Deleting a symbol definition
When a symbol definition is deleted from the Resource Manager, all instances of the symbol in the active file are deleted completely, replaced with loci to preserve the symbol locations, or replaced with a different symbol definition.
To delete a symbol definition:
Open the file that contains the symbol definition to be deleted.
From the Resource Manager, right-click on the resource, and select Delete from the context menu. Alternatively, select the resource and press the Delete key.
If there are any instances of the symbol currently in the drawing, the Delete Symbol dialog box opens. Otherwise, you may get an alert offering similar, but more limited choices of either replacing instances with loci or deleting instances completely.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Delete Symbol completely |
Deletes all instances of the symbol from the drawing, and removes the symbol definition from the active file |
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Delete and replace Symbol Instances with Loci |
Deletes all instances of the symbol from the drawing and replaces them with loci; removes the symbol definition from the active file |
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Delete and replace Symbol Instances with |
Replaces any symbol instances in the drawing with the symbol definition selected from the Resource Selector; removes the symbol definition from the active file. This option is available only if the active file has at least one additional symbol definition available as a replacement. |
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Symbol list |
Select the replacement symbol from the symbol definitions available in the active file |
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Replace Class |
Changes the symbol instances class to the class assigned to the replacement symbol definition; deselect it to retain the original class of the symbol instances |
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Always delete Symbol Instances completely/Always delete and replace Symbol Instances with Loci |
When Delete Symbol completely or Delete and replace Symbol Instances with Loci is selected, select whether to always perform that action when deleting a symbol |
Click Yes.
The symbol definition is deleted, and each symbol instance is either deleted or replaced with a locus or the replacement symbol.
