Routing a Run

	This task shows you how to create a run.
	You can begin routing a run from: Space. An object, such as a duct. The end of a run or middle of a run. A point. Connectors. Item reservation face. When you route, by default the run is created on the XY (Z=0) plane. If you want to route a run on a specific surface or another plane, then you need to place the compass on the plane or surface on which you want to create the run. In the image below, if the compass had not been placed on the surface, routing would take place at the XY plane. If the user wants to route on the surface of the object, he has to place the compass on it (as shown). The run will be created on the base plane of the compass, as shown below.
	1.	Click the `Route a Run` button . The Run dialog box is displayed.
	2.	Define the routing mode for the run: Point-to-point: routing will be directly between two points indicated by clicking. Orthogonal: routing between two points will proceed first in the X direction, then in the Y direction. Slope routing: see Slope Routing. Directional routing: see Routing with a Compass. Edgeline: see Edgeline Routing. Branch at Center: see Branching a Run. Click one of the Select Mode buttons - the default is No Filter. No Filter: No filters are applied and you can route from any routable object or in space. In Space: Routing will be in space. This is useful when you have a large object in the background, such as a ship structure, and you want to be able to route in space. You must select this option when you are routing in cache mode and you want to route in space with an object in the background. When you are in design mode you do not need to select this option. You can also select the option `Allow selection of objects in cache mode during routing`. If the option (`Tools - Options - Equipment & Systems - Design Criteria`) is un-selected then you will not need to click the `In Space` button. Only Part Connectors: Select this to be able to route from part or equipment connectors only. `Select` `part` `to` `display` `connector` `list`: This button allows you to use a dialog box to select the connector on which to place a part, and is useful in busy documents. Click this button if you want to select the connector on which to place your part by using a dialog box, instead of selecting the connector in the viewer. With your document open, select the part you want to place, click the `Select` `part` `to display` `connector` `list` button and choose the part on which you want to place your part. A `Selected` `Part` dialog box will display, showing all the connectors on your selected part. The selected connector will be highlighted, and will be orange in the viewer. Select the connector on which you want to place your part and click `OK`. Import Node Points: This allows you to route using predefined node points. See Routing with Defined Nodes for more information.
	Section dimensions, Turn radius and Minimum length fields display the values given to the Line ID being used. Click the Section icon. The Display buttons allow you to select a display mode of Line/Curve or Solid. Click the Display Centerline button to show the centerline of the run. This will appear as a dashed yellow line. In addition a blue line will appear to display the Set Point setting. This feature works in both the Line/Curve and Solid display modes.

	3.	Define the Section parameters:
		a. Select the Section `Type` button. The Section dialog box displays. Select the Set Point, enter the Envelope dimensions (if applicable) and select a display. Click `OK`.
		b. In the Run dialog box, define the section type and corresponding parameters for each of them: No Section Rectangular. Enter or select the: Inside Height Inside Width Circular Inside Diameter Flat Oval Inside Height Inside Width Radius Corner Inside Height Inside Width Radius Corner

	Instead of entering the type of run, the set point and the height, width or diameter in the `Section` dialog box, you can select an existing run in your document. Once selected, the Section dialog box will display the values for that run. To select, click on the `Run` button and then click on the run whose values you want as the default. Make sure the entire run is selected - not just a segment or a node. It will be easier to select the run in the specifications tree.
	4.	Enter values for the minimum length and turn radius.
	If you enter a minimum length or turn radius you will not be able to route correctly unless these values are satisfied. For instance, if you enter a minimum length of 10 feet, you will not be able to complete a segment that is 5 feet. In the illustration below, the green line shows the minimum segment length that will be created, even if you try to make a shorter segment, because the minimum length you entered is longer than the segment you are now trying to create. Similarly, if you enter a value for the turn radius, your run will automatically be adjusted to satisfy the defined turn radius.
	5.	Click in the drawing to define the routing points. If you want the application to show you possible paths between two objects, then select your beginning and end points and click the Display Alternate Path button . The first click displays a field showing the number of possible paths: . Subsequent clicks show the actual paths. You have a choice of three: shortest distance; orthogonal from start to end and orthogonal from end to start. The minimum length of any segment will be equal to or more than the `Minimum` `Length` value in the `Run` dialog box. See Displaying Alternate Paths for more information about this option.
	6.	Once you have a route you want to accept, click `OK` or the Create the Run button and the run will be created. If you click the button you can select another run. If you click `OK` you will exit the command. Click `Cancel` to abort your routing. You can also double-click on the last point to stop routing. In this case you will not be able to alternative paths.
	7.	Click on the Close Loop symbol that shows at the beginning of the run if you want to create a closed loop run. In a closed loop run the ends of the run are joined.
	8.	When starting a run from a part, a run that is a continuation of an existing run, or if branching from an existing run use the following buttons as needed: Get Line ID from Selection: gets the line ID from the run or part you are routing from. Get Line Size/Spec from Selection: gets the size and spec from the run or part you are routing from. Get Line Spec from Selection: gets the line specification from the run or part you are routing from. NOTE: The above three buttons are dependent upon settings in the project resource management file. Certain settings in that file will mean these buttons are always grayed out. In the task List of PRM Resources and Flags, see entries for the resources: AlwaysUseSpecFromLine; GetLineFromSelection; GetSizeFromSelection; GetSpecFromSelection.
	9.	The Change to Schematic Mode button lets you toggle between schematic and non-schematic mode. You will exit the command when you click this button and need to click the Route Run command again.