create plug in is missing....

[tamarindi]

It used to be in the "create symbol" options. Now i only see create group.

Am i missing something? or is there a new way to create a new plug in ???

[Pat Stanford]

I think you may be confused.

A plugin is a script object that you have to write.

If you have a single plugin object in a drawing and create a symbol from it you will get an option to have it convert to a plugin when you place the symbol. Symbols with this option have their name shown in the Resource Browser in Red.

If you have multiple objects or non-plugin object and you create a symbol you will get an option to convert to group when you place the symbol. These symbols have their name shown in blue in the Resource Browser.

So it sound like in the past you made symbols from plugin objects and now you have something that is not a plugin object you are making a symbols from.

[tamarindi]

Hi Pat,

In previous versions there was an option in the "create symbol" dialog to either convert to group or plug-in. It even mentioned in the help process of the current 2010. They specifically explain that a group object will be marked blue and a plugin red.

However, the dialog contains only the option of converting to group.

The result is a kind of plugin, marked in blue. I can change dimensions of one instance and it does not affect the others.

So.... is this a group??? a plugin?

[Pat Stanford]

Place a single plugin object (maybe a door). Select the object and choose create symbol. The option will read convert to plug-in.

Place a non-plugin object in the drawing. Select the object and create symbol. The option will read convert to group.

You can't make a plugin object with the create symbol option. You can only create a symbol from a plugin object and have it insert into the drawing as a plugin instead of a symbol.