A surgical apparatus (410, 610) comprising: a patient side support system (410, 610) including a part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640) having a first position; and a controller (390, 490, 690) coupled to the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), the controller (390, 490, 690) being configured to: detect a position change indication of the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), the position change indication being based on information from the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), and in response to detection of the position change indication and sensing that a surgical drape (460, 560) is attached to the patient side support system (410, 610), automatically move the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640) to a second position to facilitate draping of the surgical apparatus (410, 610) by moving the part into a portion (461, 462, 561, 562) of the surgical drape (460, 560), wherein the controller (390, 490, 690) being configured to detect the position change indication of the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640) comprises the controller (390, 490, 690) being configured to: detect a position tracking disturbance, the position tracking disturbance being created by a user tapping on the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), or detect a signal, from a motion control input device of the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), to change a position of the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640). a patient side support system (410, 610) including a part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640) having a first position; and a controller (390, 490, 690) coupled to the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), the controller (390, 490, 690) being configured to: detect a position change indication of the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), the position change indication being based on information from the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), and in response to detection of the position change indication and sensing that a surgical drape (460, 560) is attached to the patient side support system (410, 610), automatically move the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640) to a second position to facilitate draping of the surgical apparatus (410, 610) by moving the part into a portion (461, 462, 561, 562) of the surgical drape (460, 560), wherein the controller (390, 490, 690) being configured to detect the position change indication of the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640) comprises the controller (390, 490, 690) being configured to: detect a position tracking disturbance, the position tracking disturbance being created by a user tapping on the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), or detect a signal, from a motion control input device of the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), to change a position of the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640). detect a position change indication of the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), the position change indication being based on information from the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), and in response to detection of the position change indication and sensing that a surgical drape (460, 560) is attached to the patient side support system (410, 610), automatically move the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640) to a second position to facilitate draping of the surgical apparatus (410, 610) by moving the part into a portion (461, 462, 561, 562) of the surgical drape (460, 560), wherein the controller (390, 490, 690) being configured to detect the position change indication of the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640) comprises the controller (390, 490, 690) being configured to: detect a position tracking disturbance, the position tracking disturbance being created by a user tapping on the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), or detect a signal, from a motion control input device of the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640), to change a position of the part (340, 413, 415, 417, 419, 430, 440, 630, 613, 615, 617, 619, 640).