Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure16.3
In-place component
This component would be used as a placeholder to ensure that the
control panel is accounted for. Usually, the electrical engineer
documents the detailed panel information apart from your
fire-protection model.
3. Once you have your layout the way you want it, save the model for
future use by selecting the elements required and clicking Create Group.
When prompted for a name, be sure to give it a suitable one—for
example,
Fire Alarm Pump Set
, not Group 130.
4. Modify the group insertion point and then save the group as a library
group. This assembly can then be loaded as a model group, be linked
and then bound, or even simply copied and pasted.
Using the link method gives far more flexibility when positioning this
object—as long as it is subsequently bound to allow access to the
connections. Be aware that any hosted families used in this process lose
their associated host.
The copy-and-paste method gives you a warning for any hosted
elements because of the lost association. Even though the individual
elements' hosting association is lost, they retain their location
properties correctly.
The two preceding example methods—either creating a group of a
standard layout or copying and pasting—provide the most effective way
to apply common layouts across projects. Similar results may be
