To Add An Instance
When you add a symbol to a drawing, it creates an instance.
1. Click Insert > Drawing Symbol.
2. Click From Palette or Custom.
3. Click User Symbol on the DRAFT SYMS menu. The SYMBOL TYPE menu appears.
4. Click Instance. The Symbol Instance dialog box opens.
5. Click Retrieve to retrieve a symbol.
6. Specify how the instance is to be placed and attached to geometry in the drawing.
7. Pick the location of the instance.
8. Specify the instance height in the Height text box.
9. Select groups and subgroups through a series of menu picks (only for instances of generic symbols).
10. If prompted for variable text, type text.