Autocad 2012 parts library

Because the content library contains a large number of parts, dialog boxes for selecting items from the content library may take a considerable time to load. You can unload the standard parts that belong to standards you do not use frequently and load them only as and when needed. You can also change the position of content library items, so that frequently used standards and parts appear at the beginning of the selection lists.

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You can edit the symbol further using the dialog box that pops up as soon as a symbol is inserted. If the symbol you need is not yet associated to the catalog number, you can open the icon menu directly from the catalog browser to insert it. The symbol becomes associated to that catalog number from that point on. If it is a catalog value you plan to use frequently, add it to the favorites.

The icon menu lets you insert a symbol by selecting the symbol type, for example a NO push button, or 3-position selector switch. Once the symbol is inserted you can annotate it with descriptions, catalog information, and so on.

There are different icon menus for the different library sets. Use the Project Settings tab on the Project Properties dialog box to define the icon menu you want to use for a particular project. Once the symbol is inserted, annotate it with descriptions, catalog information, and so on. Each symbol can have a main catalog value and a number of what AutoCAD Electrical toolset calls "multiple catalog" values.

Edit a component to add, edit, or remove catalog assignments. Click Lookup to update the main catalog value. Click Multiple Catalog to add, change, or remove extra catalog values for the component.

Some devices are represented by multiple symbols. For example, a relay may have a coil symbol and a number of contact symbols.

AutoCAD Electrical toolset uses "parent" and "child" symbols to create this relationship between symbols that represent a single device. In the relay example, the coil is the parent symbol and the contacts are child symbols. When you insert a parent symbol, AutoCAD Electrical toolset assigns it a unique tag value based on the drawing properties.

The tag value is the identifier for a device.