Update Symbol - Options Dialog

To access: Right-click on a symbol on the diagram, and then select Update Symbol.

Use the Update Symbol - Options Dialog to control the source of symbol properties, and/or attributes when updating a symbol.

Objects

Field	Description
Preserve Diagram Pin Position	Select this if you want the pins on the symbol instance to remain where they are in the diagram already. Optional.
Remove Properties not on Symbol	With this option selected, any properties applied to the comment symbol on the design are removed during the update, if they do not exist in the original symbol definition. Optional.
Copy Attribute/Property Values from Symbol	With this option selected, where properties with matching names, but different values, exist on both the symbol instance and the original symbol definition, the instance values are updated with the values from the original symbol. Optional.
Preserve Attribute Text	Select this if you want to maintain the visibility of the object attributes on the diagram. If you do not select this, they will no longer appear. Optional.
Preserve Pin Names	Select this if you want to maintain any pin names that have been changed manually on the diagram. If you do not select this, they will be replaced with pin names from the symbol library. Optional.

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Update Symbol - Options Help

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