You can customize the browser icon for an iFeature (.ide) file.
You can open an iFeature file (.ide), and customize the browser icon. When you next place the iFeature in a part file, in the browser its icon has the new appearance. Previously placed instances of the same iFeature do not update with the new icon appearance.
You can continue to customize the icon in the iFeature file. Each time you place the iFeature, its browser icon can be different.
Every time you use the iFeature, its new icon is used. Even if you edit the iFeature, the icon retains its custom appearance.