Inserting 2D Logical Components

This section provides an overview of how to insert a logical component and how to display/hide components.

For full instructions on inserting a logical component, see Functional & Logical Design User's Guide: Defining Functions and Logical Components: Inserting a Reference.

Before you begin: Open the Systems 3D Allocation app; from the Compass, click 3D Modeling Apps and select Systems 3D Allocation.
See Also
Inserting a Logical Connection
Inserting a Logical Port
  1. Right-click Logical in the RFLP tree and select Insert New Reference to insert a new logical component.
    The New dialog box appears.
  2. Expand Logical and click Logical Reference.
    The logical component appears in the RFLP tree under Logical and a 2D representation of the component is displayed. In this example the component is named Component #1.

    Note: If you want to set attributes to your logical component, right-click Logical Reference in the New dialog box and select Set attributes at creation. Click Logical Reference: the Logical Reference dialog box appears to let you set the attributes.
  3. Right-click the 2D representation of the new component you have just inserted, select Insert New Reference and then in the Logical dialog box click Finish.
    A new logical component appears in the RFLP tree under the component created in step 1 and a 2D representation of the component is displayed inside the first component. In this example the new component is named Component #2.

  4. Repeat step 2 two more times, each time inserting a new logical component inside Component #2.
    The two new components (#3 and #4) cannot be displayed inside Component #2. Instead a symbol indicates that additional components are present.

  5. Click to reveal the two additional components (if required, click to hide them).


To learn how to manipulate the 2D representations of the logical components you have just inserted, follow the instructions given in Functional & Logical Design User's Guide: 2D Graph and Tree Management.