To edit the geometry of a P&ID component and retain its data

You might find a component in the tool palette that almost matches a component that you use in your drawings. Rather than creating a new component, you can change a single instance of a component by editing its symbolic geometry in the block editor. Only the symbol is edited. Annotations and other component data is preserved.

For example, if the P&ID tool palette contains a tank that is similar to one you want to use but is not as tall as you need it to be, you can edit the component and stretch the lines to create a new instance.

1. In the P&ID tool palette, click the tab that contains the component you want to edit. Click the component.
2. Click in the drawing to place the component.
3. On the ribbon, click Home tab P&ID panel P&ID Edit Block.
4. Select the component to open it in the block editor. Modify the geometry as needed.
5. In the Edit P&ID Object’s toolbar, save changes and exit the block editor.