Details on Symbol Bar Options

In the dialog Symbol bar options you can set which properties the symbols should have when inserted in terms of size, layer or labeling. Furthermore you can adjust the style of those symbols that can be calculated, in order to make them visibly different.

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Symbol factor

With the Symbol factor you can insert symbols from the LINEAR tool bars enlarged (factor > 1) or reduced (factor < 1). The symbol factor can be applied only to symbols that have the Apply symbol factor option activated in the symbol Properties.

The Symbol factor applies only to symbols that are not drawn to scale, e.g. valve symbols, etc. Symbols such as washbasins or bathtubs are always inserted to scale and are only affected by the drawing unit. For these symbols, the Apply symbol factor option is disabled in the symbol properties.

Break width

This value determines the search radius from the insertion to a line.

Use medium code

Symbols that are inserted in a pipe and that provide the property Use medium, will be inserted on the pipe layer and not on the symbol layer.

Label with

Here, you determine which text from the dialog Properties shall be used from the palette Symbol functions for the labeling. You can choose between Info, Description or Abbreviation.

Symbols for pipe network calculations

Defines whether symbols containing technical data for the pipe or duct network calculations with the LINEAR Analyse programs are color-coded. Clicking on the color field opens the AutoCAD dialog Select color, where you can select a color for the display. This way you can better distinguish the symbols relevant for the calculation from other symbols.