Allowing Cable Routes to Violate Routing Rules

This task explains how to view previously defined routing rules with the Routing Rules command, and how to allow cable routes to violate these rules if necessary. To override the validation status of a cable route, see Overriding Violations of Routing Rules.

You use the Routing Rules command before routing or partially routing cables, and before validating a cable route.

You define routing rules in Tools Options as follows:

  • From the menu bar, select Tools - Options - Equipment and Systems - Electrical Cabling Discipline - Electrical Cableway Routing.
  • Select the Electrical Cableway Routing tab and under Manage Cables from Database Routing Rules, check the rules as required.

Use the Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box to load cable data from the database.
1. The Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box displays a list of cables.

To view the defined routing rules, click the Routing Rules button , and the Routing Options dialog box displays.

You see a list of the rules that are defined in Tools Options. See Customizing Settings, Electrical Cableway Routing Tab.
  2. Before routing a cable, refer to the Validation Mode section at the bottom of the dialog box. You can choose whether or not to allow a cable route to violate the defined rules.
  • If you do not want the cable route to violate the rules, select Do Not Allow Cable Route to Violate Rules (this is the default).
  • If you want to allow the cable route to violate the rules, but want to check for violations, select Allow Cable Route to Violate Rules and  Check for Violations.
  • If you want to allow the cable route to violate the rules, and do not want to check for violations, select Allow Cable Route to Violate Rules and Do Not Check for Violations.

Click OK and return to the Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box.

  3. After routing or validating cables, check the Validation Status column in the Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box, and see which cables show Rule Violated in the Validation Status column. (If there were no violations, the Validation Status column indicates No Violations.)

You need to determine whether to override these routing rules violations. See Overriding Violations of Routing Rules.

Not Validated displays if the Validation Mode you selected did not check for violations. When you validate the cable route, the Validation Status changes to Rule Violated or No Violations.