Overview
The AutoRouter routes pipes and places inline components in the conceptual model created with PlantBuilder and the piping process model as described in The Process Model. The AutoRouter uses a combination of algorithms and rules based on pipers' practices to find good, low-cost routes between endpoints and around obstacles.
As the above chart indicates, this
chapter provides an overview of how the
AutoRouter works so that you can understand its
capabilities, assumptions, and limitations in order to apply it more
effectively to their conceptual routing tasks. The chapter also covers how to
override the
AutoRouter's default decisions for routing,
inline placement, and piping properties as well as standard choices for routing
data output.
- Routing Principles describes the general principles used to route pipe.
- AutoRouter Commands describes the commands available to control the AutoRouter from the CAD window.
- Displaying Routed Pipelines/Cables describes how the routing and in-line component placement results are displayed.
- Editing
Pipelines
describes how to edit pipeline-related information:
- Pipeline Editor describes how to change the base data for any pipeline.
- Segment/Point Manipulator describes how to interactively change the route of a routed pipeline.
- Manipulating Inlines describes how to change the placement of in-line components.