Autodesk 15606-011408-9330 User Guide - Page 109
Working with Symbols
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Working with Symbols Autodesk MapGuide Author enables you to select and modify symbols that you want to make available to either a point layer or a redline layer, by using one of the following three options: Symbol Manager Point Layer Symbol Manager dialog box API Symbol Manager dialog box While the Point Layer Symbol Manager dialog box and API Symbol Manager dialog box are accessed from within Autodesk MapGuide Author, you can also work with symbols using Symbol Manager, a separate product. Although used for different purposes, all three symbol managers support the following functionality: Pasting symbols of any graphic file format from the Windows Clipboard into the Symbol Manager Creating complex symbols that contain both bitmap images and vector graphics Renaming symbols Making the color of a bitmap within a symbol transparent Importing symbol files of the following type: Bitmap (BMP) Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) Enhanced Metafile (EMF) Symbol Manager (SMB) Windows Metafile (WMF) The differences between the three symbol managers are described in the following sections. Note that you can also use the SDF Loader to convert blocks from Autodesk Map to EMFs using the /BLOCKS:EMF switch. For more information, refer to the SDF Loader Help. Working with Symbols | 109