The Symbol Editor window is shown in the figure below.
1 - Menu Bar
Provides access to such commands as importing and exporting symbols, turning on and off the display of the Library Explorer, and drawing tools. Click the name of a menu to display the commands it contains.
2 - Toolbar
Provides a single toolbar that provides quick and easy access to commonly used commands. The toolbar is an alternative to using menu items.
3 - Library Explorer
Displays a hierarchical list of the all the symbols, including system and custom symbols, that exist in the active isometric project or symbol library. Components are organized by group, and then further broken down into component types. Click the Plus (+) or Minus (–) icons to open and close the tree nodes.
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Use View > Show System Data to toggle on and off the display of system symbols, leaving only customized symbols.
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Use View > Library Explorer to show and hide the Library Explorer.
4 - Edit Window
Displays a graphical representation of the currently selected symbol. The Edit window is also the working space where a new symbol is drawn and where an existing symbol is modified. The Preview box, located in the upper-right corner of the window displays a real-time view of the symbol as you work on it.
5 - Status Bar
Displays information about the current pen type, isometric directory, and isometric project. The status bar also displays informative command-specific text.
Not all 2D drawing generation or 3D design tools require that you be logged in to
a project. If no active isometric directory or isometric project exists, the status
bar displays None, as shown in the figure below.
