There are a couple of ways that you can create a reusable intelligent symbol. Let's say you need a switch symbol that isn't included in the AutoCAD Electrical Library.
Although you could use standard AutoCAD tools to add the attributes needed, the tools in the Symbol Builder make the task much easier - and faster. AutoCAD Electrical's Symbol Builder includes tools to help you turn ordinary AutoCAD blocks into intelligent electrical blocks. This is where the Symbol Builder, formerly called the Black Box Builder, comes in. But what about components that aren't part of the extensive library? You could insert plain AutoCAD blocks into your drawings, but then you would lose AutoCAD Electrical's parametric abilities - the ability to tie components together and to automatically generate reports based on information stored in the application's intelligent blocks. There are hundreds of these smart blocks, or symbols, included with AutoCAD Electrical. In AutoCAD Electrical, the symbols that you place into your schematics are basically AutoCAD blocks that have been made "intelligent" with added attributes.
Creating AutoCAD Electrical Blocks (Avatech Tricks Tutorial) 31 Dec, 2006 By: Greg Shaffer Use Symbol Builder to convert standard blocks.
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