Step 4. Saving the drawing label symbol

Now save the drawing label as symbol. Do not overwrite the original symbol you have opened. It is a symbol that's installed and it would be overwritten the next time you install CADMATIC.

Do the following:

  1. Select Home tab > Symbol group > Save menu > Save to user symbol menu.

  2. A list of user symbol menus is shown. Select User symbols 1.

  3. Select all the objects in this label drawing and confirm selection by pressing Enter.

  4. Enter point 268,90 for symbol's basepoint (right lower corner of the drawing label).

  5. Enter text DrawingLabel in the field Symbol name and text Insert symbol label in the field Symbol description text.

  6. Pick left lower corner point and right upper corner point. These points define the area shown in the icon menu.

  7. Close the drawing by selecting File > Close. Answer No to the question "Save changes to..?". Because the drawing label was saved as a new symbol, there is no need to save the original drawing label.

  8. Insert the new drawing label symbol in a new drawing:

    1. Create a new drawing by selecting File > New.

    2. Insert drawing label symbol in the drawing by selecting Home tab > Symbol group > User symbols menu > User symbols 1 and click the button that shows the symbol just saved. Insert the symbol in location desired.

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