# Placing a component

Select a component from a particular group by first clicking on the group tab and then selecting the desired component. The screen capture below shows the Valves group tab selected and the available valves (and associated valve icons) displayed. Click to select a component and the cursor immediately changes to the appropriate icon as it is moved over the flowsheet. Click to drop the component in the desired position on the flowsheet. The cursor (pointer) remains live with this icon until another is selected or the Selector Tool is selected. Thus, you can place many of the same elements on the flowsheet without refreshing the cursor. You can insert a component in an existing pipe by hovering the cursor over the pipe until the icon changes to a "split cursor". By using the snap and grid tools you can layout component items at fixed positions only; with snap off you can place component items at any flowsheet location.