Routing Runs

	This task shows you how to create a run.
	You can begin routing a run from: Space. An object, such as a tube. The end of a run or middle of a run. A point. Connectors. Item reservation face.
	1.	Click the `Route a Run` button . The Run dialog box is displayed. Click on the down arrow and select the Type of the run.
	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. 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. 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. 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.
	3.	Define the Section parameters:
		a. Select the Section Type button. The Section dialog box is displayed.
		b. Define the section type and corresponding parameters for each of them: No Section Rectangular. Enter or select the: Set Point Envelope Height Envelope Width Nominal Size Display Circular. Enter or select the: Set Point Envelope Diameter Nominal Size Display Flat Oval: Enter or select the: Set Point Envelope Height Envelope Width Nominal Size Display Radius Corner: Enter or select the: Set Point Envelope Height Envelope Width Radius Corner Nominal Size Display Double Ridge: Enter or select the: Set Point Envelope Height Envelope Width Nominal Size Display The Envelope field refers to the total work area needed.
		c. Select `OK` on the Section dialog box.
	The Display buttons allow you to select a display mode of Single, Double 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 Single, Double and Flat display modes. 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.
	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.
	6.	Click in the drawing to define the routing points.
	7	Double-click on the last point to stop routing. You can also click `OK` in the Run dialog box to stop routing. Click `Cancel` to abort your routing.
	8.	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.