Organize sketch symbols

Create a folder

Right-click the Sketch Symbol folder, or one of your user-defined folders, and select Create New Folder. Then edit the folder name and click Enter.

The new folder is created as a child node of the folder on which you right-clicked.

Create a folder and add symbols to the folder in one step

In the Sketch Symbol folder, select a contiguous or non-contiguous group of sketch symbols, right-click, and click Add to New Folder. Then edit the folder name and click Enter.

Move symbols or folders

Drag browser nodes to move single or multiple symbols or folders within the Sketch Symbol folder.

Note: In certain situations, all noncontiguous node selections are not added to the new folder. When this happens, a warning message displays. If you click Accept in the warning dialog, nodes that cannot be added to the new folder remain selected and in place.

Delete folder

Right-click your symbol folder and select Delete Folder. The folder is deleted, but the folder items remain. You cannot simultaneously delete multiple folders.

Store symbols in external Symbol Library

In the Sketch Symbol folder, right-click on the sketch symbol you want to save and select Save to Symbol Library. In the Save To Symbol Library dialog box, select the Create a new library icon, edit the library name, select the new or other library, and click Save. This will create an external library located in C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor [release number]\Design Data\Symbol Library.

Note: Sketch symbols are supported by both IDW and DWG file types.

Tip: Content within the Sketch Symbol Library can only be edited in its external location and not from within the Inventor dialog box.