To Work With Stand-Alone Cross-Reference Symbols

Use stand-alone cross-reference symbols just as you would wire source/destination arrow symbols but without being connected to wires.

Insert Stand-Alone Cross-Reference

Insert a source reference symbol, and then tie one or more destination reference symbols to it. They can be on the same drawing or scattered across the project drawing set.

1. Click Schematic tabInsert Components panelDashed Link Line drop-downInsert Stand-Alone Cross-Referencing. Find
2. On the Insert Component dialog box, select the cross-reference symbol to insert from the Symbol Preview window.

   You can also enter the symbol to insert in the Type it edit box or click Browse to select a symbol to insert.

3. Specify the insertion point on the drawing.
4. On the Stand-alone Source Cross-Reference Symbol dialog box, specify the unique name for the source/destination pair. You can select the code:
   • From a list of recently used codes.
   • From a list of codes on the active drawing.
   • From a list of codes in the active project.
   • From a destination cross-reference symbol.
5. Click OK.

Update Stand-Alone Cross-Reference Symbol Annotations

1. Click Schematic tabEdit Components panelModify Component Cross-Reference drop-downUpdate Stand-Alone Cross-Referencing. Find

   The Update Wire Signal and Stand-Alone Cross-Reference dialog box displays.

2. Specify whether to update the cross-reference annotation between pairs of stand-alone cross-reference symbols.
3. Specify to update the cross-references for the entire drawing or one at a time.
4. Click OK.

Create Stand-Alone Cross-Reference Symbols

1. Create a blank drawing file and save it following the library symbol naming conventions.
2. Copy a .dwg file of an existing symbol to the new file.
3. Edit and save the file.
4. Add the file to the icon menu.