To Work With Loading Content Into DesignCenter

How to load search results, symbol libraries, and hatch patterns into DesignCenter.

Load Search Results into DesignCenter

1. Click View tab Palettes panel DesignCenter. Find
2. On the DesignCenter toolbar, click Search.
3. In the Search dialog box, enter the search criteria and click Search Now.
4. In DesignCenter, use one of the following methods to display the file contents in the DesignCenter content area:
   • Drag the item from the search results list into the content area.
   • Double-click the item in the search results list.
   • Right-click the item in the search results list and select Load into Content Area.

Load a Symbol Library into DesignCenter

This procedures assumes that the folder that contains the symbols you want to display has been set as the home folder. If your home folder is set to a different path, navigate to a folder that contains symbol library drawings, right-click on the folder, and select Set as Home.

1. Click View tab Palettes panel DesignCenter. Find
2. On the DesignCenter toolbar, click Home.
3. In the content area, double-click the symbol library drawing that you want to load into the DesignCenter and then double-click the Blocks icon.

   The symbol library you selected is loaded into the DesignCenter content area.

Load Hatch Patterns into DesignCenter

1. Click View tab Palettes panel DesignCenter. Find
2. On the DesignCenter toolbar, click Search.
3. In the Search dialog box, Look For box, select Hatch Pattern Files.
4. On the Hatch Pattern Files tab, in the Search for the Name box, enter *.
5. Click Search Now.
6. Double-click a hatch pattern file to load it into DesignCenter.