To create and use assemblies

Important: Always insert and explode the assembly into a new or existing drawing. Do not right-click in the Project Manager and copy the drawing to the project.

1. In a drawing, place the plant objects you want in an assembly.
2. At the Command prompt, enter wblock.
3. In the Write Block dialog box, select Objects.
4. Click Select Objects.
5. In the drawing, select the objects that make up the assembly. Press ENTER to complete object selection.
6. In the Write Block dialog box, do the following:
   • Under Base Point, click Pick Point to specify a point in the drawing, or enter the X,Y,Z coordinate values of the point.
   • Under Destination, enter a file name and path for the new drawing, or click the [...] button to browse to a location.
   • Click OK.
7. On the ribbon, click Insert tab Block panel Insert.
8. In the Insert dialog box, do the following:
   • In the Name list, click the assembly you just created, or click Browse to locate the drawing.
   • In the lower-left corner, select Explode.
   • Click OK.
9. When you move your cursor to the drawing, you are prompted to specify an insertion point. In the drawing, click where you want to place the assembly.
10. Change the tagging information for individual components and lines as needed.