Autodesk 235B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD MEP 2010 User Manual page 650

on the customizations. In this case, you already have a conversion script, which you can customize and
reuse.
Regardless of the context, you use only one script to produce one drawing containing schematic symbol
styles. For example, you would use one script to produce one drawing containing customized styles for
HVAC equipment.
To convert a set of blocks to schematic symbol styles
1 Click Manage tab
2 In the Batch Convert Symbols dialog, under Conversion Script File, for Path specify the symbol
3 For Symbol File, click Browse, and specify the drawing (DWG file) to contain the new schematic
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MEP Content panel
The software displays the Batch Convert Symbols dialog.
conversion script (CCF file) to use to convert the blocks to schematic symbol styles.
The symbol conversion script contains the style settings to use, as well as references to the
drawings that contain the AutoCAD
If you want to...
create a script
use an existing script, such as a customized
version of a script generated from
ing existing schematic symbol styles to
blocks.
symbol styles:
If you want to...
create the drawing
Batch Convert Symbols
®
blocks to use for the style views.
then...
click Create, and create the script using the Symbol Conversion
Script dialog. For more information, see
version Scripts on page 633.
click Browse, select the script, and click Open.
convert-
NOTE To make changes to the script prior to using it,
click Edit, and modify the script using the Edit Symbol
Script dialog. For more information, see
Symbol Conversion Scripts
then...
in the Select File dialog, specify the location for the new drawing,
enter a name, and click Save.
.
Creating Symbol Con-
Modifying
on page 635.