Week 2 focus in Drawings (Replace Model and Symbols Dialog)

Improved Symbols Dialog

When inserting a symbol in to your annotation notes, you no longer have to go into the Symbols Dialog.  There is a drop down that gives you a list of symbols from your most recently used category of symbols from the symbol library.  If you do need to pick from a different category, you can choose More Symbols... to open up the much improved Symbol Dialog.  Please try these out in both parts and drawings.  Let us know what you think.   Be sure to use different aspects, such as the Pin, double-clicking symbols for immediate insert or single-clicking to build a list, etc.

Replace Model

Replace Model tool is a way to replace the model being referenced by one or more drawing views from within the drawing itself.  As an added bonus, you can now replace models with assemblies and assemblies with models.  There is even a method to handle scenarios where there is more than one instance of a model within an assembly that is replacing that same model in the drawing view.  Give it all a try!  Thanks!

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