You can use a custom symbol to present a particular item in a cable block diagram (plant or typical CBD). The software will use this custom symbol instead of a symbol taken from the shipped reference data and specified by you on the Symbology page in Options Manager.
Create your custom symbol using Catalog Manager or any other appropriate tool. Then,
place the image file in the default folder or its sub-folders where you store your
reference data symbols. You set the default symbol folder in the Smart Electrical Options Manager. See Defining File Locations in the Smart Electrical Option Manager help.
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In the Electrical Index, Electrical Engineer or Reference Data Explorer, select an item that you want to associate with a custom symbol.
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Select Actions > Associate Custom Symbols
. Alternatively, you can right-click the selected item and then select Associate Custom Symbols.
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On the Associate Custom Symbols dialog, under Document Type select on a cell, and from the list select Cable Block Diagrams.
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Under Symbol, select
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Browse to the symbol (.sym) file you want to add, and select the file. You can only choose the symbols that are stored in the default folder and its sub-folders.
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Select OK.
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If, during the CBD creation, the software cannot find a referenced symbol for a specific electrical item, the software uses the default symbol file (default.sym) to represent the item. You specify default files in Options Manager.
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For guidelines about the creation of custom symbols in Catalog Manager, see Guidelines for Creating SLD Symbols in Catalog Manager.