and "Prompt" is the description for the attribute if that is desired.
Necessary Attributes
Some attributes are necessary for the block to work properly. Without these AutoCAD will send out messages like the one below.
For this block, there is one attribute that always needs to be there. That is:
NAME
Attributes that can be used for this block
These attributes can be used for this block.
Attribute | Description |
NAME | |
ELEMENT_TYPE |
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The Block
The block is located under ...\Standard\1100\1100\templates_drawings. 1100 must be replaced with your company number.
If the block is not needed, the dwg can be removed from the folder and it will not be shown.