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Embed a New Object

  1. With a composite drawing open, select Insert > Object.

  2. On the Insert Object dialog, select Create New.

  3. In the Object Type box, select the type that describes the software in which you want to create the object, and then select OK.

    The contents of the list depend on which applications installed on your computer support linking and embedding.

  4. In the source application, create an object that you want to insert into your composite drawing.

  5. Return to Smart Electrical by doing one of the following:

    • If the object was created in another application that is in a separate window, select Exit on the File menu in that application.

    • If the software temporarily replaces some of the Smart Electrical menus and toolbars, select anywhere outside the embedded object.

    • When you return to Smart Electrical, a box the size of the object appears beside the pointer. You can select on the drawing sheet to place the object that you edited or created. While the box appears beside the pointer, if you press the ESCAPE key, the object will be placed at the default location.

  6. To embed the new object in the open composite drawing, select in the drawing where you want the embed object to appear.

  7. Save the composite drawing before exiting.

Embed an Existing Object

  1. With a composite drawing open, select Insert > Object.

  2. On the Insert Object dialog, select Create from File.

  3. Select the Link check box.

    This command instructs the software to update the embedded object in your composite drawing every time there is a change in the source object. If you do not select this check box, the embedded object will not be updated if the source file changes.

  4. In the File box, type the file path to the object that you want to embed in your composite drawing.

  5. Select Browse to locate the required file.

  6. Select OK to return to your composite drawing.

  7. To embed the new object in the open composite drawing, select in the drawing where you want the embed object to appear.