Placing a Group of Components from the Catalog

You can place a group of components in a diagram view from the catalog. A logical reference in a catalog containing sheet and a view is referred as a component group structure. When placing the logical reference in the diagram view, all the components and their connections are placed.

Note: You can also place a group of components in a diagram view from the library.

The logical reference stored in the catalog must not contain any layout or symbol representation. Annotations and stretching properties are copied.

Before you begin: Create a system containing a diagram view.
See Also
In Other Guides
Rule to Compute Options for Component Groups (Schematic_ComputeOptionsForComponentGroup)
Rule to Get Replace Information in Component Groups (Schematic_GetInfoAboutReplace)
  1. In the tree, double-click the diagram view.
    The diagram view becomes active.
  2. From the Tools section of the action bar, click Catalog Browser .
    The Catalog Browser dialog box appears.
  3. Click Open a catalog.
    The Choose a Catalog or Chapter dialog box appears.

    The catalogs and chapters you have assigned as favorite in the Data Setup appears in the list for quick selection. See Piping Diagram Resources.

  4. Optional: To select the catalog other than favorites set in the Piping Diagram Resources:
    1. Click More.
      The Object Selection dialog box appears.
    2. Search for the required catalog.
    3. Select and click OK when the results appear.
      The catalog is opened in the Catalog Browser dialog box.
  5. Select a chapter in the left-hand column of the Catalog Browser dialog box.
    All the elements in the chapter are listed in the right column of the Catalog Browser dialog box.
  6. Drop the reference containing all the components in the diagram view.
    A preview of the symbols appears and follows your pointer. The distance between the symbols is respected. The routes are not visible yet.

  7. Click the diagram view to validate the position of the components.
    All the components and the routes are placed in the diagram view. In the tree, the references are instantiated. The membership between components and the line ID remains the same.