Overriding Violations of Routing Rules

This task explains how to override violations of routing rules defined in Tools Options. To view previously defined routing rules with the Routing Rules command, and to allow cable routes to violate these rules, see Allowing Cable Routes to Violate Routing Rules.
Use the Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box to load cable data from the database, and to route cables.
1. To override violations of routing rules, select a cable from the list in the Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box with a Validation Status of Rule Violated.

Click the Override Violation button and the Override Validation Status dialog box displays.

The Routing Rule column lists the routing rules and indicates those rules that are violated in the Violation column.

If after reviewing the violations, you decide not to override, click Cancel.

If you determine that the routing rules violations should be overridden, click OK. The Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box redisplays.

Notice the validation status for the selected cable route (in the Validation Status column) is changed to Overridden.

  2. You can change the Validation Status back to Rule Violated from Overridden.

Select a cable from the list in the Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box with a Validation Status of Overridden.

Click the Override Violation button and the Override Validation Status dialog box displays.

The Routing Rule column lists the routing rules and indicates those rules that are violated in the Violation column.

If you determine that routing rules violations should not be overridden, click OK.

The Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box redisplays. Notice that Rule Violated now displays for the selected cable route in the Validation Status column.