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Associating a Block with

a Design

This topic details how to associate a block to a design, in order to create a hierarchical representation of how multiple Capital Systems Modeler designs are connected.

Note

If you associate a block to a design that is already associated with another block on the diagram, the system merges the blocks, making two instances of the original. See Creating New Instances of a Block.

Prerequisites

A build list must be active in order to view a list of available designs (see Setting an Active Build List). Only designs in the active build list can be selected.

Procedure

Do one of the following:Select the block, press Space Bar and enter Properties

Right-click on the selected block and select Properties

Double click on the selected block

Select the block and press ALT + Enter

The Edit Properties: Blocks Dialog Box is displayed.

Specify a name for the block, or accept the default.
Click the ellipsis (...) button in the Associated Design field to select from a list of available target designs to which you wish to associate the block. You can also type in the first few characters of the required design and the system will auto-complete the rest. Alternatively you can use wildcards, for example.* lists all available target designs. For further information see Design Revision/Build List Selection Help.Note The Select Design dialog box only displays designs available within the active build list.
Make any other changes required to the block attributes and/or properties.
Click OK.

Results

Once a block is associated to a target child design its icon changes to show the block/design association (). The difference between associated and unassociated block icons is shown in Figure 15. Additionally positioning the mouse cursor over the block in the Design Browser Window displays a tool tip with details of the design to which it is associated. Figure 15: Block and Design Associations

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Design Hierarchy Overview