Saving a System Assembly or Logical Assembly as a Separate Document

atarget.gif (1372 bytes) This task shows you how to create and save a system assembly or logical assembly as a separate document..
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This function is needed if you want to work separately on a component of a larger project. If you save the system assembly or logical assembly as a separate document you can open it without having to open the entire project. At the same time it remains part of the larger project.
ascenari.gif (1364 bytes) 1. When creating a new System Assembly or Logical Assembly check the Create new document option.

2. Enter a name in the File Name field and click OK. The new document appears in the specifications tree as a child of whichever element you created it under.
ainfo.gif (980 bytes) In the specifications tree, the icon for a system or logical line created as a separate document is different from that which is not created in a separate document. In the illustration below WasteWater is created as a separate document, Piping System Assembly1 is not.

3. When you save the project a dialog box will ask if you want to proceed with other document save operations. Click OK.

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