The Equipment Associations utility allows the user to apply geometrical constraints between Equipment and its surroundings for subsequent design checking. An Equipment Association is a design rule that can be checked by the system. The system reports success if a design constraint is satisfied by the model, otherwise it reports a failure.

The Equipment Associations utility provides the ability to create, modify, delete and view details of Equipment Associations. A separate utility, called the Association Manager, allows users to view these associations. Refer to Association Manager for further information.