Use Automatic Route to route one or more selected unrouted wires or cables or all unrouted wires or cables into segments in the active harness assembly. Routed wires (including cable wires) are ignored. For unrouted wires, Automatic Route is also available from the context menu.
All wire or cable wire work points are deleted when routed from a point to point state.
The wire lengths, cable lengths, and segment bundle diameter update each time Apply or OK are clicked.
With manual routing you select one or more wires or cables to route through a selected segment. You can continue to route the same wires or cables through additional segments one at a time.
Segments used for manual routing can be continuous or discontinuous. Routing through discontinuous segments creates routes with gaps. For example, a gap is created by running a wire from one segment, through space for a certain distance, and then into another segment.
All wire or cable wire work points are deleted during routing.
Alternatively you can select the wires to route, right-click, and then select Route from the context menu.
Only segments from the active harness can be selected.
The wire lengths, cable lengths, and segment bundle diameters update and the wires remain selected.
The wire lengths, cable lengths, and segment bundle diameters update each time Apply or OK are clicked.
Click Route to use semi-automatic routing for wires and cables. You select one or more wires to route (including cable wires), and then select the first and last segment within the network in which to route them. You can also select the wires to route, right-click, and then select Route from the context menu.
The wires are routed through the shortest continuous path that connects the two segments. Gaps are not created during semi-automatic routing. All routed wires are ignored. All associated cable wires are routed together. All wire or cable wire work points are deleted when routed from a point to point state.
To select the wires in the graphics window, set the Select command to Select sketch elements.
Only segments from the active harness can be selected.
The buttons cycle through the possible paths in order, from shortest to longest. The Select Path command is displayed for each wire or cable that has multiple routing possibilities.
The harness updates.
The wire lengths, cable lengths, and segment bundle diameters update.
As a result of routing and unrouting wires and cables in complex assemblies, the path the object takes is not always evident from visual inspection. Use View Path from the context menu to highlight the wire stubs and all segments a cable, cable wire, or wire passes through. The centerline geometry or rendered geometry of the wire(s) or cable wires are also highlighted.
If a splice exists on the selected wire, the system highlights the wire to and from the splice along with the segments that the wire is routed through.