Routing along External Curves

You can route the branches along the external curves. Routing branches along external curves allows you to use more elaborate geometry than the electrical flexible curves. External curves can be created in the same or in a new 3D shape representation.

Before you begin:
  • Create an electrical geometry.
  • Create a valid curve.
See Also
About Routing through Curves
About Routing
  1. Double-click to activate the electrical geometry.
  2. In the Electrical 3D Design app, from the Branch section of the action bar, click Electrical Branch Geometry .
    The Electrical 3D Design app switches to the Electrical 3D Part Design app.

    The Branch Definition dialog box appears.

  3. In the dialog box, click the External Curve box and select the curve in the work area:





    The shape is automatically generated and the length of the branch is displayed in the Length box.

  4. Optional: To modify the external curve:
    1. Right-click the External Curve box and select Reset.
    2. Select another external curve in the geometry.

    Or,

    1. Directly edit the external curve.
  5. Click OK when done.
  6. Add other branches to join the branch you have just defined to connectors.
    1. Click Classic Branch Definition.
    2. Click Route Definition and select objects of interest to define the route of the branch.
    3. Click OK to validate.
    4. Repeat these steps for the other end.

    The final result looks like this: