AutoCAD Electrical 2019 - Basic Overview of Symbol Naming

By Miles Nicholson

The naming convention within AutoCAD® Electrical is used to enable specific context sensitive features. As an example, the horizontal and vertical orientation of the symbol is specified by the first character and this affects the orientation of the symbol when placed. The 4th character determines whether the software sees the symbol as being a parent or child.

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