diff --git a/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.cc b/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.cc
index 155cc4792..e2a789294 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.cc
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ class InteractingWithTextLocalOperation
 {
 public:
   InteractingWithTextLocalOperation (bool inverse, size_t min_count, size_t max_count)
-    : m_inverse (inverse), m_min_count (min_count), m_max_count (max_count)
+    : m_inverse (inverse), m_min_count (std::max (size_t (1), min_count)), m_max_count (max_count)
   {
     //  .. nothing yet ..
   }
diff --git a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbRegion.cc b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbRegion.cc
index 68966276b..19638d644 100644
--- a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbRegion.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbRegion.cc
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region (decl_dbShapeCollection, "db", "Region",
     "\n"
     "Merged semantics applies for this method (see \\merged_semantics= of merged semantics)\n"
   ) + 
-  method ("interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Region &, size_t, size_t) const) &db::Region::selected_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (0)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
+  method ("interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Region &, size_t, size_t) const) &db::Region::selected_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (1)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
     "@brief Returns the polygons of this region which overlap or touch polygons from the other region\n"
     "\n"
     "'min_count' and 'max_count' impose a constraint on the number of times a polygon of this region "
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region (decl_dbShapeCollection, "db", "Region",
     "\n"
     "The min_count and max_count arguments have been added in version 0.27.\n"
   ) +
-  method ("not_interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Region &, size_t, size_t) const) &db::Region::selected_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (0)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
+  method ("not_interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Region &, size_t, size_t) const) &db::Region::selected_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (1)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
     "@brief Returns the polygons of this region which do not overlap or touch polygons from the other region\n"
     "\n"
     "'min_count' and 'max_count' impose a constraint on the number of times a polygon of this region "
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region (decl_dbShapeCollection, "db", "Region",
     "\n"
     "The min_count and max_count arguments have been added in version 0.27.\n"
   ) +
-  method ("select_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Region &, size_t, size_t)) &db::Region::select_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (0)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
+  method ("select_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Region &, size_t, size_t)) &db::Region::select_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (1)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
     "@brief Selects the polygons from this region which overlap or touch polygons from the other region\n"
     "\n"
     "'min_count' and 'max_count' impose a constraint on the number of times a polygon of this region "
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region (decl_dbShapeCollection, "db", "Region",
     "\n"
     "The min_count and max_count arguments have been added in version 0.27.\n"
   ) +
-  method ("select_not_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Region &, size_t, size_t)) &db::Region::select_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (0)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
+  method ("select_not_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Region &, size_t, size_t)) &db::Region::select_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (1)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
     "@brief Selects the polygons from this region which do not overlap or touch polygons from the other region\n"
     "\n"
     "'min_count' and 'max_count' impose a constraint on the number of times a polygon of this region "
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region (decl_dbShapeCollection, "db", "Region",
     "\n"
     "The min_count and max_count arguments have been added in version 0.27.\n"
   ) +
-  method ("interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Edges &, size_t, size_t) const) &db::Region::selected_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (0)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
+  method ("interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Edges &, size_t, size_t) const) &db::Region::selected_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (1)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
     "@brief Returns the polygons of this region which overlap or touch edges from the edge collection\n"
     "\n"
     "'min_count' and 'max_count' impose a constraint on the number of times a polygon of this region "
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region (decl_dbShapeCollection, "db", "Region",
     "This method has been introduced in version 0.25.\n"
     "The min_count and max_count arguments have been added in version 0.27.\n"
   ) +
-  method ("not_interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Edges &, size_t, size_t) const) &db::Region::selected_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (0)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
+  method ("not_interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Edges &, size_t, size_t) const) &db::Region::selected_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (1)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
     "@brief Returns the polygons of this region which do not overlap or touch edges from the edge collection\n"
     "\n"
     "'min_count' and 'max_count' impose a constraint on the number of times a polygon of this region "
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region (decl_dbShapeCollection, "db", "Region",
     "This method has been introduced in version 0.25\n"
     "The min_count and max_count arguments have been added in version 0.27.\n"
   ) +
-  method ("select_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Edges &, size_t, size_t)) &db::Region::select_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (0)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
+  method ("select_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Edges &, size_t, size_t)) &db::Region::select_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (1)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
     "@brief Selects the polygons from this region which overlap or touch edges from the edge collection\n"
