To Work with Routes

Delete, insert interior route points, and repair disjoint route segments in rigid routes.

In both auto regions and parametric regions of a rigid route, intermediate route points that are associated with a coupling or a placed fitting and terminal route points can be deleted, but intermediate route points that are associated with a default directional fitting cannot.

Tip: Deleting intermediate route points is one of the ways to delete the associated coupling or manually inserted fitting. Alternatively, placed fittings can also be directly deleted with the run active.

Delete intermediate route points

In both auto regions and parametric regions of a rigid route, intermediate route points that are associated with a coupling or a placed fitting and terminal route points can be deleted, but intermediate route points that are associated with a default directional fitting cannot.

Tip: Deleting intermediate route points is one of the ways to delete the associated coupling or manually inserted fitting. Alternatively, placed fittings can also be directly deleted with the run active.

1. Activate the route.
2. In the Model browser or graphics window, right-click the route point and select Delete.
   • If a shared route point is deleted, it is deleted from all shared route segments.
   • If an intermediate route point that joins two collinear rigid route segments is deleted, one or two single linear route segment is created conforming to the minimum and maximum segment lengths.
   • If an intermediate hose route point is deleted, the system recomputes the hose length and updates the hose segment conforming to the minimum bend radius and round-up value.

Delete terminal route points

1. Activate the route.
2. In the graphics window, right-click the last segment containing the terminal route point and select Delete.

Insert interior route points to rigid route segments

Route points can be inserted into both auto routes and sketched routes throughout the design cycle. The original route segment is split into two segments and a coupling is placed at that location. The two new segments must conform to the minimum segment length.

Tip: While editing, you can turn off a fitting (coupling only) that is associated to model geometry by using the Fitting option on the context menu. When a fitting is turned off, the route point locates a segment instead of a fitting and remains associated with the object in the assembly.

1. Activate the route.
2. On the ribbon, click Route tab Create panel Insert Node .

   The sketched route segment or auto route region involved is split into halves.

3. In the graphics window, pause the cursor over the segment where you want to add the route point, and click to add the point.

   When pausing over the invalid position that is smaller than the minimum segment length, a white cross symbol is attached to the cursor.

4. Typically, use the General Dimension command to edit the position.
5. To finish the insertion and continue editing, right-click in the graphics window and select Done.
6. Right-click again and select Finish Edit.

Create continuous route segments between disjoint endpoints

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.

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.

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.