Routing Conductors Manually

You can define or edit the route of a conductor manually. The route of a conductor is the list of segments through which the conductor is passing. A route is not necessarily continuous and it can contain a loop.

This command is action / object or object / action and it does not apply to conductor groups.

The Manual Routing command can be customized with the business rules to validate segment selection and check the route's validity at the end.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:
Tip: If needed, use a compatibility table to apply separation conditions when routing.
Related Topics
Routing Conductors Automatically
Customizing the User Interface with Business Rules

Route Conductors Manually

You can manually define a route for a conductor by selecting segments one after the other.

  1. Select a conductor in the specification tree to check if a route has already been defined.

    You can select any conductors, even conductors without any ends.

    In the image below, note that the ends of the conductor and a virtual line in-between are highlighted; it means that the conductor has not yet been routed.

  2. Click Manual Routing or select Manual Routing in the Tools menu > Conductor Routing.

  3. Select one or several segments and you obtain this route:



    In our example, the route is valid because it is continuous from one end to another, but you could have an invalid route.

    If you select a branch in the specification tree, all the branch's segments will be added to the route.

    If you have customized the command with the EWRRouting_ValidateSegmentSelectionForConductorRoute business rule, a warning may appear after each segment's selection.

    Important:
    • The elements that are not selectable (supports, ends and segments outside the electrical geometry,...) are low-lighted and this symbol is displayed as you move the pointer over them.
    • It is not possible to select multiple conductors or conductor groups and apply the route on all of them.

    • You can select the segments routed between cavities of the two devices to route the conductors.


      • If an electrical physical system is linked to an electrical geometry, only the segments in the linked electrical geometry can be selected.
      • If the electrical physical system is not linked to any electrical geometry, any segment in the data can be selected.
    Warning: It is not possible to define a partial route manually and then call the automatic routing to complete it. Both commands cannot be combined and Automatic Routing overwrites manual routes.

    It is not possible to differentiate manual routing from an automatic one in the 3D space.

    The Manual Routing command does not allow to edit the conductor's ends. If you want to modify them, double-click the conductor and the Conductor Creation dialog box opens.

  4. Click the background to validate or press Enter.

    During the execution of the command, if you want to cancel the segment selection or leave the command, press Escape.

    If you have customized the command with the validation EWRRouting_ValidateSegmentSelectionForConductorRoute business rule, a warning may appear after clicking the background.

Modify an Existing Route Manually

You can modify the existing route of a conductor manually by adding or removing segments.

  1. Select a conductor that has been routed.

    The route is highlighted in the 3D view:

    Warning: If the conductor is sharing the same segments and the same route with other conductors, a dialog box is displayed asking you to apply the route to this conductor only or to all the conductors sharing this route: n conductor(s) share the same route: (name of the conductor(s)). Do you want to modify the route of all the conductors? Yes. No. If you click Yes, you decide to modify the route of only one conductor.

  2. Click Manual Routing or select Manual Routing in the Tools menu > Conductor Routing.

  3. To modify the route, do one or both the following:

    • To remove segments from the route, click one or more already selected segments.
    • To add segments to the route, select one or more segments.



    Even if it is not continuous, this route is possible and still valid.

  4. Click the background to validate.

  5. To remove an existing conductor route, click Manual Routing and all the route segments to deselect them.

    If you select a branch that was already included in the route, all its segments will be removed from the route.

  6. Click the background to validate.

The next section will explain routing conditions when separation codes have been assigned on conductors and segments.

Route Conductors Manually when Separation Codes exist

You can create a route or modify the existing route of a conductor manually. The manual routing takes into account separation codes defined on segments and conductors. For more information about separation code, refer to the About the Compatibility Table.

  1. Select a conductor in the Specification Tree.

    In the image below, note that the ends of the conductor and a virtual line in-between are highlighted; it means that the conductor has no route.

  2. Click Manual Routing or select Manual Routing in the Tools menu > Conductor Routing.

    Note that two segments are displayed in transparent red because they are incompatible with the separation code of the selected conductor.

    1. If you select an incompatible segment, a warning is displayed: The selected segment xxx is not compatible with the conductor. Do you really want to add this segment to the conductor route? Yes. No.
    2. Click Yes.

      The route is applied, even if it is not valid.

    It is your responsibility to check the validity of the route or to use the EWRRouting_ValidateConductorRoute business rule.