Change the Block Assignment Method from Automatic to Manual - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

You cannot use this procedure if the source loop contains a loop block (shown as under the loop number).

1. Press F7 to open the Domain Explorer and then expand the hierarchy to the instrument level in the Loops folder.

2. In the tree view pane, select a specific loop and then select and right-click instruments whose blocks are assigned using the automatic block assignment method.

   In the Loops folder, blocks associated with tags using the manual method are marked with . Blocks associated with tags using the automatic block assignment method are marked with .

3. On the shortcut menu, select Actions > Change Block Assignment Method.

4. Select Yes when prompted.

• In the Domain Explorer, the block icons change accordingly.

• After changing the block assignment method from automatic to manual, these blocks are no longer associated with an instrument type, and therefore are not affected by any changes you or other users can make to the block - instrument type association.

• Manually associated blocks become available for selection in the Generate Loop Drawings dialog, where you can generate a CAD loop drawing per block.