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Browse. The Open Symbol Library dialog box appears. Click an existing, Click Finish.
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current drawing. To learn how to create new fields, see "Creating Fields" on page 334. Groups are also collections of entities which AutoSketch treats as a single entity, but symbols and groups are very different. Groups have no associated AutoFields and cannot have database values assigned to them. Because they are not assigned a symbol name, groups cannot be saved and recalled from symbol libraries. For more information about groups, see "Creating Groups" on page 319. When you create a symbol definition, the selection set is not replaced with the symbol-therefore, your symbol is defined but no instances exist. To replace the entities with a symbol, delete the selection set and place a symbol. For more information on placing symbols, see "Placing a Symbol" on page 168. A symbol can contain other symbols. The container symbol is called a nested symbol. You can create additional levels of nesting by placing a nested symbol inside another symbol. There is no firm limit to how many times you can nest a symbol, but repeated nesting can deteriorate system performance. To create a new symbol 1 Select the entities from which you want to create a symbol. 2 In the Content Librarian, click the Symbol page tab, then click the Symbol Create button at the bottom of the page. The Create Symbol Definition dialog box appears. 3 Enter a symbol name in the Name text box. 4 Select a method for entering the basepoint from the Basepoint drop-down list box. 5 (optional) Check the Save In Library check box to store the symbol in a library. 6 (optional) To change the library in which the symbol is stored, click Browse. The Open Symbol Library dialog box appears. Click an existing library name or create a new one by clicking the Create New Folder button and entering a library name, then click Open. 7 Click Next. 8 (optional) Enter a type and description for the symbol in the corresponding text boxes. 9 (optional) Enter a hyperlink in the corresponding text box. For more information on hyperlinks, see the chapter titled "Using Web Tools," which begins on page 351. 10 Click Finish. 174 | Chapter 14 Symbols