     "\n"
     "'min_count' and 'max_count' impose a constraint on the number of times a polygon of this region "
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region (decl_dbShapeCollection, "db", "Region",
     "This method has been introduced in version 0.25\n"
     "The min_count and max_count arguments have been added in version 0.27.\n"
   ) +
-  method ("select_not_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Edges &, size_t, size_t)) &db::Region::select_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (0)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
+  method ("select_not_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Edges &, size_t, size_t)) &db::Region::select_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (1)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
     "@brief Selects the polygons from this region which do not overlap or touch edges from the edge collection\n"
     "\n"
     "'min_count' and 'max_count' impose a constraint on the number of times a polygon of this region "
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region (decl_dbShapeCollection, "db", "Region",
     "This method has been introduced in version 0.25\n"
     "The min_count and max_count arguments have been added in version 0.27.\n"
   ) +
-  method ("interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Texts &, size_t, size_t) const) &db::Region::selected_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (0)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
+  method ("interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Texts &, size_t, size_t) const) &db::Region::selected_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (1)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
     "@brief Returns the polygons of this region which overlap or touch texts\n"
     "\n"
     "'min_count' and 'max_count' impose a constraint on the number of times a polygon of this region "
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region (decl_dbShapeCollection, "db", "Region",
     "\n"
     "This method has been introduced in version 0.27\n"
   ) +
-  method ("not_interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Texts &, size_t, size_t) const) &db::Region::selected_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (0)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
+  method ("not_interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Texts &, size_t, size_t) const) &db::Region::selected_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (1)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
     "@brief Returns the polygons of this region which do not overlap or touch texts\n"
     "\n"
     "'min_count' and 'max_count' impose a constraint on the number of times a polygon of this region "
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region (decl_dbShapeCollection, "db", "Region",
     "\n"
     "This method has been introduced in version 0.27\n"
   ) +
-  method ("select_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Texts &, size_t, size_t)) &db::Region::select_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (0)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
+  method ("select_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Texts &, size_t, size_t)) &db::Region::select_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (1)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
     "@brief Selects the polygons of this region which overlap or touch texts\n"
     "\n"
     "@return The region after the polygons have been selected (self)\n"
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region (decl_dbShapeCollection, "db", "Region",
     "\n"
     "This method has been introduced in version 0.27\n"
   ) +
-  method ("select_not_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Texts &, size_t, size_t)) &db::Region::select_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (0)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
+  method ("select_not_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Texts &, size_t, size_t)) &db::Region::select_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"), gsi::arg ("min_count", size_t (1)), gsi::arg ("max_count", size_t (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ()), "unlimited"),
     "@brief Selects the polygons of this region which do not overlap or touch texts\n"
     "\n"
     "'min_count' and 'max_count' impose a constraint on the number of times a polygon of this region "
diff --git a/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb b/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb
index fc91bdaf0..359470cca 100644
--- a/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb
+++ b/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb
@@ -1946,21 +1946,16 @@ CODE
       # In tiled mode, there are no modifying versions. Emulate using the non-modifying one.
       eval <<"CODE"
       def #{f}(other, *args)
-        if :#{fi} != :interacting && :#{fi} != :not_interacting 
-          requires_edges_or_region("#{f}")
-          requires_same_type(other, "#{f}")
+        requires_edges_texts_or_region("#{f}")
+        if self.data.is_a?(RBA::Text)
+          other.requires_region("#{f}")
+        elsif self.data.is_a?(RBA::Region)
+          other.requires_edges_texts_or_region("#{f}")
         else
-          requires_edges_texts_or_region("#{f}")
-          if self.data.is_a?(RBA::Text)
-            other.requires_region("#{f}")
-          elsif self.data.is_a?(RBA::Region)
-            other.requires_edges_texts_or_region("#{f}")
-          else
-            other.requires_edges_or_region("#{f}")
-          end
+          other.requires_edges_or_region("#{f}")
         end
         if @engine.is_tiled?
-          self.data = @engine._tcmd(self.data, 0, self.data.class, :#{fi}, other.data, *minmax_count(:#{f}, *args))
+          self.data = @engine._tcmd(self.data, 0, self.data.class, :#{fi}, other.data, *minmax_count(:#{fi}, *args))
           DRCLayer::new(@engine, self.data)
         else
           DRCLayer::new(@engine, @engine._tcmd(self.data, 0, self.data.class, :#{f}, other.data, *minmax_count(:#{f}, *args)))
@@ -1974,19 +1969,8 @@ CODE
       # In tiled mode, there are no modifying versions. Emulate using the non-modifying one.
       eval <<"CODE"
       def #{f}(other)
-        if :#{fi} != :interacting && :#{fi} != :not_interacting 
-          requires_edges_or_region("#{f}")
-          requires_same_type(other, "#{f}")
-        else
-          requires_edges_texts_or_region("#{f}")
-          if self.data.is_a?(RBA::Text)
-            other.requires_region("#{f}")
-          elsif self.data.is_a?(RBA::Region)
-            other.requires_edges_texts_or_region("#{f}")
-          else
-            other.requires_edges_or_region("#{f}")
-          end
-        end
+        requires_edges_or_region("#{f}")
+        requires_same_type(other, "#{f}")
         if @engine.is_tiled?
           self.data = @engine._tcmd(self.data, 0, self.data.class, :#{fi}, other.data)
           DRCLayer::new(@engine, self.data)