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Sometimes the target item must be claimed, but other times it does not have to be claimed. The following list explains how the relationship between an object and its target effects claiming.

  • Placing Nozzles, Equipment Components, Room Components, or Instrument Components: The target item does not need to be claimed.

  • Placing Piping Components or Instruments in Pipe or Signal Runs: The target run must be claimed. In certain cases, placing a piping component or inline instrument causes a zero-length line segment to be created and automatic line connectivity causes it to be joined to an existing run. The target of that zero-length line must be claimed.

  • Placing Reducers: A reducer is a "line-breaking component". The target pipe run and all of its components must be claimed.

  • Placing Flow-Oriented Components: A flow-oriented component sets the flow direction of the target process run, if it is not already set. The target process run must be claimed. You can place a flow arrow label, however, if the flow direction is already defined.

  • Placing OPCs on Runs: The target connector must be claimed.

If the target item needs to be claimed but is not claimed, then you cannot place your item onto the target; the target will not highlight, and your item will not "snap" into position. If no type of placement is allowed at that point, the "no place" indicator PPM All Outputs Graphic is displayed. In most cases, freestanding placement is still allowed.

Geometric Modifications

Geometric operations include a geometric move, with the ALT key pressed where necessary, a rotation, a mirroring, and a scale or parametric modification. The selected symbol does not have to be claimed to perform these operations. None of the connected items have to be claimed either.

Rotation and Mirroring of Inline Components

Rotations of 180 degrees and mirroring about the local y-axis for inline components are special geometric modifications cases because the lines are disconnected before and reconnected after the operations. Therefore, the lines, but not the selected symbol, must be claimed before these operations are allowed. If the lines are not claimed, the standard claim violation message displays.

Rule-Based Moves

All connected items must be claimed, as described above. If the required connected items are not all claimed, the move operation can become a geometric move, as if you pressed the ALT key.