About Routing

Defining the branch route creates the flexible curve representation. Routing computes the optimized wire route between two or more extremities of a signal. You can route the branches in different ways.

This page provides general information about routing branches.

This page discusses:

Routing

Routing is defined to create flexible curve representation.

You can route branches between points, electrical devices, through supports as well as along existing curves and surfaces.

Route points are defined by clicking Point . They let you position the branch and control its direction. Points are created on-the-fly when routing branches on surfaces.

Plane and Line commands are available to assist you route branches.

The start or end route points of existing branches can be used to define new branch routes. However, when branching out from existing branches, branch points are created on-the-fly.

Context

When routing, the context is defined by the parent common to the harness bundle and all already-routed objects.

If you subsequently select an object outside this context, the system proposes to automatically update the context for you.

Tree Selection

You can select devices and supports in the tree if the selection is not ambiguous.

Ambiguous means that there are several ways the branch can be routed, for example:

  • Connectors with two or more segment connection points
  • Supports with two or more entry points.

In this case, the pointer appears like this and the selection cannot be made in the tree.

The selection can only be made in the work area: the connection point closest to the selection is taken into account for the branch route.

The pointer appears like this when the selection is possible both in the tree and the work area.

The system automatically selects the segment connection point (for connectors and backshells) or the entry point (for supports) as if you had made the selection in the work area.

Branch Shape Computation

By default, the standard algorithm is used to compute branches and give you the best possible branch shape.

Each time you click Apply or OK during the definition phase, or if you update the branch after any parameter modification, the standard algorithm is run.



The symbol identifies branches built using standard splines in the tree.

The symbol identifies branches which have been switched to mechanical splines.

Note: To know how to give your segments a more realistic behavior that reflects segment stiffness, see use the FLEX algorithm.

Important: After editing the bundle segment of a regular curve, if two red spots appear on the branch shape computation, it means that the standard algorithm (Bend Radius / Diameter) is not respected between these two points.