Use this dialog box to select and import custom symbols.
- Look In
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- Import
- Allows you to select the file you want to use as a symbol. You can choose from the following:
- *.dwg — a block in a drawing file
- *.layer — a symbol contained in layer file
- *.xml — a vector-based symbol file
- *.gif, *.jpg, *.bmp, *.png — a raster-based image file
- Resource Name
- Once a new symbol is imported, selecting a symbol displays its name in the Resource Name field.
- Include Symbol in Layer as a Copy
- This embeds the symbol within the style information of the layer. Any change you make to the symbol (for example, changing the insertion point) affects the symbol.
- Include Symbol in Layer as a Reference
- This adds a pointer to the symbol. You cannot modify properties (such as the insertion point), because more than one layer can reference the same symbol.