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Sets the default construction status for the active drawing, and tolerances for locating items and moving around in the drawing.

Default construction status

Assigns the selected construction status to all placed items. This list contains the following options: New, Existing, and Future. The plant administrator sets the plant-wide default at setup, but this option allows you to change the default on a drawing-by-drawing basis. The construction status for an item appears in the Properties window when the item is selected. Also, the construction status can be set for individual drawing items by changing its value in the Properties window.

Locate

Specifies the range, called the locate zone, at which a candidate item is highlighted when another item approaches. A candidate item is any item in the drawing that meets the placement rules of the approaching item. For example, a pipe run can be a candidate item, and a valve can be an approaching item to that pipe run. The pipe is highlighted when the valve is within the locate tolerance. If you are not placing an item but only selecting drawing items, the locate tolerance defines how close the pointer must approach to select the item.

Break-away

Sets the number of pixels at which an item disconnects from its parent item. For example, to move a valve, you drag the valve. If you keep the pointer within the break-away tolerance from the line, the valve does not disconnect from the line.

Place Partner OPC in Stockpile

Indicates that when a new off-page connector (OPC) is placed, the partner OPC is automatically stored in the Stockpile. If you clear this option, the Set Stockpile Location of Partner OPC dialog appears after you place a new OPC. Using this dialog, you can indicate the drawing in which the partner OPC is stored until you place it in that drawing.

For Smart P&ID Engineering, placement is not allowed. Therefore, the settings for the Break-away and Place Partner OPC in Stockpile options does not affect the software behavior.