Component Placement Dialog

The following dialog is displayed when either of the following commands are executed:

Place a new component using the Free Placement method.
Use the Model Operations Component Manipulator to reposition an existing component.

Note: When using the Component Manipulator option to move a component, the fields in this dialog must be used. This option is designed to relocate pipe attachments to a new location along the same pipe length and have the ability to adjust the rotation at the same time.

In either case, the dialog allows you to define the location point and rotation direction of the component. Once you have input the desired settings, click OK to either place or relocate the component.

Setting	Description
Location	Define the distance by either typing in the value directly, or using the arrow buttons to adjust the distance incrementally. Click on the units option to the right of the distance field to display a drop down list of available units to choose from. The Lock icon locks the current distance allowing you to possibly rotate the component, or adjust other fields while still keeping the same location. You can unlock the distance field and continue to adjust the distance until the final placement location is accepted.
Relative To	Allows you to change the origin point using one of the following options: Origin: When placing a support component on a pipe, one of the pipe ends is selected as an origin point to used when inputting a distance. End: When first selecting a pipe segment, one end of the pipe is chosen as the origin point. This option will change the origin point to the opposite end of the selected pipe. Reference: Allows you to pick a specific point on the selected pipe, such as an existing support etc., to use as a reference point when defining the distance to use when placing the new support.
Use Local Coordinate System	When placing a free standing component, the component's location is placed in reference to the Global Coordinate System (which usually is set to 0,0,0). Once you select the initial placement point, you can use this option to adjust the component's position relative to the original placement point. When using the Component Manipulator command to move a component, you can enable this option to use the original placement point as the reference point defining the new location. In either instance, you must enable the option then click Apply to use the Local Coordinate System.
Attach By	Provides a list of connect points for the support being placed. As you select a point from the list, the connect point will change dynamically in the model so you can visualize how the support will be placed. This options is particularly useful when placing support steel and using the offset options where you can offset the pipe from either the center of the support frame on T's and U-Frames, or from the end of the horizontal beam on an L-Frame support. Refer to the Support Frames section for additional information on this.
Rotation	These fields allow you to determine the rotation degrees for the Yaw, Pitch, and/or Roll. When you hover the mouse over the Rotation header, the following images displays the rotation direction of each of the three fields. Enter a rotation in degrees in the field or select one of the following options from the drop down menu.
Location Increment	Determines the increment value used when clicking the arrow icons to adjust the Distance.
Rotation Increment	Determines the increment value in degrees for the rotation sliding scale. For example, if you select 15 degrees from the drop down list, when you use the Rotation sliding scale, the component will rotate in 15 degree increments.
Apply	When whatever settings have been defined in the dialog while still keeping the dialog open in case additional changes are needed.
OK	Click to apply the changes and close the dialog.
Cancel	Closes the dialog and cancels the command.