This feature allows you to select a grouped set of graphical elements and associate it with a plant item. Also, you can associate a plant item with an individual nested element within a group.
Associate an Electrical item in the Electrical Index with a Group
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In the Electrical Index, select an appropriate electrical item.
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Press and hold the CTRL key.
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Drag the electrical item to an appropriate group in the open composite drawing.
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You can release the CTRL key once the indicator turns to
, which means that the dragged item is already within the drawing boundaries.
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The
indicator means that no association is possible. The 
indicator means that an association is possible if you release the mouse button when
pointing to an unassociated auxiliary graphic.
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Release the mouse button to make the association.
If you drag a plant item to a group that is already associated with a plant item,
the 
indicator appears. If you release the mouse button at this point, a message appears
prompting you to choose whether you want to change the association or keep the original
one.
Associate a Nested Element with a Plant Item
It is not possible to associate a plant item with a nested element in a group by
dragging the plant item to the nested element. The following procedure describes how
to make such an association.
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In an open composite drawing, use the Smart Selection tool QuickPick to select a nested group element in a group.
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On the Smart Electrical menu bar, select Actions >Associate with Electrical Item
. Alternatively, you can also right-click the nested group element and then select
Associate with Electrical Item.
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On the Find dialog, select an appropriate item type from the Equipment type list.
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Select Find Now.
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In the Results pane, select an appropriate plant item and select OK.
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After selecting an associated group or a nested element, you can see the properties of the associated plant item in the Properties window. You can modify these properties as needed. When selecting an associated group, expand Select Set to see the plant items that are associated with the individual nested items.
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If an associated group does not contain nested elements that are associated with plant items, you can right-click this group and then select Common Properties to view and modify the properties of the plant item associated with the group.
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If you ungroup an associated group, the software dissociates the group from the plant item. If there are nested elements in that group, they remain on the drawing and their associations are not affected.
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To find the associated plant item in the Electrical Index and Electrical Engineer, right-click the group or a nested element in a group and then on the shortcut menu select Find in Electrical Index or Find in Electrical Engineer.
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If you remove an associated group from the drawing, the software dissociates the group from the plant item and removes the graphical elements from the drawing. The plant item that was associated with the group is not affected.