Allocating a Logical Component to an Equipment Center

This section describes how to allocate logical components to an equipment center.

Note: Logical components do not necessarily have associated shapes.

Before you begin:
  • Open the logical description (2D view) of your system.
  • Create an equipment center.
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Creating Equipment Centers
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  1. In the 3D view, select an equipment center.

    A balloon appears.

  2. Click Create 3D Allocation Associate Equipment Center to Logical Objects.

    The 3D Allocation dialog box appears.

    The name of the equipment center is in the Name area of the dialog box.



  3. Optional: Click Show or Hide Command Dialog to hide the dialog box.

  4. In the 2D view, select a logical component.

    You can only select a component that is not already allocated to the equipment center.


    • The name of the logical component appears in the Associated Logical Objects area of the dialog box.
    • If a 3D shape is associated to the logical component, the shape is highlighted and a dotted line links the shape with the equipment center.


  5. Optional: To remove a component from the list in the dialog box, click the name in the Associated Logical Objects area of the dialog box.

    The component is removed from the list.

  6. Optional: To allocate more logical components to the equipment center, select the logical components.

    The names of the components are added to the list in the dialog box.

  7. When finished, click Close to exit the command.

  8. In the RFLP tree or 2D view, click the component you have just associated to the equipment center.


    • In the 3D view, the component is highlighted, the associated equipment center is highlighted and a dotted line links the two.
    • In the RFLP tree, the associated equipment center is highlighted.