Illustration Symbols

Use this function to insert illustration symbols.

Pre-defined illustration symbols (CAD drawing blocks) can be inserted using this function.

Run the function from the following location:

MOUS_ICO Menu: Road > Tools > Illustration Symbols

The dialog Symbols plan/profile will pop up.

The left pane of the dialog lists all the symbols available and the right pane holds the preview of the symbols.
To insert a symbol, highlight the desired symbol either from the left pane or right pane and click OK.
You can also double-click on the symbol name (right pane) or the preview to insert.

Command Prompts for:

Fetching 'F-PARSBG' (is already defined in the drawing).

The name of the symbol selected will be displayed at the command prompt. Command prompt also mentions whether the symbol is defined or not.

_INSERT Enter block name or [?]: F-PARSBG Specify insertion point or [Scale/X/Y/Z/Rotate/PScale/PX/PY/PZ/PRotate]:

Table 1: Overview of command options, command prompts, and prompt answers