Detaching record formats from a single symbol or object

To detach record formats for a single symbol instance or object in the drawing:

Select the object.

From the Data tab on the Object Info palette, click Detach.

Detaching record formats from a symbol definition

To detach record formats from symbols that will be added in the future:

From the Resource Manager, right-click on the symbol definition, and select Edit 2D Components from the context menu.

From the Edit Symbol window, deselect all items by clicking in an empty area.

From the Object Info palette, click the Data tab.

When no items are selected, the Data tab displays “Symbol Definition” and the name of the symbol at the top.

Click Detach.

Click Exit Symbol at the top right of the Edit Symbol window.

The detached record is no longer included with the symbol each time the symbol is placed in the drawing or imported into another drawing. Existing symbol instances in the drawing are not affected.

Detaching records from all symbol definitions in a folder

Command

Path

Detach Record

Tools > Records

To detach a record from all of the symbol definitions in a specified symbol folder:

Select the command.

The Detach Record dialog box opens.

From the Symbol Folder list, select one of the following options.

Select None to detach the record from the symbol definition at the root of the symbol library (symbol definitions not in any folder).

Select a symbol folder to change all of the symbol definitions in that folder and any subfolders.

Select All to detach the record format from all of the symbol definitions in the file’s symbol library.

From the Record Format list, select one of the record formats defined in the current file to detach from the symbol library.

Click OK.

A message displays the number of symbol definitions affected.

 

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