Auto Routing Entry Points
Select all in the
Cable Manager and select
Auto Routing Entry Points from the ribbon menu
to display the following dialog.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Node ID | ID of the selected Node. |
| ID Source | Displays the source (Name) of the selected node. |
| Description | Description of the selected symbol. |
| Location | Location of the selected symbol. |
| From XYZ | Lists the X,Y,Z coordinates of the source object. |
| Object Source | Description of the source object. |
| Max Distance | Defines the diameter of the Bounding Sphere, which determines the distance from the ID source which is searched for raceway connection possibilities. Maximum distance from symbol to next raceway system. |
| Max Entry Points # | Defines the maximum amount of raceways which can be selected. |
| Includes | List of manually selected raceway systems to include in AutoRouting. Click in the field and click the icon to manually select raceways in the design file. (single or window selection possible). This field will override the Max Entry Points # value. |
| Includes # | List the number of selected raceway systems selected in the Includes field. |
| Excludes | This option lets you select a list of entry point raceways to exclude when AutoRouting (single or window selection possible). |
| Excludes ID | Includes the ID of an excluded raceway. |
| Excludes # | Quantity of selected raceway systems excluded |
| Exclude Raceway Segments | Like the Exclude option, you can select a raceway(s) to exclude from consideration when cable routing. Unlike the Exclude option which only lets you select cable entry raceways, this option lets you select any raceway point along a project route. |
| Exclude Raceway segment IDs | Includes the ID of the excluded raceway segment(s). |
| Exclude Raceway segment # | Lists the number of raceway segments selected to be excluded. |
Right-click and select Visualize from the context menu:
Visualize will show a preview of Max Distance and possible raceway systems. The diameter of the bounding sphere shown is defined by the Max Distance value. If the sphere does not include any raceways, or does not include the desired raceways, edit the value to expand the distance.
