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You can also include a series of library paths for AutoCAD Electrical to use.
Enter the names of the libraries (in order) with a semicolon between them.
For example:
C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Documents/Autodesk/Acade
{version}/Libs/;C:/{user path}/{user library}.
AutoCAD Electrical search sequence
AutoCAD Electrical runs through specific search sequences when looking for
your symbols.
1 Looks on the drawing for a copy of the requested symbol.
2 Checks for the specific file name if a full path name is provided.
3 Checks in your user subdirectory (given by the WD_USER setting in the
.env file).
4 Checks in the directory where the active project's .wdp file is located.
5 Checks in the selected library -- it is the library selected per the active
project.
6 Checks the directory containing AutoCAD Electrical support files.
7 Checks the current directory.
8 Checks the path given by the AutoCAD Electrical environment variable.
How to install additional symbol libraries
During installation, you specified which symbol libraries to install. You can
install additional symbol libraries later.
1 From the Control Panel select Add or Remove Programs.
2 From the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, select the latest version
of AutoCAD Electrical and click the Change/Remove button.
3 On the AutoCAD Electrical Installation Wizard, click Add or Remove
Features.
4 On the Add/Remove Features page, click Next.
5 On the Manufacturer Content Selection page, click Next.
6 On the Select Symbol Libraries page, select the libraries you wish to install
and click Next.
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