Sets options for placing a support in the model.
Properties
Opens the Support Properties Dialog, which is used to modify support properties.
Custom Form Definition
Opens the user defined form for an object that has a form defined. It is enabled only if a form definition is defined for the support being placed. If the support does not have the form defined, this command is not available. See User-defined Forms.
Feature
Select one or more features for which you want to place a support. You must select
at least one feature. Click Reject 
to clear all the selected features and start selecting the features again. Click
Accept 
when you are finished selecting the features.
The first feature that you select is the primary feature. The system uses the cross section from the primary feature to define the support plane. If you clear the primary feature, the second feature that you select becomes the new primary feature.
Structure
Select one or more structures to support the feature you selected. Click Reject to clear all selected structures and start selecting supporting structures. Click Accept when you are finished selecting supporting structures.
Finish
Places the support using the information that you provided.
Reject
Clears all the selected objects and restarts the selection process.
Accept
Indicates that the object selection is complete.
System
Select the parent system for the support that you are placing. You can create systems in the Systems and Specifications task.
For pipe supports, the default system is the parent system of the pipe you selected
first. For other disciplines, the default system is the last used system.
Rule
Displays the support types based on the rules defined in the reference data. When you select this option, the software uses an Assembly Selection Rule to filter the available supports in the Type box based on inputs such as the pipe outside diameter, distance between the supported object and the supporting object, and whether the route is above or below the supporting object. Clear the Rule option to select any available support type from the catalog.
You or your project administrator have control over how the rules are defined. See Hangers and Supports Reference Data Help.
If you placed a support using the Rule option, and later the inputs to the Assembly Selection Rule (ASR) change, the software
changes the support type to a new type if the selected support no longer satisfies
the ASR.
Type
Sets the kind of support that you want to place. If you select the Rule option, the software lists support types based on the rules defined in the reference data. If you clear the Rule option, the software lists the last ten support types that you placed. Select More to select a different support type.
When you place a designed support, the Type box is not available.
Change Support Configuration
Cycles through the available attachment types based on the feature and the support type. This option is not available for types that do not support multiple attachment types.
Toggle Connection to Structure
Cycles through the available attachment types based on the supporting structure and the support type. If you are placing a support from two structures, the software displays two buttons, one for each structure. This option is not available for types that do not support multiple attachment types.
Toggle Face Position
Cycles through the available face positions for the supporting structure. For example, you can use this option to move a U-bolt so that it does not interfere with the web of a wide flange beam. If you are placing a support from two structures, the software displays two buttons, one for each structure. This option might not be available if there are no optional face positions.
Design
Places a design support. When you start the placement command, select the Design check box to place a design support. Clear the Design check box to place a Standard assembly. You can select or clear the Design check box any time when the Straight Feature SmartStep is active. You can even select
or clear the check box after committing the feature selection using Accept . If you select Design, the Rule check box is disabled.
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A design support is a placeholder support or a container support to place parts of multiple combinations of standard supports.
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The parts you can use to create a design support are available in the catalog. These parts are intelligent and contain property information that enables you to generate reports for the entire support.