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This task shows you
how to create a path reservation on an area. |
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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.
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Make the appropriate
area active. See
Making an
Element Active. |
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Select the Path Reservation
button . The Path
Reservation dialog box displays.
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Define the type of
path reservation you want to create.
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Define
the routing mode for the path reservation:
Point-to-point
Orthogonal
Slope
Directional
Edgeline
Branch at
Center: see Branching a Path Reservation
In addition, if you place the compass on an object the Use Compass
Origin button will
display. If you click the button and start to route the route will start
from the compass origin. If you are in the middle of routing, the compass
origin will serve as a routing point.
Click one of the Select Mode buttons - the default is No Filter. The
Select Mode buttons allow you to define where you can start routing from.
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.
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To define Section parameters, do
the following: |
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a. Click the Section type
button to define the section type of the run.
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The Section dialog box is displayed.
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b. Define the section type and the corresponding parameters for each
of them:
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No Section
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Rectangular
- Set Point
- Envelope Height
- Envelope width
- Display
- Nominal size
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Circular
- Set Point
- Envelope diameter
- Nominal size
- Display
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Flat Oval.
- Set Point
- Envelope Height
- Envelope Width
- Nominal size
- Display
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Radius
Corner: Enter or select the:
- Set Point
- Envelope Height
- Envelope Width
- Radius Corner
- Nominal size
- Display
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The Display buttons allow you to select a
display mode of Line/Curve, Solid or Flat. 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 the Line/Curve, Solid and Flat display
modes.
Instead of entering the type of path reservation, the set point and the
height, width or diameter in the Section dialog box, you can select
an existing path reservation in your document. Once you select the path
reservation the Section dialog box will display the same values as the one
you selected. To select, click on the Path
Reservation button and then click the left mouse button once
on the path reservation whose values you want as the default. Make sure the
entire path reservation is selected, and not just one segment or node. It
will be easier to select the path reservation in the specifications tree. |
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Select OK on the Section dialog box. |
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Optional. Key in a value for the
turn radius. |
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Click in the drawing to define the
routing points. |
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Double-click the last point to stop routing. |
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10. |
Click on the Close Loop symbol
that
shows at the beginning of the routable if you want to create a closed loop
routable. In a closed loop routable the ends of the routable are joined. |
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