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Add Symbols to Library

Once the Graphic Template Library has been created, Graphic Templates can be added to library sections.

1. Select Symbol​

As the first step, you must select the symbol you want to add to the library.

  1. Open the Symbol Libraries Panel from the display editor.
  2. Select a symbol from the 'General' library and drag it on the display.

Select Symbol

2. Add Symbol​

  1. Click on a symbol to open the Symbol Property Panel and click on the Template tab.

  2. In the Template tab:

    Property Template

    • Select the Graphic Template library and the library section where to record the symbol.
    • Type the symbol name.
    • Type the symbol description (optional)
    • Type the symbol tag (mandatory for whiteboard library)
    • Press the Add New button.

The symbol is now available in the Graphic Templates library.

Note

If you are adding a symbol to a whiteboard graphic template library, it is important to assign the symbol tag. The symbol tag will be used to assign the symbol to a Sigmafine Element Template during the whiteboard to Model conversion procedure. See Convert Whiteboard to Model

3. Modify Symbol​

Parameters can be added to a symbol, like annotations or animations or change a style (see Symbol Property Panel for more details).

  1. Click on a symbol to the Symbol Property Panel and select the Template tab.
  2. Change or add information in one of the panel tabs.
  3. Press the Save button to store changes.

Modify Symbol

In the example above, two annotations have been added on top of the symbol. Element Name is the name of the Sigmafine Element when the Graphic Template will be associated to a Sigmafine Element.

Note

The Graphic Template shows the name of the Element template since it is in the configuration step.

4. Set Graphic Template as Standard or Global​

This optional step allows to save a Graphic Template as a Standard Graphic Template or a Global Graphic Template.

Standard Symbol

This template can be changed to a Standard Graphic Template by clicking on the Edit button.

Edit Standard Symbol

And selecting one of the two options:

  • Standard Graphic Template: Select this option to indicate that it will be the current user’s own default Graphic Template.
  • Global Graphic Template: Select this option to indicate that it will be the default Graphic Template for each user using that symbol library.

In both the cases, the Graphic Template will be the default when an Element is added to the display from the Elements Panel or Template Panel.

Note

Multiple Graphic Templates can be added in each library section.