Creating Perspectives symbols

Perspectives symbol creation requires a good understanding of CC2-Pro. It is for advanced users. You should already know how to define a symbol.

To create a free-standing Perspectives symbol

Drawing the symbol

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You need to draw four views of the symbol, one for each compass direction.

First, draw two views of the symbol, one facing east, the other west. Depending on its symmetry, these may be identical. Use Projection, Wire Frame Extrusion, 3D Line and 3D Circle tools to make the symbols.

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Then, you need to make a mirror copy of both symbols, using a vertical mirror line. This gives you the four symbols you need. You still need four, even if the are all identical.

To define a free-standing Perspectives symbol

Define each symbol, in the following order:

· The East-facing symbol (the name must have a suffix SPACE then E, eg P-Vanity E),

· The North-facing symbol (eg P-Vanity N)

· The West-facing symbol (eg P-Vanity W)

· The South-facing symbol (eg P-Vanity S)

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To determine the symbol origin, imagine the symbol facing away from the wall. The origin is the bottom center where the symbol aligns with the wall.

Making a symbol into a free-standing Perspectives symbol

For CC3 to know that your four symbols are Perspectives symbols, you need add information to each definition.

1 On the Symbols menu, click Symbol Manager.

2 Click the first Perspectives symbol you have defined.

3 Click Edit. Click two points to make a symbol window.

4 On the Symbols menu, click Add Symbol Info.

5 Select Symbol is one of a collection

6 Select One letter at the end

7 Select Arrow keys select different symbols

8 Unselect Perspectives Wall symbol (sheared)

9 Click OK.

10 Close the symbol defintion window.

11 Repeat for each symbol definition.

Tip: If you have many symbols to define, you can copy the symbol information between each symbol definition via the clipboard. When you are editing the symbol definition and have added the symbol information, on the Edit menu, click Copy. Select by type XP entity (this will select the symbol info entity). When you edit the next symbol, paste at 0,0.