About Grips

You use grips to perform actions on objects in a drawing.

Grips are displayed at strategic points on objects when you select them. You can click these grips to perform the actions described in the following table.

Grip Name Grip Symbol Description
Continuation grip
Starts or continues routing pipe.
Elevation grip
Moves a pipe line up or down to set an elevation.
Rotation grip
Displays the compass and allows a component to be rotated.
Stretch grip
Appears at the midpoints of schematic line segments; it moves a line orthogonally.
Endline grip
Lengthens or shortens a schematic line.
Connection grip
Connects a schematic line or pipe line to a component, pipe line, or another schematic line.
Gap grip
Breaks a schematic line between the gap symbols.
Flip grip
Flips a component in the opposite direction.
Substitution grip
Displays a palette with similar components that you can substitute for the one you originally placed.
Add nozzle grip
Adds a nozzle to existing equipment or converted 3D solids.
Edit nozzle grip
Edits all nozzles (standard, line, and virtual).