Inserting Maximo Real Estate and Facilities objects into a drawing

In an attached CAD drawing, you can insert Maximo® Real Estate and Facilities objects that are attached to Maximo Real Estate and Facilities records such as assets or people. For example, you can insert objects that represent desks, chairs, phones, and people into an office space. After the objects are inserted, users can view and report on the objects in Maximo Real Estate and Facilities CAD Integrator/Publisher and in a Graphics section in the Maximo Real Estate and Facilities environment.

About this task

The mapping for inserted objects must be an Item type of mapping. The objects that you can insert into a CAD drawing are AutoCAD blocks or MicroStation cells. Objects can be inserted only into attached boundaries.

To insert objects into a drawing, the objects must exist as records in Maximo Real Estate and Facilities. You can create the records before you begin the following procedure, or you can create the records from Maximo Real Estate and Facilities CAD Integrator/Publisher as you perform the following procedure.

Procedure

  1. Select Maximo Real Estate and Facilities Attach > Insert Object.
  2. Select the information about the object.
  3. Optional: Right-click in the tree to create a Maximo Real Estate and Facilities record, edit an attached object, detach an object, and refresh the tree objects.
  4. Select the object and click OK.
  5. Select the location in the drawing to insert the object.
  6. Optional: To insert additional objects into the drawing, repeat steps 2 - 5.