Do the following to open a composite drawing:
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In the Electrical Index, under Documents, select an appropriate drawing type folder (for example, Single Line Diagrams, Schematic Drawings, and so on).
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Select File > Open > Drawing.
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Double-click the item in the appropriate folder.
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If the drawing that you are trying to open is in use by another user, the software will let you open it in read-only mode. In a read-only drawing, you cannot perform any editing action. This means that you cannot place anything on the drawing, remove or manipulate graphical elements, attach labels, and so forth. You can, however, move the graphical elements around in the drawing but you cannot save these changes. All the menu bars and ribbons are not accessible and you cannot save the drawing. You can perform "view" actions such as viewing the properties of an item or displaying a tooltip of an item.
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A drawing in read-only mode is treated by the software as "locked". If for some reason, there is a need to clear the locking, your administrator can do it manually.
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Making a change to a plant item that has been placed on a drawing refreshes the data automatically in all the open drawings where this plant item has been placed. For example, changing a property of a motor placed on a drawing automatically updates this property on a label attached to that motor in the drawing.