When you click Symbol Catalog Settings you see a list of symbol catalogs. The names of listed catalogs in the display window must include the text in the symbol settings filter combined with the current Master Filter.
Master Settings Filters lets you change master filters and add new ones, and set the current filter.
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SYMICONFOPT – displays the Master Filter dialog.
SYMICONFOPTM;number of master filters;master filter 1;[master filter 2...]
set master filters macro version
SYMICONFLOAD;saved filters name; – macro to load a new set of master filters