To Work With Location Mark Symbols

You can substitute location marks symbols for text location values.

Add a Location Code to a Component

1. Click Schematic tabInsert Components panelLocation Box drop-downLocation Symbols. Find
2. Select a component to add the symbol to and press Enter.

   If a location code is not associated to the component, the Add Location to Component dialog box displays.

3. Specify the location code by typing it, clicking component that carries the location value, or by selecting from a list of location codes used on the drawing or in the project.
4. Click OK.

Insert a Location Mark Symbol

1. Click Schematic tabInsert Components panelLocation Box drop-downLocation Symbols. Find
2. Select a component to add the symbol to and press Enter.
3. From the Location Symbols dialog box, select the symbol to associate with the component and click OK.

   The attribute text becomes invisible and the location symbol inserts at its location.

You can reposition the location marks with the AutoCAD Move command. If you scoot the symbol, the mark moves with it.

Note: You cannot assign the same mark to two different location codes.

Remove a Location Mark Symbol

1. Click Schematic tabInsert Components panelLocation Box drop-downLocation Symbols. Find
2. Select a component to remove the symbol from and press Enter.

   The location mark symbols are removed and the original location attribute is visible again.

Add a New Symbol to the Menu

The Location Symbols menu is driven by a text file (wd_locs.dat) that you can modify.

1. Create the mark symbol, save it to \Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Acade {version}\Libs\{library}\ with a file name that begins with "WDXX" (for example, "WDXXSQ1.DWG").
2. Create an AutoCAD slide of the symbol and save the resulting .sld file.
   1. Open the drawing in AutoCAD and center it on the screen.
   2. Type MSLIDE at the command prompt.
   3. Enter a file name, for example wdxxsq1.sld.
   4. Save it to the slide path defined in wd.env or the default slide path: \Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical {version}\{release}\{country code}.
   5. Click Save.
3. Make a backup copy of Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical {version}\{release}\{country code}\Support\wd_locs.dat.
4. Edit wd_locs.dat with a text file editor (such as WordPad).
5. Add the reference to the new mark symbol (for example, "Special Square | WDXXSQ1.SLD | WDXXSQ1").

Note: You can also do this using the AutoCAD Electrical toolset Icon Menu Wizard.