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This task shows you
how to use the compass to route in any direction. |
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1.
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Click the
Route a Run
button.
The Routing dialog box is displayed. |
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Click the Directional
Routing button.
![](images/buttonroutingmodedirectnl.gif) |
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Select the type of run and
enter other values. See Routing a Run
for more details. |
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Click at the point where you want to start
your run from. This places the compass at that point.
![](images/AT0102A.gif)
To begin routing click and drag the compass so that its Z axis (it may
read W) is pointing in the direction in which you want to route. To change
direction, drag the Z (or W) axis of the compass, or press the Shift key
repeatedly until the desired axis is highlighted.
![](images/AT0102B.gif)
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Double click, or click
OK to end your routing. |
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If you place an offset plane, and route normal to the
plane, you will see the offset distance you have routed. This distance is shown
in increments of the value entered in the step
input box.
![](images/AT0102C_NLS.gif) ![](images/AT0102F_NLS.gif)
If you route parallel to the offset plane the grid step is not
effective. In
this case you will continue to see the offset distance between the plane and
the point at which you started routing parallel to it.
![](images/AT0102D_NLS.gif) |
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Placing an offset plane also displays the
Min. Offset field in the Run dialog box.
![](images/AT0102G_NLS.gif)
You can limit how close to an offset plane you can route by entering
a value in this field. As you can see in the images, the user has
entered 1000 mm, and he cannot route closer than 1000 mm to the offset
plane.
![](images/AT0102I.gif)
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![](../icons_C2/common/ainfo.gif) |
You can also double click on the
compass to bring up the Compass Manipulation dialog box, which allows you
to enter values to modify compass direction and/or location. |
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