Design: Creating Symbols

Modified on Thu, 23 Oct at 1:15 PM

Step 1: Upload your symbol to the Nexar File Service

Please follow the following guide to upload your

https://support.nexar.com/support/solutions/articles/101000472295-how-to-use-the-nexar-file-service

Take note of the fileId as provided by the Nexar File Service.

Step 2: Find the folder ID

In Altium 365, the folder path is usually: "Components/Models/Symbols".

query find_folder($workspaceUrl: String!) {
  desLibrary(workspaceUrl: $workspaceUrl) {
    folders {
      name
      path
      id
    }
  }

Step 3: Create the Symbol

Using the file ID, relative path (starting "Released/"), folder ID and workspace URL, run the following mutation:

mutation createSymbol($fileId: String!,$relativePath: String!, $folderId: ID!, $workspaceUrl: String! ) {
  desCreateSymbol(
    input: {
      files: {
        fileId: $fileId,
        #Relative path: "Released/<file name>"
        relativePath:  $relativePath
      }
      #Folder path: "Components/Models/Symbols"
      folderId: $folderId,
      name: "Test_Symbol"
      workspaceUrl: $workspaceUrl
    }
  ) {
    errors {
      message
    }
    id
  }
}

Step 4: Check that the symbol has been created

Using the symbol ID from the previous step, check that the symbol was successfully created. You can also download the symbol to check it is present.

query desSymbol ($symbolId: ID!){
  desSymbolById(
    id: $symbolId
  ) {
    name
    revisionInternalId
    folder {
      id
      name
      path
    }
    dataDownloadUrl
  }
}

These steps can also be followed to create footprints.