Autodesk 235B1-05A761-1301 User Guide - Page 555

3 Press ESC. Modifying the Properties of a Schematic Symbol You modify the properties of schematic symbols using the Properties palette. For general information, see Modifying Object Properties Using the Properties Palette on page 91. RELATED See also Moving Schematic Symbols on page 540 and Rotating Schematic Symbols on page 542. To modify the properties of schematic symbols 1 Select the schematic symbols. 2 If you want to change the style of the symbol, on the Properties palette, select a symbol style by doing one of the following: If you want to select a style... then... in the current drawing expand Basic ➤ General. For Style, select the style. in a drawing in the directory specified as the default content location for schematic symbols under General, click . In the left pane of the Select Schematic Symbol worksheet, navigate to the drawing that contains the style, and select the drawing. In the right pane, select the style, and click OK. 3 Modify additional properties as needed: If you want to modify... then... the description for Description, click to revise the description, and click OK. the layer on which the schematic symbols are placed for Layer, select a layer. You can select from the layers in the current drawing. the system expand System, and for System, select a new system. You can select from the schematic system definitions in the current drawing. the orientation expand Drawing Mode, and for Orientation, select Ortho or Isometric. the isoplane (for isometric symbols only) expand Drawing Mode, and for Isoplane, select an isoplane (isometric plane): Left, Top, or Right. NOTE You can also use grips to rotate the symbol around the 3 isoplanes; for more information, see Rotating Isometric Symbols on page 542. the rotation (for orthographic, endof-line symbols only) expand Location, and for Rotation, enter the number of degrees. NOTE For information on rotating symbols, including in-line symbols, in other ways, see Rotating Schematic Symbols on page 542. Modifying the Properties of a Schematic Symbol | 537