2.3.1.2 Compound Objects

A compound object is a group or collection of object(s). It can contain another compound object(s) or object instances of an object prototype from the library. Compound object can be loaded and displayed in the Graphic Viewer, if the object prototype in the library, from which the object instances are derived, includes a 3D CAD data.

Types of Compound Object

Listed below are different types of compound Resources. For another type of object, such as Parts and Operations, different types of compound object exist.

Icon	Name	Function
	Cell	A workcell
	CompoundResource	A zone containing one or more resource
	CompoundDevice	A zone containing one or more resource type devices
	Line	A specific production line
	Plant	The entire plant
	ResourcePlaceholder	An empty resource
	Station	A single station in a production line
	Zone	An individual zone within a production line

Copying a Library Object to a Compound Object

To copy a library object to a compound object, you can drag and drop the library objects to the compound object node in the Navigation Tree. This copy the object prototype from the library and create a new object instance. The object instance appears as new children node under the compound object node.

Alternatively, if the compound object is already loaded in the Graphic Viewer, you can drag and drop the library object in the Graphic Viewer. The object instance will be listed automatically as a node under the compound object in the corresponding tree (Product or Resource Tree).

Figure: Drag and Drop Function to Copy Object Prototype from a Library to a Compound Object