# Pipe Drawing Tool Component Anchors Customization **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [May 4, 2024, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-drawing-tool-component-anchors-customization/89915 "2024-05-04T03:21:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Harrison\_Roberts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Harrison\_Roberts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Harrison_Roberts)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-drawing-tool-component-anchors-customization/89915/1 "2024-05-04T03:21:36Z")
With regard to the pipe drawing tool in the perspective module, is there a way to change the position of piping anchor points on components? ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_McIlvenna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/robert_mcilvenna/32/80238_2.png) [@Robert\_McIlvenna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert_McIlvenna)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-drawing-tool-component-anchors-customization/89915/2 "2025-01-13T13:52:37Z")
I would also like this, would help with making custom components ---
**Author:** ![jparsons1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@jparsons1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jparsons1)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-drawing-tool-component-anchors-customization/89915/3 "2025-07-22T13:21:55Z")
Reviving this thread to see if there has been an update that includes this. ---
**Author:** ![dgillbee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dgillbee/32/73838_2.png) [@dgillbee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dgillbee)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-drawing-tool-component-anchors-customization/89915/4 "2025-10-16T04:35:33Z")
I've had a play with defining piping anchor points. If you convert the standard Perspective components to a drawing, you can see how the anchors are defined. Anchor points are circles with radius of 0 and a style class of `ia_drawingComponent__pipingAnchor`. I have successfully defined custom anchor points by replicating this configuration on drawing components. The issue I am hitting is when I want to define anchor points on a drawing within an embedded view. What ever logic is implemented to search for the pipingAnchor class does not work when using an embedded view. It would be great if we could get this updated. Another recommendation is to add a ' **Create Piping Anchor button**' to the drawing tools! ---
**Author:** ![brandon1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@brandon1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brandon1)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-drawing-tool-component-anchors-customization/89915/5 "2025-10-16T13:42:18Z")
I also really want this capability especially within embedded views. Please add your votes to this ideas submission so hopefully this gets traction: [Possibility to Add or Edit piping anchor points of a component | Voters | Inductive Automation](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/possibility-to-add-or-edit-piping-anchor-points-of-a-component) ---
**Author:** ![dgillbee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dgillbee/32/73838_2.png) [@dgillbee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dgillbee)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-drawing-tool-component-anchors-customization/89915/6 "2025-10-16T23:15:25Z")
I've added an upvote ---
**Author:** ![andrew.budaiev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrew.budaiev/32/72921_2.png) [@andrew.budaiev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.budaiev)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-drawing-tool-component-anchors-customization/89915/7 "2025-11-27T02:22:12Z")
It would be nice to be able to define custom anchors through the drawing editor. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/2/7209a1770435ba011e49ebef2634562526194c38.png)