Composite Drawings - Intergraph Smart Electrical - Help - Hexagon

Composite drawings are enhanced drawings that can contain graphical elements belonging to various drawing types. For example, a composite single line diagram can contain not only SLD graphical elements but also schematics, cable block diagram, and wiring graphical elements. Also, composite drawings enable you to draw auxiliary graphics and associate these graphics with plant items.

You can drag a symbol and a label from the Symbols folder of the Catalog Explorer window to a composite drawing and associate this symbol with a plant item.

Furthermore, you can use an existing composite drawing as a basis for another composite drawing by copying its contents.

The following workflow examples illustrate how you can use composite drawings.

Example Workflow 1:

1. Create a new composite drawing in the Electrical Index.

2. Associate the new drawing with a predefined template/title block.

3. Use the free sketch drawing commands to create auxiliary graphics.

4. Use connectors to interconnect various graphical elements.

5. Associate plant items with graphical elements.

6. Add a revision and save the drawing.

Example Workflow 2:

1. Create a symbol in Catalog Manager.

2. Associate the new symbol with an item type.

3. Create a new composite drawing in the Electrical Index.

4. Associate the new drawing with a predefined template/title block.

5. From the Catalog Explorer Window, drag the required symbols and labels that contain smart text and place them in the composite drawing.

6. Associate plant items with the symbols in the drawing.

7. Add a revision and save the drawing.

Example Workflow 3:

1. Create a new composite drawing in the Electrical Index.

2. Associate the new drawing with a predefined template/title block.

3. In the Electrical Index, select a plant item that is associated with a reference or custom symbol.

4. Drag this plant item to the composite drawing.

5. Add a revision and save the drawing.

Example Workflow 4:

1. Create a new composite drawing in the Electrical Index.

2. Associate the new drawing with a predefined template/title block.

3. Open an existing drawing (an external CAD file or a Smart Electrical drawing).

4. Copy the required content (partial or full) and paste it into the composite drawing.

5. Associate the graphical elements with plant items and reference symbols and labels as needed.

6. Add a revision and save the drawing.