Synchronizing with Spaces

If your product is divided into spaces, you can use the Logical to Physical command to place your physical content in assigned spaces.

For more information about space references, see Space Allocation user's guide.

This task describes how to place equipments in ship spaces. The scenario is identical for electrical devices and piping components.

Before you begin:
  • Create implement links between your logical and physical roots, and between logical and physical systems.
  • Assign a predefined part number for each logical component.
  • Specify the option indicating in which source the content to be placed is searched.

    For more information, see Logical To Physical.

  • Open your space structure in the authoring tab.
  1. In Electrical Systems Design, link logical equipments to a space.

    For more information, see Electrical Systems Design: Creating Space Links.

    In our example, a logical equipment is linked to the highlighted space.

  2. Open the logical and physical data:
    1. From the Search Results panel, right-click the logical or the physical root and select Explore With > Explore with System Finder.

      For more information, see System Finder User's Guide: Exploring RFLP Structures.

      Both logical and physical roots are explored in System Finder.
    2. In the tree, select both roots and select Open in the context menu.
    3. Activate the physical root product in Generative Electrical 3D Design.
  3. From the Generative Electrical 3D Design section of the action bar, click Logical to Physical .
    The Logical to Physical Synchronization Manager dialog box appears.
  4. In the tree, select the logical system containing your logical equipments, and then click Analyze.
    In the Element column, the physical equipments to be placed appear. Under Modification Information, a warning indicates that their aggregating physical product is unknown.
  5. Select the physical product in which to place the physical equipments:
    1. Right-click the physical equipments and select Set Father.
    2. In the tree, select your physical root.
    Under Modification Information, a message indicates that the physical equipments are ready to be placed.
  6. Click Synchronize, and then click Close.
    • In the 3D area, the physical equipments are placed in the center of gravity of the space linked to the logical equipments.

    • In the tree, under the Implement Relations node, the implement links created after the synchronization appear.
    Notes: