Symbol Type

A symbol type defines a symbol that will be available to place on the drawing and associate to an entry.

Dialog Text

The text to appear in the symbol selection menu on the block's edit dialog. The menu will only appear if more then one symbol type is defined.

Symbol Type

Both ID symbols and custom symbols are supported.

Symbol Types
ID Currently, only the circle ID symbol is supported.

ID Symbol Settings
Font The text font to use.
Symbol Size The minimum size of the symbol to use.
Text Size The size of the text to use.
Text Aspect The aspect of the text to use.
Size Scale(1 Line) A multiplier to use against the text length to calculate the needed size of the symbol. Value is used when 1 line of text is present.
Size Scale(2 Line) A multiplier to use against the text length to calculate the needed size of the symbol. Value is used when 2 lines of text is present.
Custom The symbol is a custom symbol that is defined in a custom symbol library.

Custom Symbol Settings
Symbol Name The name of the custom symbol to use.

Layer

The geometry layer to place the symbol on.

Color

The color to use for the symbol.

Line 1 Fields

The field values to place in line 1 of the symbol.

Line 2 Fields (ID symbol only)

The field values to place in line 2 of the symbol.