To begin, you must first create an electromechanical link that connects an AutoCAD Electrical project to an Inventor project. The Installation and Location dialog box and the Location View tab are available only after the electromechanical link is established in the Electromechanical Link Setup dialog box.
The Location View window is a shared module used by both Inventor and AutoCAD Electrical. Components in the Location View window are organized by Installation and Location properties which are properties inherent to AutoCAD Electrical components. The values display in the Location View window. Specifying Installation and Location properties are not required in AutoCAD Electrical. If the Installation and Location properties have not been specified, the values display as question marks. For example:
If the values have been specified, they display the property values. For example:
When you have a electromechanical link you can change these values in Inventor using the Installation and Location dialog box or the Electrical/Terminal Properties dialog box.
To specify Installation and Location properties at the top level:
- Right-click on the top assembly file in the browser and select Installation and Location.
- In the Installation and Location dialog box click the drop-down arrows to specify the AutoCAD Electrical Installation and Location codes.
Components without the Installation and Location properties defined will be listed under Installation and Location defined in its parent assembly.
To specify Installation and Location properties at the component level:
- Right-click on a component occurrence in the browser and select Electrical Properties.
- In the Electrical/Terminal Properties dialog box click the drop-down arrows to specify the AutoCAD Electrical Installation and Location codes.
When you specify a Location and Installation code at the component level, the properties assigned the at the component level overwrite values assigned at the top assembly level.