Saving a placed smart symbol as a smart symbol file (*.nmk)

Tool(s): Smart Symbol Catalog + Smart symbols library

You can save a placed smart symbol as a smart symbol file (*.nmk).

To save a placed smart symbol as a smart symbol file

1. Open the Smart symbols library in one of the following ways:
   • Click Smart Symbol Catalog (How).
     

     Activate Smart Symbol Catalog in one of the following ways

     • Menu bar: Create Bonus Tools Smart Symbols

     • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

     Smart Symbols

   • Select the Library palette and open the Smart symbols folder.
2. Open the Smart symbol file folder.

   Note: You cannot create new smart symbol files in the Default folder.

3. Click Insert smart symbol at the bottom of the palette.
4. Select the smart symbol you want to save in the library.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a region, use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select
   • To include all the elements in the current document, click All in the Input options or press CTRL+A. Please note that this option is not available for all tools.

   For more information on the options available for selecting elements in Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use the Filter Assistant to apply a filter based on element types and/or properties. For more information, see Filter Assistant.

5. Select the reference point of the smart symbol.

   This is the point at which the smart symbol is attached to the crosshairs when you insert it in the drawing.

6. Specify whether the smart symbol is to be added as an intelligent smart symbol with Snoop functionality or as a dumb smart symbol without Snoop functionality. For more information, see Intelligent (smart) symbols.
7. Enter a name for the smart symbol file and click OK to confirm.

   The extension - .nmk - is automatically added to the file.

   The NMK file contains textures and SURF files used. If you insert an NMK file into a drawing file, the textures and SURF files are automatically copied to the project's design folder.