Plugging in Components

The PnP command allows you to plug components into one another at physical interfaces.

When you select a component:

• Available physical interfaces are marked by arrows highlighted yellow and located at Frame features in the component.
• Connected physical interfaces are marked by arrows highlighted green and located on or next to other components.

Available physical interfaces in a component will guide you to matching interfaces when you drag the component near other components. For example, green arrows will point from an available interface to any nearby matching interfaces. If there are two or more matching interfaces, the largest green arrow will point to the closest available connection. When matching interfaces are moved close enough to one another, components will snap together and form a physical connection.

1. On the Home tab, in the Manipulation group, click PnP.
2. In the 3D world, point to the component you want to plug into other components.
3. Drag the component near other components until one or more green arrows point from the component to locations at nearby components.
   • If you need to rotate the component in place, select the component, and then drag the manipulator in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. Generally, you need to rotate a component to have its interfaces within an acceptable angle of approach to matching interfaces.
4. Continue dragging the component in the direction of one of the green arrows until the component snaps to another component.
5. If you need to unplug the component, drag the component away from nearby components.