This document provides instructions for building a custom symbol in HyDraw V415 using Microsoft Visio. The steps include: 1. Opening the library manager and adding a new folder for the symbol. 2. Building a new symbol and dragging shapes onto the drawing page. 3. Positioning and grouping the shapes. 4. Adding connection points to the symbol. 5. Adding the new symbol to the HyDraw library by selecting the application, component type, and symbol.

1. Build a Symbol
Build a Symbol
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2. Contents
Build a Symbol
Build a Symbol Insert Connection Points to a Symbol
1. Open Library Manager 9. Select Connection Point
2. Add New Folder 10. Insert Connection Point
3. Enter Folder Name 11. Insert Other Connection Points
4. Build New Symbol
5. Drag Shapes on the Drawing Page Add New Symbol to HyDraw Library
6. Position Shapes 12. Add New Symbol
7. Select all Shapes 13. Select Application
8. Add to Group 14. Select Component Type
15. Select Symbol
16. Add New Symbol to Library
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3. Build a Symbol
Build a Symbol
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4. Edit Cavity : X-Section
Open Library Manager
Open Library Manager the Cavity
Automatically display
X-Section with dimensions and
ability to change the cavity
dimensions inside
SolidWorks.
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5. Add New Folder
Add New Folder
Right click and select Add New
to create a new folder under the
required Hydraulic Symbols
category.
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6. Enter Folder Name
Enter Folder Name
Enter the name of the new folder
and click OK.
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7. Build New Symbol
Build New Symbol
Select the new folder and click
Build New Symbol from the Add
New Symbol drop-down menu.
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8. Visio Loads Visio Loads
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HyDraw V415 loads Microsoft
Visio with basic building block
Shapes required to create a
symbol.
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9. Drag Shapes to the Drawing Page Drag Shapes on the Drawing
Page
Drag and drop main pattern
shape and other required shapes
into the drawing and begin
creating the symbol.
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10. Position Shapes
Position Shapes
Using a combination of Pan &
Zoom and the keyboard arrow
keys, position the required shapes
accurately to create the symbol.
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11. Select all Shapes
Select all Shapes
The selected shapes get
highlighted in pink.
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12. Add to Group Add to Group
Select Add to Group from the
Grouping option in the Shape
drop-down menu.
This option groups all the
individual shapes into one entity
or symbol.
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13. Symbol Created Symbol Created
Note
This symbol already has 5
connection points P, A, B, TA and
TB.
If the symbol you create does not
have connection points, then they
need to be added.
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14. Insert Connection Points
Insert
Connection Points
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15. Select Connection Point Select Connection Point
Select Connection Point from the
Insert Miscellaneous option in the
HyDraw® V415 menu.
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16. Insert Connection Point Insert Connection Point
Enter the port name.
Holding the ‘Ctrl’ key down, insert
the connection point at the correct
location.
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17. Insert Other Connection Points Insert Other Connection
Points
Follow the same procedure and
insert the remaining connection
points on the symbol.
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18. Add Symbol to Library
Add Symbol
to Library
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19. Add New Symbol
Add New Symbol
After creating the symbol as
required in Visio, return to the
Library Manager.
Ensure that the previously created
folder is selected.
Select Add New Symbol from the
Add New Symbol drop-down
menu.
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20. Select Application
Select Application
Select the appropriate application.
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21. Select Component Type
Select Component type
Select the appropriate component
type.
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22. Select Symbol
Select Symbol
If the symbol created is stackable,
then select the Is stackable
symbol checkbox, else leave it
unchecked.
Then, click the Symbol button.
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23. Add New Symbol to Library
Add New Symbol to Library
Select the newly created symbol,
then click OK to add the new
symbol into the library.
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24. Symbol in the Library Manager Symbol added to the Library
The created symbol gets added to
the selected folder in the library.
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