To Place Cell from Components Center and Create a Custom Component
For this procedure
you must be signed in to the Connection Center and should have existing cells
stored in the Components Center.
This procedure
details how to place a cell from the Components Center then use the Create
Custom Component tool to create an
OpenPlant Modeler
component from it.
- In your drawing make sure you have values defined for Unit, Service and Plant Area.
- Switch to the Drawing or Modeling workflow.
- In the Content ribbon click the Place Component option from the Components Center tool group. The Components Center Explorer dialog opens.
- Select the cell to place from the group and click Place.
- Use the standard placement method to place and orient the cell in the drawing.
- Switch to the OpenPlant Modeler workflow and select the Create New Custom Component option from the Piping ribbon. The Custom Piping Component Builder dialog displays.
- Use the fields in the Custom Piping Component Builder to define Component Type, Placement and Connect points for the pipe and click Create Component to complete the process.