Repair disjoint route segments in rigid routes

A disjoint route can occur when interior sketched route segments or auto route regions are deleted. It can also be intentionally created in discontinuous sketched route segments and auto route regions as you plan to join them together at a later time. Use the Route command or apply coincident geometric constraints to close the gap between disjoint segments.

Both commands are available only when disjoint route segments are in the same route.

Create continuous route segments between disjoint endpoints

1. In the Model browser, activate the route to repair.
2. Start the Route command on the endpoint of the segment to repair using any of the following ways:
   • On the ribbon, click Route tab Create panel Route , and click the segment endpoint.
   • In the Model browser or graphics window, click the segment endpoint, and click t Route tab Create panel Route .
   • In the Model browser or graphics window, right-click the segment endpoint, and select Route.
3. Click the endpoint of the segment to connect.
4. If more than one solution is available, the Select Other tool appears for you to cycle through the solutions. Click the middle green area to make your selection. You can also change to an alternative auto route solution at a later time.

   The route automatically generates between these two points to repair the disjoint route.

Show Me how to repair a disjoint route

Tip: If auto route region does not satisfy the design, define route segments manually using geometric and dimension constraints. You can also convert the auto route region to sketched route segments, and then make appropriate adjustments.

Make disjoint endpoints coincident

To use the Coincident command, at least one of the two disjoint route segments is an auto route region, non-dimensioned sketched route segment, or sketched route segment in driven dimension so that it can dynamically respond to changes.

When certain constraints already exist on the associated route segment, system may fail to solve the new sketch constraint. You can delete appropriate dimension constraints and geometric constraints beforehand.

1. In the Model browser, activate the route to repair.
2. Optionally, if both disjoint segments are in normal sketched dimensions, do either of the following for at least one segment as you need:
   • Right-click the dimension and select Delete.
   • Click the dimension in the graphics window, and then on the ribbon, click 3D Sketch tab Format panel Driven Dimension .

   Route segments that are not in sketched dimensions can dynamically update when the associated route point is repositioned.

3. On the ribbon, click Route tab Constrain panel Coincident , and then click the endpoints of the two disjoint route segments.

   The disjoint route is repaired.