To Insert P&ID Components

  1. Click Schematic tabInsert Components panelInsert P&ID Components. Find
  2. In the Insert Component dialog box, select the starting orientation for the component: horizontal or vertical.
  3. (Optional) If you want to turn off the Insert/Edit Component dialog box when inserting symbols onto the drawing, select No edit dialog box.
  4. (Optional) If you want to insert the component, untagged (for example, without assigning a unique Component Tag), select No tag. The untagged value that displays is the TAG1/TAG2 default value of the component.
  5. Select the component to insert from the Symbol Preview window.

    The Recently Used column displays components inserted during the current editing session. You can also select the component to insert from this list.

  6. Specify the insertion point in the drawing.

    The orientation of the symbol tries to match the underlying wire. The wire breaks automatically if the symbol lands on it.

  7. In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, annotate the component.
  8. Click OK.