Selecting Parents

You can select or create a different Expected 3D Parent and select another Expected 3D Reference for your physical objects.

The creation of a physical object takes into account the Expected 3D Parent and the Expected 3D Reference of the selected row:

  • The Expected 3D Reference is the physical reference that is used to create the physical object.
  • The Expected 3D Parent is the parent under which the physical object that you are creating is in the tree.

For more information, see Selecting Parents and Selecting 3D References.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:
See Also
About the Logical to Physical Assistant

Select a Parent from the Tree

You can select an Expected 3D Parent from the tree to define it as parent of your physical object.

  1. In the Logical to Physical Assistant panel, select the rows for which you want to select an Expected 3D Parent.
  2. Click Set Parent .
    A new panel appears above the action bar and displays the information of the selected rows.
  3. In the tree, select the system or product of interest.

    Note: You can place an equipment or an electrical device in any system or product. You can place a conductor or a group of conductors only in an electrical physical system.

    The icon on the right side of the panel indicates if your selection is valid:
    Icon Description

    Defines the selected candidate as the Expected 3D Parent of your physical object.

    Indicates that the selected candidate is invalid. Select another parent in the tree until you see Set Parent .

  4. Click Set Parent .
    The rows update to reflect the addition of the Expected 3D Parent. A appears next to the value.

Create a Parent

You can create a parent to define it as the Expected 3D Parent of your 3D object.

  1. In the Logical to Physical Assistant panel, select the rows for which you want to create an Expected 3D Parent.
  2. Click Set Parent .
    A new panel appears above the action bar and displays the information of the selected rows.
  3. Click Create Parent .
  4. In the New Content dialog box, select one or several types of interest.
  5. Click OK.

    The new objects of the selected types are created in the tree and are automatically selected.

    The icon on the right side of the panel indicates if creation is valid:

    Icon Description

    Defines the created parent as the Expected 3D Parent of your physical object.

    Indicates that the parent you created is invalid. Create another parent until Set Parent appears.

  6. Click Set Parent .
    The information in the panel is updated to reflect the addition of the Expected 3D Parent. A appears next to the value.