Routing Wires from External Data

This task shows you how to route wires.
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  1. Click Automatic Wire Routing .

  2. The Wire Routing dialog box opens with connectivity and attribute information:

  3. Select all the wires with the double right-arrow .
    The selected wires shift to the right column: they will be routed.

  4. Click Route.

    The Automatic Wire Routing Report dialog box is displayed:

    The specification tree is updated, showing the wires routed:

  5. Close the report window.

Place the pointer over a wire in the specification tree to highlight the bundle segments containing the selected wire in the geometry area.